08 - Materials Program Management

Celestica Inc.; Kulai; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in Johor is seeking a Specialist in Materials Program Management to oversee supply chain activities. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree. Responsibilities include managing customer relationships and supporting new product introductions. This position offers competitive compensation and a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of relevant experience required.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes and customer relationships.
• Ability to analyze performance and assess priorities.

Responsibilities

• Interface with business office and customers to develop shipment plans.
• Support new product introduction and manage supply continuity.
• Negotiate materials management activities and assess requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Problem-solving ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

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Date: Oct 8, 2025

Location: Senai, 01, MY

Req ID: 129463
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Johor
City: Senai

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Role: Specialist
Job Title: Materials Program Management
Job Code: SPE-SCM-PROG
Band: Level 08
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Interfaces with Business Office, Production, Procurement, Planning and customers to compile, develop, validate, and communicate production/shipments plans that support overall business goals.
• Identifies business process enhancements and participates in their design and implementation.
• Participates in Master Planning review and procurement actions from MRP process.
• Coordinates with planning on customer requirements, changes, in order to assess costs and actual feasibility.
• Supports new product introduction.
• In coordination with Business Office, negotiates with customer on behalf of SCM on any materials management related activity such as schedules, costs and Engineering Change implementation.
• Provides customer with technology information, supplier capabilities, and market trends to compliment SCM activities.
• Reviews all terms and conditions agreed to in the Celestica/Customer contract to assess SCM's ability to meet these requirements.
• Partners with Business Office in negotiating Terms and Conditions in relation to SCM activities with customer.
• Identify Celestica's SCM new product process requirements to the customer, and ensure all information is received and SCM processes initiated effectively.
• Coordinates Bill of Material analysis.
• Reviews content, lead time constraints, critical parts supply and component reliability issues.
• Ensures alternate source capability to maintain supply continuity and verify that customer costs can be supported.
• Reviews and submits all customer material bid requests.
• Resolves any issues with customer, internal team.
• Manages customer relationship from Supply Chain perspective.
• Obtains and disseminates customer SCM feedback to team.
• Champions improvements and communicates action plans.
• In-depth understanding of all aspects of the global supply chain, Celestica's strategic policies and objectives, and its
• suppliers and customers.
• Good understanding of specific customers' business, organization, products and processes.
• Fundamentals of financial product cost structures and asset management techniques.
• Extensive ability to utilize computer systems and applications in order to gather require information, and compile information into a customer presentable format.
• Ability to effectively communicate all SCM related activities in an appropriate manner to the customer and internal team.
• Applies analysis and judgement to assess performance against key measures and determine priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to interface cross functionally in order to gather required customer information.
• Develops wide personal network of contacts, internally, and where appropriate externally.
• Adopts a proactive approach to running their part of the business.

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.

Typical Experience

• Three to six years of relevant experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

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 and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).
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 (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world’s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.