Procurement Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities Description

Atlantic Alumina’s (ATALCO) holdings include ATALCO Gramercy, the only US alumina refinery which produces smelter grade alumina for the production of aluminum and chemical grade aluminas for non-metallurgical applications, and Discovery Bauxite, located in St. Ann, Jamaica, which mines and ships bauxite globally for metallurgical and non-metallurgical applications through its partnership with Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited. Driven by a commitment to safety, operational excellence, and continuous improvement, ATALCO is focused on building a resilient, efficient, and sustainable supply chain that enables long-term business success.

As the company pursues growth and operational performance initiatives, we are seeking talented leaders who are passionate about driving value, developing strategic supplier partnerships, and contributing to the future growth of our organization.
ATALCO is seeking an experienced and results-driven Procurement Operations Manager to lead the daily execution of procurement activities and to manage the Procurement Operations team. This role is accountable for the performance of the operational warehouses, purchase order administration, supplier coordination, expediting, invoice resolution, master data management, and procurement process compliance, and for developing the people who perform that work. The Procurement Operations Manager sets priorities and allocates workload across the team, owns procurement service levels to the plant, and serves as the primary escalation point between Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Finance, Warehouse, Logistics, and suppliers to ensure materials and equipment are procured and delivered on time, at the appropriate quality, and in accordance with business requirements.

This position plays a key role in supporting plant reliability, maintenance activities, capital projects, turnarounds, and inventory optimization initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong procurement execution experience within oil and gas, a manufacturing, metals, chemical, mining, refining, or other industrial environment with demonstrated success leading a team, driving process discipline, and delivering measurable cost and service improvements in a fast-paced operational setting.

• Manage, coach, and develop the Procurement Operations team responsible for the purchase of materials and equipment — including workload allocation, priority setting, performance management, and professional development.
• Lead warehouse and materials operations setting expectations for staffing levels, schedules, and coverage to meet plant operating and turnaround demands, and developing the Warehouse Supervisor's leadership capability.
• Establish clear expectations, service levels, and standard work for purchase order administration, expediting, invoice resolution, and master data maintenance.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex sourcing events, supplier disputes, delivery failures, and invoice or payment issues.
• Build team capability through training, cross-training, and succession planning to ensure coverage of critical procurement activities.
• Foster a culture of safety, ethics, accountability, and continuous improvement consistent with ATALCO values.

• Own the day-to-day purchasing process and ensure procurement activities are executed accurately, competitively, and in compliance with ATALCO policies, delegation of authority, and internal controls.
• Monitor procurement workload, backlog, and cycle times; reallocate resources to protect plant-critical requirements.
• Develop, document, and enforce procurement procedures, approval workflows, and process controls.
• Drive adoption and data integrity of ERP and eSourcing systems across the procurement function.
• Report procurement performance, savings, and risk to Supply Chain and operations leadership.

• Lead and oversee sourcing activities for materials, equipment, spare parts, consumables, and capital equipment supporting maintenance, operations, engineering, environmental, and capital project requirements.
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