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Position Overview
Company Overview
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.
Position Overview
The Novelis Global Procurement team, located in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a Global Sourcing Manager- IT Software! This role is responsible for developing and implementing Sourcing strategies and lead procurement efforts across organization in partnership with Functional and Business Leaders at Novelis. The role is associated with the Global Procurement Organization that sources, negotiates, implements, and leads enterprise-wide agreements, covering Indirect spend categories.
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Responsibilities
• Develop and implement effective procurement strategies for the Software Licensing category
• Partner with applicable Functional and Business collaborators and become a trusted business partner, provide strategic direction, communicate goals, practices and processes of IT sourcing group
• Support and assist Novelis’ IT function and other business shareholders as it relates to all aspects of Supplier Management including but not limited to supplier development and management, contract negotiation, performance management and reporting, supplier reviews, project management, etc.
• Collect, cleanse, classify and analyze spend data with the purpose of reducing procurement costs, generating opportunities for improving efficiency and supervising compliance of spend under management
• Partner with the IT Asset Management group, carry out activities associated with Software Asset Management (SAM) program as well as third party software license audits
• Identify complex and emerging contract risk areas, advise business partners on identified risks and implement risk mitigation actions
• Partners with suppliers in forward thinking strategic development and relationship building, leverage innovative ideas by acting as a liaison between business partners and supplier
• Operate in fast-paced, matrix environment chartered with managing a multitude of diverse and dynamic procurement projects
Minimum qualifications
• 5-7 years of procurement experience within IT Sourcing and Category Management
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in supply chain, strategic sourcing and/or category management associated with Indirect Categories such as Information Technology (IT)
• Adept at developing negotiation plans; validated experience and expertise leading complex commercial negotiations
• Strong communication capabilities, including presentation to executive audiences and negotiation abilities
• Strong Program Management Skills, incorporating multiple projects
• Strong Project Management and Strategic Sourcing skills
• Quantitative and Data Analytics Skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to influence others and get results in highly matrix environment, communicate within different levels of organizations including C-suite executives
• Demonstrated knowledge of technology markets, trends, pricing, suppliers and sourcing
• CPM or CPSM
Preferred qualifications
• High energy/impact, dedicated individual.
• Passionate about crafting accomplishments through use of facts, evaluation of alternatives
• Professional that is able to prioritize work and implement independently
• Highly effective presentation skills, able to clearly communicate the benefits of Global Sourcing Organization
• Detail oriented with strong vision and strategy
• Strong sense of ownership and ability to navigate through ambiguities with minimal direction
What We Offer:
Novelis’ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:
• Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs
This role offers a hybrid schedule. Our hybrid approach is designed to foster employee work-life balance and powers connection, collaboration, and a sense of community among our teams.
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Location Profile
Novelis’ Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting it’s 31 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups.
Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.
Disclaimer
We encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:
• Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers – Novelis
• Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers – Novelis
