Senior Sourcing Engineer

Role Overview

• Maintains global or regional responsibility for a strategic and/or high dollar commodity or group of commodities.
• Develops and implements a procurement strategy for the commodities they manage.
• Acts as primary interface with Celestica's suppliers for relationship management and negotiation issues.
• Leads negotiations for high impact commodities.
• Provides site direction and performance reporting for cost analysis to senior management.
• Assists in team development and planning, recruitment, and mentoring new employees.

Requirements

• Six to eight years relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of strategic commodities including industry pricing, technology, and supply/demand trends.
• Strong knowledge of negotiation practices/methodology for commodities.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem-solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.

Benefits

• Celestica is an equal opportunity employer
• Special arrangements for candidates throughout the hiring process