Template/External Requisition Title Director of Manufacturing Performance & Services

NOVELIS; Kennesaw (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family growth programs

Employee assistance programs

Wellness programs

Diabetes management program

Pet insurance

Identity theft protection

PerkSpot discount program

Tuition assistance and career dev

Job summary

Novelis is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Performance and Services based in Kennesaw, GA or Buckhead. You will oversee standards, governance, and performance management to drive efficiency and enterprise decision making.

You will lead lean governance, CapEx tracking, and risk management across global operations, partnering with cross-functional teams to implement playbooks and knowledge management. Strong execution, executive presence, and change management are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a technical or PMO function for a global company.
• Proven ability to build relationships across functions.
• Experience in business transformation.
• Experience in strategic planning, communications, and financial management.
• Expert in governance formulation and organizational change management.
• Ability to drive change in a dynamic environment.
• Strong execution and continuous improvement focus.
• Program and project management experience.
• Strong facilitation and collaboration across a global team.
• Executive presence and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational efficiency governance and cost savings portfolio.
• Provide unified view of global operational performance.
• Oversee 5-Year CapEx planning and tracking.
• Lead Operations Enterprise Risk Management.
• Administer the Manufacturing Council.
• Deliver and embed manufacturing operating standards.
• Strengthen knowledge management across the global network.
• Adhere to quality, environmental, health & safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Relationship building

Business transformation

Strategic planning

Governance

Change management

Execution

Program management

Facilitation

Executive presence

Education

Master’s degree

PMP certification

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 Manufacturing Excellence team is seeking a Director of Manufacturing Performance & Services. This position may be based at either our Kennesaw, Georgia, or Buckhead, Georgia location. The Director of Manufacturing Performance and Services leads the standards, routines, governance, and transparency that enable Novelis operations to steer performance consistently at scale. The role integrates operational efficiency governance, CapEx management, the manufacturing operating agenda, standards and knowledge management, and operations performance management into one accountable department that converts plant-level data into enterprise decisions and delivered results. Partnering with cross functional teams, the Director ensures lean governance frameworks, portfolio quality, credible metrics against targets, and disciplined follow-through on the initiatives that drive Novelis' manufacturing excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational efficiency governance, including the FY28 $250M operating cost savings portfolio, guardrails, prioritization, savings reporting, workflow management, tool adoption, and accountability for delivered business impact.
• Provide a unified view of global operational performance by integrating KPIs, FP&A reporting, analytics, global performance reviews, reporting automation, trend insights, and validated asset targets.
• Oversee the 5-Year Novelis CapEx planning process, Corporate Sponsored CapEx tracking, spend transparency, project quality controls, stage gate rigor, and early equipment management standards.
• Lead Novelis Operations Enterprise Risk Management, including plant-level risk visibility, mitigation routines, and enterprise-level reporting.
• Administer the Novelis Manufacturing Council, including routines, follow-ups, decision cadence, and alignment to operational priorities.
• Deliver and embed manufacturing operating standards, including the simplified Tier 5 Playbook, priority standards, stage gate processes, loss intelligence, and data connectivity.
• Strengthen manufacturing knowledge management by organizing information for retention and searchability while sponsoring capability building across the global network.
• Adhere to and support company quality, environmental, health & safety, and certification standards, including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IATF 16949:2016, and ASI Certifications, where applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Prior experience leading a technical or PMO function for a global company
• Experience building strong relationships across functions
• Experience in business transformation
• Strong experience in developing and/or validating business cases aligned to a strategic roadmap
• Experience in strategic planning, communications, and financial management
• Expert in governance formulation and organizational change management
• Ability to effectively drive business, culture, and technology change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Innovative approach, both in internal problem solving and in fostering innovative uses of technology in the organization.
• Program management as well as project management skills and experience.
• Strong facilitation skills with experience engaging teams in a collaborative, globally distributed environment.
• Executive presence with excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) and proven ability to work effectively within all levels of the organization.
• Strong drive to execution and setting the pace for continuous improvement.

Preferred qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field
• PMP or related certifications

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 Profile

Novelis' Global Research and Technology Center located in Kennesaw Georgia within the greater Atlanta metropolitan area is a cutting-edge full-service research and technology hub that employs approximately 200 people including world-class engineers metallurgists chemists scientists technologists and technicians. The facility includes state-of-the-art lab equipment and a diverse mix of product pilot lines that bring innovative solutions to customers in the automotive beverage can and specialty markets. Kennesaw provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural opportunities and educational institutions. Novelis is committed to the Kennesaw community and supports a number of local charitable organizations including Habitat for Humanity as well as FIRST Robotics aimed at encouraging young people to pursue the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields in order to spur the next generation of scientists and innovators.

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: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