Director, Metal Procurement & Scrap Supply Chain - (Job Number: 20000737) at Arconic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Arconic is currently seeking a Director, Metal Procurement and Supply Chain to lead our metals team at our Pittsburgh, PA corporate headquarters. Reporting to the VP of Procurement, this position provides leadership in developing, deploying and maintaining the global commodity strategy and acts as a liaison between Supply Chain, Commercial and Operations to ensure demand through quality is met at the lowest cost. If you have proven success in this space, are able to create and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders and want to join an organization that is positioned for growth, we encourage you to apply!

Arconic Corporation (NYSE: ARNC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the ground transportation, aerospace, industrial, packaging and building and construction markets. In 2019, the businesses of Arconic Corporation reported annual revenue of $7.3 billion. Through the ingenuity of our people and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we make products that meet quality, efficiency and delivery objectives to achieve customer success and shareholder value.

Compensation:

Strong base salary plus variable compensation bonus structure

Generous Health Benefits beginning day 1; medical, life, dental and vision plans

401(k) Retirement contribution (3%), plus 100% Match up to (6%) of wages

Competitive annual vacation accrual, plus 10 annual paid holidays

Position Profile: The Director, Metal Procurement & Scrap Supply Chain is responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining global commodity strategies across the various grades and forms of aluminum and alloying materials, including, but not limited to: aluminum ingot, value added products, scrap, billet, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and chromium. This people manager position is responsible for day to day activities and leads the metals team to conduct strategic sourcing, portfolio management, value chain analysis, supplier relationship management and savings initiatives globally.

Essential Functions : The Director, Metal Procurement & Scrap Supply Chain position includes both creation of strategic vision and tactical management, including execution of the following essential functions, examples include but are not limited to:

• Understands the strategies, demands, and requirements of the business segments and works to develop global metal commodity strategies that are consistent with short- and long-term strategic plans and cohesive with the business requirements.
• Supervises a team of global commodity managers and influences a team of regional resources with intimate knowledge of the aluminum commodities, market and the business within the portfolio to deliver effective strategies. Ensures integration of strategies across all metal categories.
• Analyzes the supply market to gain an understanding of the market dynamics, to define supplier segmentation, to define supply side power, and to identify benchmarks to help identify supply side opportunities.
• Works closely with the commercial team, supply chain, and Sales and Order Process Teams to analyzes the demand side for aluminum and alloying material commodities to ensure that we have commodities.
• Identifies short- and long-term opportunities within the commodity spend portfolio through market and business intelligence and interaction with Business Units that will add value
• Responsible for supplier relationship management with major global commodity suppliers to: (a) assure maximum value to Arconic; (b) supply flow assurance; and (c) market intelligence. Manages and updates commodity strategies regularly to ensure alignment with changes in the business and market.

Essential Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods
• Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
• Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical.
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.
• Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
• Communication skills - the ability to summarize complex situations into actionable items utilizing Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited Institution
• Minimum 10 years' experience in strategic metal commodity management, commercial roles for metal industry
• Minimum 5 years' experience managing a team
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of Hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• This position is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) which requires U.S. person status. ITAR defines U.S. person as an U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA in Business Administration/Economics or similar preferred
• International purchasing management

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