Supply Chain Analyst, Master Planning (Contract)

Novelis North America HQ•Atlanta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of shaping a sustainable world together, we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, automotive, beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Novelis has approximately 13,000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents. The Novelis North America Supply Chain team is looking for a Supply Chain Analyst to join their team! This is a contract position with an expected end date of June 30th, 2026. The work hours for this position are M-F 8am-5pm.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or similar subject area with exposure to supply chain management through experience and/or course work
2-5 years related experience in multinational manufacturing company, similar industry is preferred
Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to connect with all levels in the organization and work in a team environment.
Desire to take initiative and develop a pro-active relationship with customers (internal & external) through follow-up, understanding their needs and encouraging a synergetic relationship
Must be flexible and able to operate in a fast-paced environment
Prior SAP Experience, particularly in APO strongly preferred
Ability to manipulate, cleanse and analyze large amounts of data in Excel
Ability to extract data from SAP APO, analyze the data in Excel and draw conclusions and recommendations
Proven understanding of SAP APO planning parameters and their interaction in the timely execution of orders.
Proven digital literacy. Proven understanding of Microsoft Office. Ability to learn new software programs quickly
Must also possess leadership skills to direct, lead and develop other personnel to accomplish personal, plant and corporate objectives
Ability to be onsite 5 days a week
Ability to work overtime as needed

Responsibilities

Trouble shoot issues planning reported by AMS, production center planners and tolling planners, for the assigned product line. Investigate the issue; resolve it or document it and intensify as appropriate.
Systematically review concordance between SAP data and S&OP. Partner with Facility Planning teams to assure efficient metal flow to our customers. Monitor order bookings versus S&OP and available capacity. Recommend lead time changes when appropriate.
Coordinate product route changes to react to unplanned outages or anticipated capacity constraints. Determine products involved. Initiate and supervise the associated MDM (Master Data Management) requests.
Supervise SAP alerts (surplus, late, early, etc.) to identify system issues and work with production center planners to take appropriate action.
Systematically review order status and metal position in SAP, from procurement of sheet ingot to delivery to customer, to ensure timely production. Take corrective action, coordinating with production center planners.
Initiate MDM requests to accurate process / order planning parameters (lot size, lead time, etc.)
Review lead time by product to ensure order alignment with manufacturing lead time
Review historical planned vs. actual lead time by products.
Work with facility planning teams to expedite any hot / rush orders through production
Partner with plant process/quality engineers to assure accuracy of master data parameters (e.g. equipment run rates, yields, etc.) for each product specifications.