Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Chain

Req ID: 128776
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Americas
Country: Mexico
State/Province: Nuevo Leon
City: Monterrey

**General Overview**:
**Functional Area**: Supply Chain Management (SCM)
**Career Stream**: Supply Chain (SC)
**Role**: Senior Manager (SMG)
**Job Title**: Senior Manager, Supply Chain
**Job Code**: SMG-SCM
**Job Level**: Level 11
**Direct/Indirect Indicator**: Indirect

**Summary**:
**Detailed Description**:
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

- Responsible for customer interface from SCM including relationship management and as a focal point for all SCM related issues.
- Provides leadership oversight for all SCM related matters for customer(s).
- Supports new business quotes and ramp for new products as the key corporate stakeholder for the supply chain.
- Provides leadership in designing the supplier portion of the materials supply chain to provide optimum flexibility with minimum investment.
- Supports the effort to identify and develop suppliers to meet current and future business needs.
- Supports efforts to reduce material cost and assess/respond to supply risks.
- Supports contracts and agreements for supplier chain related sections.
- Drives working capital assumptions in the quote process, and later leads SCM optimization efforts to achieve or exceed quoted turns and plan.
- Drives customer engagement on demand planning, demand management & collaboration while improving the process.
- Supports the development of delivery requirements, material plans and short-range capacity plans to meet production schedules and inventory objectives.
- Provides 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.
- Has the ownership of the SCM portion for the customer QBRs, escalations and driving KPI improvement initiatives.
- Ensures contractual claijms for SCM related costs are recovered (e.g. E&O, premium, NRE).
- Provides direction and support to site teams on SIOP, GAP inventory reviews and Strategic Inventory proposals to customers.
- Responsible for tracking and driving inventory results by workign with SCM Managers, Directors & GMs and customer VP/GMs.
- Participate in business process improvements to help achieve inventory targets and maximize return on investment. Works to ensure Celestica is compliant with customs and regulatory laws.
- Drives supply chain improvement initiatives with sites to support customer and Celestica requirements.
- Provides coaching and support for various cross functional teams and provides direction on material pricing & costing, supplier performance, site localization strategies, demand/supply for customers, supply chain flexibility initiatives and overall supply chain continuous improvement.

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of global supply chain management, distribution methods, and global transportation services and inventory management.
- Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution 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 presentation skills.
- Good 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.
- Strong 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.

**Physical Demands**:
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 is required.

**Typical Experience**:
12+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

**Typical Education**:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Materials Management, Engineering or related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Educational requirements may vary by geography.

**Notes**:
Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other charact