Strategic Sourcing Program Lead

Blackberry Inc.; Monterrey; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackberry Inc. in Monterrey seeks a Supply Chain Manager 3 to lead the Americas region's supply chain strategy and execution. You will manage materials availability, supplier development, and collaborate with customers and internal teams to meet requirements.

Responsibilities include optimization of plans, risk management, and driving improvements to inventory targets while ensuring regulatory compliance and effective carrier negotiations.

Qualifications

• Experience in global supply chain management and inventory control.
• Strong ability to manage supplier development and delivery performance.
• Ability to coordinate with customers and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintains relationships with key customers and suppliers.
• Manages materials availability to support build plans throughout product life cycle.
• Leads supplier design for optimal flexibility with minimal investment.
• Identifies and develops suppliers to meet business needs.
• Drives cost reduction and manages logistics, including international transport.

Skills

Global supply chain

Inventory management

Supplier management

Logistics planning

Customer relationship

Job description

Req ID:
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Americas
Country: Mexico
State/Province: Nuevo Leon
City: Monterrey
**General Overview**
**Functional Area:** SCM - Supply Chain Management
**Career Stream:** SCM - Supply Chain Management
**Role:** Manager 3
**Job Title:** Supply Chain Manager 3
**Job Code:** MG3-SCM
**Band:** Level 11
**Direct/Indirect Indicator:** Indirect
**Summary**
This role supports critical customers at various sites in the CCS segment of our business. It oversees the overall supply chain ramp/execution to ensure the customers' requirements are met. Planning, demand management alignment, proactive solutions and direct collaboration with the customers and supporting functions, and developing strategies and execution plans to optimize the supply chain are crucial aspects of this role.
**Detailed Description**
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
+ Maintains positive relationships with key customers, suppliers, etc., who have a significant impact on the success of the organization.
+ Maintains responsibility for 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.
+ Manages the effort to identify and develop suppliers to meet current and future business needs.
+ Leads efforts to reduce material cost and assess/respond to supply risks.
+ Manages the administration of all site purchasing contracts and agreements.
+ Manages 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 the focal point for all SCM-related issues and for tracking and driving inventory results for North America working with site GM's, SCM managers 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. Negotiates with carriers to support domestic and international air, rail and ocean transport ensuring favorable rates and cycle times for Celestica.
+ Establishes department goals/ measurements and manages resources to achieve these goals.
**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**
+ 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
+ Strong knowledge