Commodity Management Director 1

About the role

This job is the first Director level. Provides direct and indirect supervision to subordinate managers and employees performing highly specialized roles in a major function or division/department within medium to large sites. This includes long-term planning, objective setting, policy formation, interpretation and management while providing latitude and discretion to subordinates. Accountable for projects or programs on a multi-national or global basis. Work requires investigating and resolving a wide variety of highly unusual conditions that carry long-term implications. Requires developing new strategies, policies, practices, methods, programs or techniques and utilizing them to analyze and interpret difficult problems or situations and/or establishing new strategic direction that is site or multi-site specific. Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Has overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods and employees in a functional area. Makes final decisions on administrative and operational matters in area of responsibility to ensure achievement of objectives. Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of functional, division, or company operations.

Responsibilities

• Manages a group of commodity management and buying employees.
• Responsible for a group of components or services and purchasing responsibility for these group of components and services.
• Maintains region responsibility for developing procurement policies and successful implementation of procedures to ensure a strategic purchasing function.
• Led negotiations for commodities managed by the team.
• Establishes corporate target and provides direction to managers in areas of global pricing, terms and conditions, supplier programs and monitoring of supplier performance.
• Develops strong relationships with key supplier senior management.
• Provides targets and direction in worldwide product sources process.
• Provides direction in the development and execution of procurement strategies for the group of components or services including competitive benchmarking, technology direction, supplier analysis, supplier development and selection and pricing strategies for group of complex components or services.
• Manages the implementation of strategic SCM initiatives.
• Maintains materials cost responsibility.

Requirements

Expert knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of strategic commodities in industry pricing, technology, supply/demand and emerging trends.

Expert knowledge of Celestica’s global supply chain including strategic policies and objectives.

Excellent understanding of global business environment and Customers business, organization, products and processes.

Strong knowledge of engineering concepts and financial analysis.

Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

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 managers and employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field (Commerce, Engineering or Economics), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ten to twelve years relevant experience.

Skills

• Expert knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of strategic commodities in industry pricing, technology, supply/demand and emerging trends.
• Expert knowledge of Celestica’s global supply chain including strategic policies and objectives.
• Excellent understanding of global business environment and Customers business, organization, products and processes.
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts and financial analysis.
• Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to interface with many international sites to establish strong working relationships and cooperation.

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.

Pay

Annual Salary - 123-178k

Schedule

Regular work schedule.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Notes

This role be will be primarily focused on Export Controlled / ITAR A&D accounts. It will be a Global dual leadership role (Strategic Supply Chain and Commodity Management).

This role requires a US Passport to support ITAR and Export controlled programs.

Company Overview

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. Today, 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: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions. CCS: This segment 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. Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. 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. Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted. Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services. This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.