12 - Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management 1 1

Celestica International LP•Bothell, WA

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management is the global supply chain focal point and primary interface for Celestica’s global supply chain organization, processes, and procedures. The role is responsible for inventory, supply chain continuity, and productivity for a defined global segment, requiring substantial experience in customer management and the execution of strategic and tactical supply chain initiatives. The Director leads and coordinates global support organizations to support flawless new product introductions, current production deliveries, and understanding of future business needs. The position works with customers to define and implement supply chain strategies that provide the lowest total cost of ownership (TCOO), while ensuring targets for master production schedules, revenue, and inventory are met. It provides supply chain leadership for customer bids and quarterly bill-of-material costing, supports commodity strategy and contract negotiations, and works cross-functionally to improve product design for supply chain performance. The Director manages customer and supplier business reviews, demand and delivery commitments, non-performing inventory, proposals, expedites, premiums, risks and liabilities, capacity needs, excess-and-obsolete claims, shortages, and escalations. The role provides direct and indirect supervision to managers and employees in specialized functions, contributes to strategic planning, and may oversee planning, budgeting, costs, methods, and staffing for a functional area. It makes administrative and operational decisions within its area of responsibility and regularly interacts with executives, customers, suppliers, internal stakeholders, and teams across sites. This is a remote position with travel as necessary; the posting indicates travel may account for 25%–50% of the role.

Requirements

At least 12 years of supply chain management experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, such as Business or Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience with 12+ years of relevant experience.
Extensive knowledge of an EMS manufacturing environment, materials, and processes.
Understanding of global supply chains in the EMS environment.
Strong knowledge of import/export, regulatory, and logistics management.
Excellent analytical, negotiation, and problem-resolution skills.
Thorough understanding of the considerations involved in a robust TCOO model.
Ability to work with all levels of an organization.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to resolve complex issues and problems internally and externally.
Significant multitasking and time-management skills.
Ability to effectively lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees.
Ability to communicate effectively, 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.

Responsibilities

Maintain responsibility for all customers in a defined global segment.
Work with customers to define and implement supply chain strategies that provide the lowest TCOO.
Interface with cross-functional teams to ensure negotiations meet business requirements and growth plans.
Advise on customers’ supply chain management processes, from materials pricing and bill-of-material analysis through delivery execution and flexibility performance.
Ensure critical, high-dollar, or strategic commodities are quoted appropriately and have robust supply chain strategies.
Lead supply chain analysis for customer bids and quarterly bill-of-material costing exercises for global customers.
Work cross-functionally to optimize the supply chain performance of Celestica products through design.
Support Commodity Management teams in contract negotiations.
Support quarterly business reviews with customers and senior management at key or strategic suppliers.
Provide input on supplier interactions and commodity strategy development.
Communicate regularly with customers about demand, commitments, non-performing inventory, and future process changes or improvements.
Provide direct and indirect supervision to supporting managers and employees in specialized roles across functions or departments.
Participate with senior managers in establishing strategic plans and objectives; may plan, budget, implement, and maintain costs, methods, and staffing in a functional area.
Make administrative and operational decisions in the area of responsibility to achieve objectives.
Provide strategic supply chain expertise, support, and solutions to internal stakeholders and customers, including responsibility for customer supply chain strategy within the market.
Interface with customers at the supply chain level and regularly interact with executives and major customers.
Define strategies to meet master production schedule, revenue, and inventory targets, collaborating with sites and customers to resolve issues.
Collaborate with customers on proposals, expedites, and premiums; manage company risks and liabilities and guide capacity installation as needed.
Support excess-and-obsolete claims, shortage management, and customer escalation follow-up and resolution.