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.
Responsibilities & QualificationsThe Novelis North America (NNA) team is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Analyst - Master Planning. This position is responsible for the integration, coordination, monitoring, and enablement of all planning activities for an assigned product line. This role enables the planning process by setting and maintaining master data, setting and planning process parameters and troubleshooting issues associated with planning. The incumbent also has the responsibility for monitoring customer orders, SAP planned orders, and ensuring production center schedules are in line with the plan for the product line. To administer these responsibilities, the candidate must possess planning expertise and strong analytical skills to identify the root cause of planning and data problems. The incumbent works under the direction of the Product Line Manager. And, the incumbent works closely with S&OP planners, production center planners, tolling planners, demand managers and commercial team to formulate the plan, supervise execution and effectively resolve issues.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot planning issues reported by Account Management Specialist (AMS), production center planners, and tolling planners for the assigned product line. Investigate planning issues, resolve when possible, and document findings and outcomes appropriately.
- Systematically review concordance between SAP data and S&OP. Partner with Facility Planning teams to ensure 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, then initiate and supervise the associated Master Data Management (MDM) 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 accurately 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 ensure accuracy of master data parameters (e.g. equipment run rates, yields, etc.) for each of the product specifications.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in business administration or similar subject area with exposure to supply chain management through experience and/or course work
- Over 5 years related experience in multinational manufacturing company, similar industry is preferred
- 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 and understanding of Microsoft Office
- Ability to learn new software programs quickly
- Excellent communication (oral and written) skills; ability to effectively connect with all levels in the organization and work in a team environment
- Desire to take initiative and develop a proactive relationship with customers and key stakeholders (internal & external) through follow-up, understanding their needs and encouraging a collaborative relationship
- Must be flexible and able to operate in a fast-paced environment
- Must have excellent prioritization skills and are able to learn when to escalate issues.
- Must also possess leadership skills to direct, lead and develop other personnel to accomplish personal, plant and corporate objectives
*Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship
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!
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Location ProfileNovelis’ Global Corporate Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia and employs approximately 250 people. It is co-located with Novelis’ North America regional office which employs approximately 225 people. Supporting its 24 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.
DisclaimerWe encourage all potential candidates to follow the protocols below and to be diligent when sharing any personal information:1. Check the job posting is live and valid via our careers page: Careers - Novelis2. Verify any communication with us by contacting our talent team at Careers - Novelis
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in business administration or a similar subject area
- Exposure to supply chain management through experience or coursework
- Over 5 years of related experience in a multinational manufacturing company
- Prior SAP experience, particularly SAP APO
- Ability to manipulate, cleanse, and analyze large amounts of data in Excel
- Ability to extract data from SAP APO, analyze it in Excel, and draw conclusions and recommendations
- Understanding of SAP APO planning parameters and their interaction in timely order execution
- Digital literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Ability to learn new software programs quickly
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with all organizational levels and work in a team environment
- Initiative and ability to build proactive relationships with customers and stakeholders
- Flexibility to operate in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent prioritization and issue-escalation skills
- Leadership skills to direct, lead, and develop personnel
Novelis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novelis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novelis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay is often characterized as good, great, or fair for the work, and total rewards are frequently viewed as competitive across many roles. Benefits coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability protections.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a standout part of the package, including a 401(k) with employer match and additional retirement savings support. Performance bonuses are also part of the financial rewards mix, reinforcing the overall value of total compensation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented benefits appear broad, including tuition reimbursement, employee assistance programs, wellness-related accounts, and gym access in some locations. Additional perks such as company-sponsored outings, free meals/snacks in certain settings, and discounts add incremental value beyond core insurance and retirement.
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What We Do
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 aerospace, 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. Much of that work is done through our long-term partnerships with Habitat for Humanity, FIRST Robotics and Discovery Education.
