Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Chain

Role Overview

• Drive the development of the site customer focused strategies, monitor the team performance and metrics.
• Incorporate the Logistics vision into all elements of the plan.
• Recognized subject matter expert on Supply Chain Initiatives, Logistics process, tools and applications.
• Manage a team of direct and indirect resources to effectively support the execution of the strategy deployment plans.
• Contributes to multi-functional, regional or global assignments.
• 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.
• 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.
• Supports 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 as 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.
• Participates 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.
• Supports freight & logistics optimization efforts for ensuring favorable rates and cycle times for Celestica and customers.
• Directly manages a group of SCM employees including employee training, performance, measurement, development, motivation and recognition.
• Establishes department goals/ measurements and manages resources to achieve these goals.
• Drives working capital assumptions in the quote process, and later leads SCM optimization efforts to achieve or exceed quoted turns and plan.
• Supports new business quotes and ramp for new products as the key corporate stakeholder for the supply chain.
• Primary customer interface focal point for SCM requirements and solutions, deployment of systems and processes ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Collaborates with Customers on SCM strategies and requirements.
• Drives customer engagement on demand planning, demand management & collaboration while improving the process.
• Has the ownership of the SCM portion for the customer QBRs, Escalations and driving KPI improvement initiatives.
• Leads market teams to optimize working capital performance.
• Ensures contractual claims for SCM related costs are recovered (e.g. E&O, premium, NRE).
• Leads & helps prepare responses on all SCM customer inquiries.
• Coordinates supplier localization projects for customers within Celestica.
• Provides direction and support to site teams on SIOP, GAP inventory reviews and Strategic inventory proposals to customers.
• 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 support for customers, supply chain flexibility initiatives and overall supply chain continuous improvement.
• Provides leadership oversight for all SCM related matters for customer(s).

Requirements

• 12+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 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.
• 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.