Commodity Management Associate

Celestica; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Commodity Management Associate in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. This entry-level position involves pricing, sourcing, and supplier relationship development under close supervision. Ideal candidates should have a bachelor's degree in Commerce or Engineering and possess strong analytical, communication, and negotiation skills. The role offers the opportunity to engage in quarterly business reviews and support customers in resolving related issues. This is a full-time on-site position in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Zero to two years of relevant experience.
• Strong systems skills, including common office platforms.
• Basic understanding of specific customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains responsibility for a specific commodity for pricing and sourcing.
• Quotes and negotiates products and services quarterly.
• Conducts Quarterly Business Reviews with top suppliers.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce or Engineering

Tools

MS Office

MS Access

Job description

Req ID: 131480
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Johor
City: Johor Bahru

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: CMT - Commodity Management
Role: Associate
Job Title: Commodity Management Associate
Job Code: ASS-SCM-COMM
Band: Level 06
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Entry level during which an employee receives both functional and organizational training under close supervision. Incumbents carry out assignments within well-defined practices, procedures and policies. Works independently on details of assignments, and has limited decision-making authority; most decisions are made or guided by the immediate supervisor. Decisions/actions may have an impact on the department's/divisions goals. Works under close Supervision and requires direction on how assignments are to be executed; begins to put forward ideas on how work assignments are completed. Establishes cooperative relationships to work effectively with colleagues; supports others and participates as a team member, and takes responsibility for own work commitments. Interacts directly with immediate supervisor, co-workers and team members; engages in routine exchanges of information; interactions with external contacts, if applicable, would be monitored.

Detailed Description

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

• Maintains regional or global responsibility for a specific commodity or group of commodities for price /value determination, sourcing, negotiations, terms & conditions and supplier relationship development.
• Quotes and negotiates all products and services quarterly.
• Develops cost of customer bids within response time objectives.
• Supports bid activities by interacting with the site teams to compile and deliver the material commitment to the customer.
• Participates in Commodity Council Corporate negotiation team and /or the Customer Materials Commitment process by providing material pricing and data analysis.
• Conducts Quarterly Business Reviews with top suppliers and review customer BOMs for quarterly commits.
• Coordinates any supplier communication.
• Reviews and resolves issues on supplier performance feedback, supplier report card and bids.
• Supports the site SCM buying teams in times of product shortage or suppliers not meeting performance requirements including escalation within the supplier and alternative source development/recommendations.
• Supports customers to resolve quality, serviceability and performance related issues for products or bid activities.
• Consolidates, tabulates, analyzes and reports on various commitment and performance metrics.
• Provides product cost support for products in assigned geographies.
• Prepares bids including generation of BOM, cost analysis, negotiate with suppliers, and present bids to management.
• Updates material prices database, analyze bill of materials for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Working knowledge of the marketplace conditions for the area of specialization including industry pricing, technology and supply/demand trends.
• Strong systems skills, including common office platforms such as MS Office and Access, along with have strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of purchasing practices and procedures.
• Basic understanding of specific customer needs.
• Good communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• 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.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

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.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required

Typical Experience

• Zero to two years of relevant experience.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in related field (Commerce or Engineering), 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.

Company Overview

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 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.

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.