Metal & Inventory Manager

Job Summary:

The Metal & Inventory Manager’s primary purpose is to strategically manage the procurement and inflow of raw materials (primary metal, rolling ingot, scrap, RSI) into the plant in a way that:

• insures on-time casting and hot rolling of customer orders
• manages the risk of material supply shortages for Casting and Hot Rolling departments
• controls plant-wide metal inventory (working capital minimization)
• minimizes metal costs by minimizing the usage of primary metal and maximizing the usage of 3rd party scrap.

This position is also responsible for continuously monitoring and managing plant-wide metal inventory levels, while leading and/or coordinating all inventory-related activities which fall within the Supply Chain group.

The Metal & Inventory Manager is a highly visible position, with interaction with all levels of plant leadership, including the plant CEO, CFO, operations leadership teams, as well as Constellium’s procurement organizations.

Responsibilities:

• Generate long-range and near-term forecasts of raw material needs for casting production based on the monthly Ravenswood S&OP, sales forecasts and casting schedules. The raw materials to be forecasted include primary metal (by grade), scrap & RSI (by alloy), as well as alloying elements.
• Insure the timely and cost-optimized procurement of raw materials in coordination with the Constellium Central Metal Procurement group (CMP).
• Monitor actual raw material inventory inflows and inventory levels vs. plan and insure timely follow-up with suppliers and CMP to address deviations.
• Own the supply contracts and relationships with 3rd party secondary remelters responsible for processing of dross and scrap generated by Constellium Ravenswood or procured from 3rd parties..
• Monitor and actively manage plant-wide metal inventory levels on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Lead the annual plant-wide physical inventory process and insure the timely execution of quarterly partial inventories.
• Provide strategic direction and day-to-day leadership for the Metal Flow Coordinator and assigned temporary employees handling metal delivery scheduling, trucker & vendor interactions, rail logistics and receiving documentation.
• Ability to serve as backup for the Metal Flow Coordinator and assigned temporary employees.
• Drive metal management and delivery scheduling process improvements using Continuous Improvement methodologies.

Qualifications:

REQUIRED

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business or Finance.
• 5-10 years relevant work experience (raw materials procurement, metal trading, supplier management, supply chain management, financial controlling) in an industrial setting.
• Advanced spreadsheet development and data analysis capabilities using Microsoft Excel (or similar).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence across organizational levels.
• Proven process-driven and continuous improvement-oriented problem-solving capabilities.

STRONGLY PREFERRED

• Prior people‑leadership experience, including direct supervision of employees.
• Demonstrated negotiation and conflict‑resolution skills in cross‑functional or supplier‑facing environments.

PREFERRED

• Metal industry experience.
• Relevant experience with SAP S/4 Hana.

About Constellium:

With ~1,100 employees, Constellium’s plant in Ravenswood, West Virginia, is one of the world’s largest rolled products facilities, offering customers the most powerful plate stretchers in the world, as well as one of the largest cold rolling mills. Built in 1957, the plant houses 62 acres (about 250,900 m²) of production facilities, and is one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. 

We produce plate, sheet, and coil products for aerospace, defense, transportation, marine, and industrial uses. As the global leader in aluminum aerospace technology, we specialize in high performance plates, sheets and extrusions that bring cost and performance benefits to space programs and military and commercial aircraft. Our advanced aluminum products manufactured in the US, France and Switzerland can be found in platforms manufactured by Airbus, Applied Materials, Blue Origin, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, General Dynamics, LAM, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and others. The Ravenswood facility is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, along the Ohio River. It is the largest employer in Jackson County, and one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia.

A culture of family, community, and hard work runs deep in Jackson County. Located in the western region of West Virginia, it is one of the most productive regions in the state, with Ripley as its county seat and Ravenswood serving as its largest municipality. Ripley sits between the Parkersburg and Charleston metropolitan areas.

The region offers plenty of activities, both open-air and indoors, for a wide range of interests. These include parks, lakes, forests, Civil War trails, golf courses, historical landmarks (covered bridges, a heritage house, a castle), museums and galleries, conference centers, the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, the Charleston Light Opera Guild, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.