Sr. Buyer in Oswego NY

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Sr. Buyer

Novelis Corporate HQ Posted on 2022-11-18

Salary	Not mentioned
Location	Oswego, NY 13126
Type	Full-time

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Job Description

Position Overview:

Sr Buyer

Novelis is the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, producing an estimated 19 percent of the world »s flat-rolled aluminum products. We work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace, beverage can, automotive and high-end specialty markets.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Novelis has approximately 11,600 employees in 25 operating facilities on four continents and is investing close to $1.5 billion in global rolling and recycling expansions to meet the growing demand for our premium product.

Position Overview:

Novelis is seeking for a Sr Buyer to join the onsite Procurement team that will support the Oswego capital projects team in Oswego, NY. The person in this role will report to the Procurement Manager – Strategic Projects with indirect report to the Capital Projects Manager in Oswego. The ideal candidate will own the onsite capital purchasing activities, including commercial evaluation, PO creation and follow-up, vendor onboarding process and supplier performance. This position will work closely with the other project team members as well as the Global procurement organization and ensures full compliance with Novelis rules. This position will play a meaningful role in effective and timely startup of the projects specific to the Oswego facility.

Responsibilities & Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the assigned purchasing activities for the Oswego Capital Projects, including equipment and services, which are not handled by the Global Procurement Team.
• Be responsible for price comparison and evaluations;
• Ensure strategies, actions and priorities are aligned within the CAPEX Procurement team, Engineering, Project Management and other key collaborators.
• Plan and implement local negotiations of commercial terms and agreements, along with the Project Procurement Manager.
• Supervise supplier performance.
• Secure adequate delivery dates and follow-up on them.
• Build Purchase Orders, as well as review and negotiate supplier change orders.
• Own supplier onboarding and compliance process in Avetta.
• Ensure accurate documentation in order to be aligned with Novelis rules (e.g. DOA, code of Conduct) and laws of the US.
• Implement the safety first principle, follow HSE rules and participate in HSE training, timely report the accident and near miss events. Be responsible for the security of oneself, colleagues and visitors.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree.
• 5+ years of shown experience in purchasing/procurement, preferably for capital projects.
• Shown commercial thinking and drive.
• Ability and willingness to work in a multicultural team with multifunctional authorities.
• Good communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to establish relationships with internal collaborators and suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a multinational company
• SAP Procurement knowledge and experience

What We Offer:

Novelis is committed to a Flex Work approach that empowers employees to maintain work-life balance while enjoying the benefits of a collaborative office environment.

Note: This position will have a need to primarily work onsite in Oswego, NY to fully meet the requirements of the position. The selected individual should expect to be onsite roughly 90% – 100% of the time, monthly.

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, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable. These are a few of the benefits we offer to support you and your family’s well-being:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Health savings accounts – Company Funded Health Savings Account (HSA) and Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Company-paid basic life insurance and Additional voluntary life coverage
• Paid vacation and competitive personal time off
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Retirement savings plans – medical and prescription drug coverage through private exchange
• Employee assistance programs – available 24/7 to you and your family
• Wellness and Work Life Support – career development and educational assistance

Location Profile:

Novelis’ Oswego facility is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and employs approximately 1100 people. The Oswego site produces more than a billion pounds of high-quality aluminum sheet each year in order to serve our customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. In addition to museums and public parks many Oswego residents and visitors enjoy boating fishing hiking and other local recreational activities. Novelis is committed to the Oswego community through its ongoing support of the local United Way Habitat for Humanity Oswego Harborfest and many other worthwhile community and civic organizations. 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.

Company description:

Novelis is the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum. We work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the beverage can, automotive and high-end specialty markets. Operating an integrated network of technically advanced rolling and recycling facilities across North America, South America, Europe and Asia, Novelis leverages its global manufacturing and recycling footprint to deliver consistent, high-quality products around the world. Everything we do at Novelis begins with our commitment to the health, safety and well-being of our colleagues, customers and communities. We owe our status as a world-class manufacturer to our employees who continually anticipate and exceed the needs and expectations of all those we work with across the globe. At Novelis, each of us is driven to produce excellence. Our employees are generous with their time and talents, donating thousands of hours annually to various programs that benefit the communities in which we live and work resulting in more than $5.5 million in community investments. Much of that work is done through our long-term partnerships with Habitat for Humanity, FIRST Robotics and Discovery Education. Part of the program is our annual Novelis Volunteer Month, which funds and executes large-scale employee volunteer projects each October across all of our operations and facilities worldwide.