Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management 1

Req ID: 141476 · Band: 12 · Remote: Yes · Region: Americas (USA) · Job Code: DR1-SCM-SSCM · Level: 12 · Indirect

About the role

The Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management is a global supply chain focal point and primary interface for Celestica's global supply chain organization, processes, and procedures. This role is responsible for Inventory, Supply Chain Continuity, and Productivity for a defined segment and requires significant experience in both customer management and execution of strategic and tactical supply chain initiatives. The director leads and coordinates the efforts of multiple support organizations globally to ensure successful execution of flawless new product introduction, current production deliveries, and understanding of future business.

Responsibilities

• Maintains responsibility for all customers in a defined global segment
• Works closely with customers to define and implement a supply chain strategy that provides the lowest total cost of ownership (TCOO)
• Interfaces with cross-functional teams to ensure negotiations meet business requirements and growth plans
• Advises the supply chain management process for customers from materials pricing and BOM analysis to delivery execution and flexibility performance
• Ensures all critical high-dollar or strategic commodities are correctly quoted by commodity managers and that they have a robust supply chain strategy in place
• Provides supply chain leadership in the analysis of customer bids or quarterly BOM costing exercises for global customers
• Works cross-functionally to optimize design for supply chain performance of Celestica products
• Provides support to Commodity Management teams on contract negotiations
• Supports quarterly business reviews with customers and with senior management at key/strategic suppliers
• Provides input with respect to interaction with suppliers and development of commodity strategies
• Has regular communication with customers related to demand, commitments, non-performing inventory, and future process changes/improvements
• Provides direct and indirect supervision to all supporting managers and employees performing highly specialized roles in several major functions or departments
• Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives
• May have 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 the area of responsibility to ensure achievement of objectives
• Provides strategic supply chain expertise, support, and innovative solutions to internal SCM stakeholders and customers
• Has responsibility for supply chain strategy for customers within their market
• Interfaces with the customer at the supply chain level
• Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers
• Works to define a supply chain strategy that ensures targets are met (MPS, revenue, inventory), collaborates with sites and customers to resolve issues
• Collaborates with customers on proposals, expedites, and premiums and manages risks/liabilities for CLS, and provides guidance to ensure capacity is installed as needed
• Supports E&O claims, shortage management, and follow-up escalations with customers for resolutions

Requirements

• Minimum of 12 years experience in supply chain management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Business or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience with 12+ years of relevant experience

Skills

• Extensive knowledge of an EMS manufacturing environment, materials, and processes
• Understanding of the global supply chain as it pertains to the EMS environment
• Strong knowledge in all areas of import/export, regulatory, and logistics management
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem resolution skills
• Thorough understanding of all considerations for a robust TCOO model
• Ability to work with all levels in an organization
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to resolve complex issues and problems internally and externally
• Significant skills in multi-tasking and time management
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Ability to maintain external contacts with consultants, associations, and other companies for benchmarking and networking
• Ability to work effectively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives

Physical demands

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) are frequently required. All demands are carried out within local existing Health and Safety guidelines. Duties are performed in a normal office environment or remote office. Likely significant travel of 25%–50% between customer and Celestica locations.

Location

This is a remote position with travel as necessary. Open to candidates close to any Celestica US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon, or California, as well as locations near major airports in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Pacific Coast.

About the company

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through a recognized customer-centric approach, Celestica partners with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment, and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform, and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development — from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices to highly engineered aviation systems to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.