Who we are

Novelis is driven by its purpose to shape a sustainable world together.

As a global leader in innovative products and services and the world's largest recycler of aluminum, we partner with customers in the automotive, beverage can, aerospace and specialties industries to deliver solutions that improve the benefits of balanced lightweight aluminum.

We have a coordinated network of technically sophisticated rolling and recycling plants as well as foundries across 33 facilities in 9 countries throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia with 13.170 employees worldwide. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, USA.

Our customers include some of the largest and best-known brands in the world, including Coca-Cola, Ford, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nespresso, Samsung, and others. In addition, Novelis is leading the industry with its sustainability and recycling efforts.

Become part of our mission to create a sustainable world and start at our location in Nachterstedt as soon as possible:

Metal Procurement Lead / Metall Einkäufer (f/m/d)

Your responsibilities:

• You maintain and develop contacts with aluminum scrap suppliers
• You ensure the quality and on-time delivery up to inspecting and processing of scrap deliveries at the recycling plant and remelt plants
• You explore new scrap markets to support the recycling content growth
• You analyze global procurement markets and develop new procurement strategies
• You continuously control and optimize internal material flows
• You cooperate closely with metal planning functions, European casthouses, operations including Nachterstedt Recycling Center, as well as other
• support functions (i.e. logistics, quality etc.)
• You are responsible to expedite procurement /open orders and to reduce metal costs
• Travelling within Europe (approximately 40%)

How you convince us:

• You hold a university degree in Business Administration or similar
• You have at least 2 years working experience in the purchasing field
• You have a good understanding of the scrap market, recycling operations, supplier selection and risk assessment
• You are proficient in MS office programs (Word, Outlook, and Excel)
• Experience in SAP is welcome
• Flexibility and ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and to handle multiple tasks and prioritize work
• You bring a willingness to travel within Europe
• Business fluent German and Englisch language skills

What Novelis offers you:

• A permanent position with the global pioneer for technology and sustainability in the future market of aluminum processing and recycling
• An attractive salary package as well as a company pension plan
• Flexible working time models and the possibility for mobile working
• An employee parking lot and a company restaurant
• Corporate Benefits: Attractive purchasing benefits from well-known companies such as Apple, WMF, Sixt or Adidas
• “Jobrad” – the possibility of leasing a bike
• An open corporate culture with the opportunity to drive things forward and contribute ideas
• High occupational safety standards including free occupational medical care as well as an offer within the health management
• Targeted promotion of your professional and personal development within Novelis through individual personal development programs
• The opportunity to shape a sustainable world together

Have we caught your interest?

Then become part of our team! We are looking forward to your application!

You can apply easily with your resume via our application system in less than 5 minutes.

Please note that postal applications cannot be processed and considered.

We live diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, and identity.

Die beiden Werke in Nachterstedt in Sachsen-Anhalt beschäftigen zusammen rund 1.200 Mitarbeiter und gehören zu den größten Arbeitgebern der Region. Das Walzwerk liefert hochwertige oberflächenveredelte Aluminiumprodukte an die Automobil- Dosen- Industrie- und Baumärkte. Das Recyclingzentrum ist das weltweit größte Aluminium-Recyclingzentrum das sich dem Recycling von gebrauchten Getränkedosen (UB) und verschiedenen anderen Abfällen widmet und bis zu 400.000 Tonnen Aluminiumblechbarren aus recyceltem Material produziert. Die Region vermittelt mit vielen Outdoor-Aktivitäten ein echtes Kleinstadt-Lebensgefühl. Nachterstedt ist auch nicht weit von der deutschen Hauptstadt Berlin und auch von Leipzig entfernt. Novelis Nachterstedt ist einer der wichtigsten Arbeitgeber in der Region und engagiert sich stark in lokalen Aktivitäten von der Unterstützung von Sportveranstaltungen bis zur Zusammenarbeit mit lokalen Schulen und Universitäten um das Interesse der Schüler und Studenten an Wissenschaft und Technologie zu steigern. Das Werk ist auch für seine kontinuierliche Unterstützung der Sicherheitserziehung vom Kindergarten bis zur örtlichen Feuerwehr bekannt.