Job Details

Req ID: 125484
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: California
City: San Jose

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: CMT - Commodity Management
Role: Manager 3
Job Title: Commodity Management Manager 3
Job Code: MG3-SCM-COMM
Band: Level 11
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Location: Santa Clara Preferred

Provides direct and indirect supervision to subordinate managers and employees performing diverse roles within large sites. This includes establishing three- to five-year plans/objectives, and developing policies for the function/unit. Accountable for projects or programs on a multi-functional, national, or regional basis. Work is guided by broad site objectives and corporate policy. Work requires developing solutions, precedents, and/or policies. Receives assignments in the form of objectives and sets goals to achieve objectives. Establishes long-term plans/objectives and recommends changes to policies. Develops department budgets and goals. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in critical delay in schedules and/or unit operation and may also have a company-wide affect. Provides direct supervision to others, or indirect through subordinate supervisors, and coordinates the activities of a section or department with responsibility for results in terms of costs, methods, and employees. Reviews employees performance and recommends employee compensation; coaches for improved performance and disciplines as necessary. Provides final approval for subordinate managers/supervisors salary and performance recommendations. Builds cross-functional relationships where persuasive skills, negotiation skills, and considerable tact are required to gain support. Interacts regularly with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions and/or customers. Maintains positive relationships with key customers, suppliers, etc., who have a significant impact on the success of the organization.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

1. Leads the development and execution of supplier sourcing strategies, across a key subset of critical strategic suppliers and commodities, to support Celestica's Hardware Platform Solutions business.
2. Develops supplier relationship maps, supplier profiles and supplier action plans. Leads the Celestica engagement, for key suppliers, across multiple organizations and through multiple levels of the supply chain, design and business organizations.
3. Provides direction to key supplier selection and management activities, including competitive benchmarking, technology reviews, supplier analysis, supplier development, supplier performance management and negotiation strategies.
4. Provides leadership for a group of managers who have worldwide responsibility for complex group of components or services.
5. Drives the development and implementation of commodity management and procurement policies and procedures to ensure support for Celestica's global design teams, and Hardware Platform Solutions business and customers.
6. Has frequent interaction with, and builds senior executive level relationships with key suppliers supporting our Hardware Solutions Business.
7. Ensures Celestica's design organization receives a high level of support from critical ecosystem suppliers, including on-site technical support, early technology access, technology roadmap reviews, etc.
8. Organizes supplier conferences and events to drive support for Celestica's Hardware Platform Solutions business.
9. Negotiates strategic pricing deals with key suppliers.
10. Drives supply base support and pricing to enable successful closure of major business opportunities.
11. Establishes corporate target and provides direction to managers in areas of global pricing, terms and conditions, supplier programs and monitoring of supplier performance.
12. Provides targets and direction in worldwide product sourcing process.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

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 identify, coordinate and implement cost reduction initiatives.
Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers and suppliers.
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.

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.
• Frequent overnight travel is required.

Typical Experience

• Nine plus years of relevant experience.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field (Commerce, Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Salary Range

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range: $119K-164K Annually.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Celestica's policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner 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, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

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.