08 - Specialist, Material Costing and Awards

Celestica Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica Inc. is seeking a Specialist, Material Costing and Awards in Toronto, ON. The role focuses on managing supplier RFQs, negotiating costs, and driving cost-optimization across commodity groups within cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 3–6 years in purchasing/commodity/engineering, a relevant bachelor’s degree (SCM designation is a plus), and strong data analytics to support competitive pricing decisions.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years experience in purchasing, commodity or engineering environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Engineering; SCM designation is an asset.
• Ability to develop and execute commodity strategy and supplier relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manages supplier RFQ process for specific Commodity group across multiple projects to ensure costing due dates are achieved.
• Lead component level supplier negotiations to establish competitive cost solutions.
• Drive supplier growth scorecard performance improvement.
• Develop and execute commodity strategy including benchmarking, supplier analysis, development and selection.
• Update material prices database and analyze components for competitiveness and customer compliance.

Skills

Costing & pricing

Supplier negotiations

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office & Access

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Engineering

Supply Chain Management designation would be an asset

Tools

MS Office

Access

Job description

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08 - Specialist, Material Costing and Awards

Date: Oct 15, 2026

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

General Overview

Functional Area: Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Career Stream: Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Role: Specialist (SPE)
Job Title: Specialist, Material Costing and Awards
Job Code: SPC-SCM-MCA

Detailed Description

• Manages supplier RFQ process for specific Commodity group(s) across multiple projects to ensure all costing due dates are achieved.
• Lead component level supplier negotiations to establish competitive cost solutions.
• Drive supplier growth scorecard performance improvement.
• Commodity expertise – in depth knowledge of key commodity price drivers & sensitivities, performs general pricing & supply market trend analytics.
• Supplier expertise - understands key suppliers and develops effective supplier relationships
• Develop & execute commodity strategy including competitive benchmarking, delivering a commodity strategy enabling the overall program strategy, supplier analysis, development & selection.
• Able to identify and justify alternate component solutions.
• Able to provide competitive cost estimate for complex parts (Bid only)
• Provides insight and recommendations to support proposed solutions to key stakeholders.
• Updates material prices database, analyzes components for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.
• Updates material prices database, analyzes components for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills to enable ongoing incremental results
• Ability to proactively resolve issues & problems internally and externally
• Relentless focus on continuous improvement
• Delivers flawless execution with an effective management system
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
• Ability to effectively project manage, influence and motivate a diverse group of team members, potentially based in multiple countries
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Able to work assertively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives
• Supply Chain experience - Commercial aptitude & awareness at component, commodity level or industry level.
• Able to compare products and identify feature and technical differences.
• Read and can understand technical drawings
• Supplier Knowledge - Preferred Supplier Listings / Associated alternatives / Component Part Numbering / Franchised Distribution
• Strong technical experience with associated commodity
• Strong systems skills, including common office platforms such as MS Office and Access.
• Ability to consolidate, manipulate and analyze large quantities of data.
  

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
• Overnight Travel : Occasional > 5% of the time
  

Typical Experience

• 3 – 6 years experience (aligned to position seniority) in purchasing, commodity or engineering environment

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Commerce or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Supply Chain Management designation would be an asset
• Business or Engineering related degree, 3 – 6 years experience (aligned to position seniority) in purchasing, commodity or engineering environment
  

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.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.

Today, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):

ATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.

CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.

Built on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.

We use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.

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