Associate Supply Chain Engineer

About the Role

Nox Metals is hiring Associate Supply Chain Engineers to improve how material is bought, positioned, and moved. This role uses data and direct operational work to ensure the right aluminum reaches the right facility at the right time, without hiding problems behind excess inventory. It is a strong early-career role for someone who likes analytical problems but wants to see the physical result of their decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate demand and inventory data into practical purchasing and transfer recommendations
• Place and track purchase orders and resolve supplier exceptions
• Monitor lead times, availability, service levels, and material exposure
• Analyze shortages, excess, expedite costs, and recurring planning errors
• Coordinate inbound freight and interfacility material movements
• Maintain accurate supplier, item, and purchasing data
• Work with sales and operations to understand priorities and changing demand
• Build reports and simple tools that improve daily decisions
• Visit the floor to reconcile system data with physical reality
• Own improvement projects with measurable cost, availability, or speed outcomes

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Spreadsheets, data, and quantitative tradeoffs
• Clear communicator with suppliers and internal teams
• Curious about manufacturing, inventory, logistics, and physical constraints
• Calm when a plan changes and disciplined about communicating the impact
• Willing to do routine transactional work while improving the system around it
• Accountable for results rather than just recommendations
• Familiarity with ERP, inventory, or business-intelligence tools
• Experience with SQL, Python, optimization, or statistical analysis
• Comfort using AI tools to research, analyze, and automate responsibly

Qualifications

• Analytical, organized, and willing to chase details to the source
• Degree or experience in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, analytics, or a related field
• Experience in purchasing, planning, logistics, manufacturing, or distribution

Location

Full time and in person in either Los Angeles or Detroit.

Compensation

$70.5K - $75K