Associate Supply Chain Engineer

About the Role

Nox Metals is building a supply chain that moves as fast as American factories. We are a technology company operating in Metro Detroit and Los Angeles, supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We leverage software and automation to deliver metal to American factories at an unprecedented speed. We are hiring Associate Supply Chain Engineers to enhance how material is procured, positioned, and transported within Nox Metals. Your role will involve utilizing data and direct operational work to ensure the correct aluminum reaches the appropriate facility at the right time, without masking issues with excess inventory. You will collaborate across purchasing, suppliers, inventory, production, sales, and logistics. This is an ideal early-career position for individuals who enjoy analytical problem-solving and wish to see the tangible outcomes of their decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate demand and inventory data into actionable purchasing and transfer recommendations.
• Place and monitor purchase orders, and resolve supplier exceptions.
• Track lead times, availability, service levels, and material exposure.
• Analyze shortages, excess inventory, expedite costs, and recurring planning errors.
• Coordinate inbound freight and interfacility material movements.
• Maintain accurate supplier, item, and purchasing data.
• Collaborate with sales and operations to understand priorities and evolving demand.
• Develop reports and simple tools to improve daily decision-making.
• Conduct on-site checks to reconcile system data with physical inventory.
• Lead improvement projects with measurable outcomes in cost, availability, or speed.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Spreadsheets
• Data analysis
• Quantitative tradeoffs
• SQL (Familiarity)
• Python (Familiarity)
• Optimization (Familiarity)
• Statistical analysis (Familiarity)
• ERP tools (Familiarity)
• Inventory tools (Familiarity)
• Business-intelligence tools (Familiarity)
• AI tools (Comfort using for research, analysis, and automation)

Qualifications

• Analytical, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable with data and quantitative decision-making.
• Clear communication skills for interacting with suppliers and internal teams.
• Curiosity about manufacturing, inventory, logistics, and physical constraints.
• Adaptable to changing plans and disciplined in communicating impacts.
• Willing to perform routine transactional tasks while simultaneously working to improve systems.
• Accountable for results.
• Degree or experience in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, analytics, or a related field is a plus.
• Experience in purchasing, planning, logistics, manufacturing, or distribution is a plus.

Work Environment

• Full-time, in-person role.
• Location options: Los Angeles or Detroit.

Compensation

• $57K - $63K