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About the Role

Drive the development of site customer-focused strategies, monitor team performance and metrics, and incorporate the Logistics vision into all elements of the plan. Serve as a recognized subject matter expert on Logistics processes, tools, and applications. Manage a team of direct and indirect resources to effectively support strategy deployment plans and contribute to multi-functional, regional, or global assignments.

Responsibilities

Provide support to the team on management of materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle for a specific business unit or customer set.
Provide leadership in designing the supplier portion of the materials supply chain to provide optimum flexibility with minimum investment.
Support the effort to identify and develop suppliers to meet current and future business needs.
Support efforts to reduce material cost and assess/respond to supply risks.
Support contracts and agreements for supplier chain related sections.
Support the development of delivery requirements, material plans, and short-range capacity plans to meet production schedules and inventory objectives.
Responsible for customer interface from SCM, including relationship management and serving as the focal point for all SCM-related issues.
Responsible for tracking and driving inventory results by working with SCM Managers, Directors & GMs and customer VP/GMs.
Participate in business process improvements to help achieve inventory targets and maximize return on investment.
Work to ensure Celestica is compliant with customs and regulatory laws.
Support freight & logistics optimization efforts for ensuring favorable rates and cycle times for Celestica and customers.
Directly manage a group of SCM employees, including employee training, performance, measurement, development, motivation, and recognition.
Establish department goals/measurements and manage resources to achieve these goals.
Drive working capital assumptions in the quote process, and later lead SCM optimization efforts to achieve or exceed quoted turns and plan.
Support new business quotes and ramp for new products as the key corporate stakeholder for the supply chain.
Serve as the primary customer interface focal point for SCM requirements and solutions, deployment of systems and processes, ensuring customer satisfaction.
Collaborate with Customers on SCM strategies and requirements.
Drive customer engagement on demand planning, demand management & collaboration while improving the process.
Own the SCM portion for customer QBRs, Escalations, and driving KPI improvement initiatives.
Lead market teams to optimize working capital performance.
Ensure contractual claims for SCM-related costs are recovered (e.g., E&O, premium, NRE).
Lead & help prepare responses on all SCM customer inquiries.
Coordinate supplier localization projects for customers within Celestica.
Provide direction and support to site teams on SIOP, GAP inventory reviews, and Strategic inventory proposals to customers.
Drive supply chain improvement initiatives with sites to support customer and Celestica requirements.
Provide coaching and support for various cross-functional teams and provide direction on material pricing & costing, supplier performance, site localization strategies, demand/supply support for customers, supply chain flexibility initiatives, and overall supply chain continuous improvement.
Provide leadership oversight for all SCM-related matters for customer(s).

Requirements

In-depth knowledge and understanding of global supply chain management, distribution methods, and global transportation services and inventory management.
Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials, and processes.
Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications.
Strong knowledge in all areas of import / export, regulatory, and logistics management.
Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem-resolution skills.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
Strong knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of strategic commodities in industry pricing, technology, supply/demand, and emerging trends.
Strong knowledge of Celestica’s global supply chain, including strategic policies and objectives and how they fit in.
Excellent understanding of the global business environment and Customers business, organization, products, and processes.
Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.
Ability to interface with many international sites to establish strong working relationships and cooperation.
Ability to effectively lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of employees.
Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
Duties of this position require continuous light physical effort and exertion including prolonged repetitive motion, standing, sitting in a confined work space.
Occasional overnight travel up to 25% is required.

Skills

Global supply chain management
Distribution methods
Global transportation services
Inventory management
Electronic manufacturing environment
Materials and processes
IT concepts
Integrated business applications
Import / export
Regulatory management
Logistics management
Analytical skills
Negotiation skills
Problem resolution skills
Communication skills
Presentation skills
Multi-tasking
Time management
Marketplace conditions
Strategic commodities
Pricing
Technology trends
Supply/demand
Emerging trends
Celestica’s global supply chain
Strategic policies
Global business environment
Customer business understanding
Customer organization understanding
Customer products understanding
Customer processes understanding
Complex negotiations
International site interfacing
Team leadership
Employee management
Employee training
Employee motivation

Location

Austin, Texas, USA

Work Type

Onsite
Travel

Experience Level

12+ years of related experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Materials Management, Engineering or related field
Equivalent combination of education and experience

About the Company

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements.
With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets.
With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.
Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC).
ATS serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech.
CCS focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises.
Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.
Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets.
Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve.
Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand.
Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity.
Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.

Equal Opportunity

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated.
All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Celestica is an E-Verify employer.