Metal Buyer

NOVELIS; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Metal Buyer to join their Global Metal Procurement team. This role is crucial for managing supplier relationships and purchasing aluminum scrap materials, contributing to the company's sustainability goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, excellent communication skills in both Spanish and English, and the ability to navigate the complexities of the non-ferrous scrap industry. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and offers a supportive work environment with numerous benefits, including wellness programs and family growth support. This is a great opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative setting.

Benefits

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Fertility treatment

Childcare discount

Employee assistance programs

Wellness programs

Tuition assistance

Pet insurance

Identity theft protection

PerkSpot discount program

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in procurement/commercial roles.
• Ability to create and maintain databases and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and conduct purchasing activities with integrity and professionalism.
• Manage supplier relationships and scrap purchases across regions.

Skills

Fluent in Spanish

Fluent in English

Commercial thinking

Critical thinking

Problem-solving

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP Procurement

Job description

Position 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.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Novelis is seeking a Metal Buyer to join the Global Metal Procurement team to manage supplier relationships and scrap purchases within various Latin America regions, specifically in Central America and Mexico. The person in this role will report to the Sr. Manager of Global Recycling. The ideal candidate will be responsible for purchasing aluminum scrap materials to support Novelis’s goal of achieving 75% recycled content in its products.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate and conduct purchasing activity with a high level of integrity, transparency, compliance, accountability, and professionalism.
• Ensure monthly scrap demand, pricing, and purchasing requirements are met across Novelis Regions.
• Ensure delivery of purchases are met on time in full.
• Work with internal customers and suppliers to help mediate rejections, delays, disruptions, payment issues, claims, and moisture deducts.
• Manage sustained growth of scrap purchasing portfolio and maintain strategic supply flow.
• Gain deep understanding of scrap metal business, operations, competition, and market-specific scrap ecosystems.
• Actively communicate and build relationships with suppliers to ensure strong partnership growth.
• Actively arrange and travel to new and existing supplier yards and offices to build relations and improve quality, safety, and processes (at least 3-4 times a year).

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Fluent language capabilities in Spanish and English in a professional setting.
• 3-5+ years of experience in procurement/commercial roles, preferably within non-ferrous scrap industry.
• Ability to create and maintain databases and presentations to manage and share information with various stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commercial thinking and drive.
• Ability and willingness to work in a multicultural team with multifunctional experts.
• Ability and willingness to work across multiple regions and time zones.
• Good communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders and suppliers in a global context.
• Willingness to travel internationally across responsible regions (up to 10%).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a multinational company.
• 3-5+ years of Aluminum industry experience.
• SAP Procurement knowledge and experience.
• Experience working with Latin American scrap commodity markets.

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.

Location Profile

Novelis’ Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting its 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.