Associate Supply Chain Engineer — Data-Driven, Fast-Paced

Nox Metals; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 71,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Nox Metals

Company-paid medical, dental, and vis​

Job summary

Nox Metals is seeking an Associate Supply Chain Engineer for Detroit, MI or Los Angeles, CA. You will help move material efficiently, translating demand into purchasing and transfer decisions, coordinating with suppliers, and improving daily operations.

You will analyze data, monitor lead times, and build tools to support cross-functional teams in purchasing, inventory, production, and logistics. This is an early-career role with tangible impact.

Qualifications

• Must be able to translate demand and inventory data into actionable purchasing and transfer recommendations.
• Experience with supplier management, lead times, and inventory metrics is preferred.
• Comfort with spreadsheets, data, and quantitative tradeoffs; strong communication with internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Translate demand and inventory data into practical purchasing and transfer recommendations
• Place and track purchase orders and resolve supplier exceptions
• Monitor lead times, availability, service levels, and material exposure
• Analyze shortages, excess, expedite costs, and recurring planning errors
• Coordinate inbound freight and interfacility material movements
• Maintain accurate supplier, item, and purchasing data
• Work with sales and operations to understand priorities and changing demand
• Build reports and simple tools that improve daily decisions
• Visit the floor to reconcile system data with physical reality
• Own improvement projects with measurable cost, availability, or speed outcomes

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Spreadsheet proficiency

Data analysis

Communication

Adaptability

Accountability

Education

Supply chain / industrial engineering education or experience

Tools

ERP systems

Inventory software

BI tools

SQL

Python

Optimization

Statistical analysis

Job description

Nox Metals is seeking an Associate Supply Chain Engineer for Detroit, MI or Los Angeles, CA. You will help move material efficiently, translating demand into purchasing and transfer decisions, coordinating with suppliers, and improving daily operations.

You will analyze data, monitor lead times, and build tools to support cross-functional teams in purchasing, inventory, production, and logistics. This is an early-career role with tangible impact.