About Nox Metals. American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. Nox Metals is building it, along with the tools that run it. We’re a technology company with operations in Metro Detroit and Los Angeles, supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.
The role. We’re hiring Associate Supply Chain Engineers to improve how material is bought, positioned, and moved through Nox Metals. You will use data and direct operational work to help the right aluminum reach the right facility at the right time, without hiding problems behind excess inventory.
You will work across purchasing, suppliers, inventory, production, sales, and logistics. This is a strong early-career role for someone who likes analytical problems but wants to see the physical result of their decisions.
You will:
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
You are:
Analytical, organized, and willing to chase details to the source
Comfortable with spreadsheets, data, and quantitative tradeoffs
A 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
Nice to have:
Degree or experience in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, analytics, or a related field
Experience in purchasing, planning, logistics, manufacturing, or distribution
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
Benefits:
Equity in Nox Metals
Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
This role is full time and in person in either Los Angeles or Detroit.
Nox Metals is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on skill, attitude, and fit for the work, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, height, weight, marital status, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.