Purchasing Director

Celestica Inc.; Johor Bahru; Sur place; MYR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Celestica Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Director in Malaysia to lead long-term procurement planning and collaborate with internal clients to demonstrate supply chain leadership.

This role requires extensive experience in SCM, procurement leadership, and a strong ability to drive performance across global teams. The position involves steering strategies for profitable growth, leading transformation initiatives, and mentoring a diverse procurement team.

Qualifications

• 15+ years supply chain experience with a proven track record across manufacturing, SCM and customer-focused teams.
• Procurement leadership in ODM or EMS environments with strong supplier relationships in electronics.
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsabilités

• Create long-term procurement plans to stay ahead of market trends and customer expectations.
• Collaborate with internal clients and customers to demonstrate Celestica’s supply chain leadership and purchasing strategy.
• Monitor analytics to spot trends and proactively address customer and client supply chain needs.
• Support the successful launch of new business within Celestica; work with D2D, Functional SCM & Ops and GCBU on strategies to support growth.
• Drive cross-functional teams to implement out-of-the-box material strategies and continuous improvement initiatives to accelerate time to outcome.

Connaissances

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Financial acumen

Sourcing

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

MRP-based procurement

ERP software

Description du poste

Purchasing Director

Date: Oct 21, 2026

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Role: Director 1
Job Title: SCM Director 1
Job Code: DR1-SCM
Band: Level 12
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Detailed Description

DIFFERENTIATED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

• Responsible for creating long term procurement plans to stay ahead of market trends & customerexpectations
• Responsible to collaborate with internal clients and customers to confidently demonstrate Celestica’ssupply chain leadership and purchasing strategy
• Responsible for monitoring on-going analytics to spot trends and opportunities to proactively addresscustomer & client supply chain & business needs

PROFITABLE GROWTH

• Responsible to support the successful launch of all new business within Celestica
• Works broadly with D2D, Functional SCM & Ops along with GCBU leadership on strategies andmethods to support existing & potential new business

TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE

• Drives the team to support out-of-the box materials strategies to meet customer needs while managingCelestica’s on-going strategy for profitable growth
• Drives long-term continuous improvement plans to enable faster time to outcome including customerbook & bill
• Initiate ideas and support system enhancement and automation as part of continuous improvement andteam productivity drive and accelerate level of Purchasing services to client and client needs
• Drives cross-functional GBS & functional teams to yield the best results for customers & shareholders

PEOPLE & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Responsible for mentoring & developing team on emerging strategies & techniques for materialprocurement
• Responsible to provide market segment guidance across a broad diverse team to deliver creative longterm plans enabling Celestica’s profitable growth

• Excellent knowledge of the supply chain and manufacturing process supporting all Celestica marketsegments
• Excellent knowledge of Celestica’s customer’s business, organizations, products and process to enableCelestica to support the supply chain needs of its customers
• Extensive commercial and business expertise to enable successful compliance to customer & suppliercontracts
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to negotiate with clients, customer and external suppliersto deliver world class solutions
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse global team of managers andemployees.
• Strong cross-Functional project and team leadership skills
• Understanding of import/export, regulatory and labor requirements across Asia to enable purchasingteam to work seamlessly
• Able to maintain external contacts with consultants, associations and other companies for benchmarkingand networking.
• Experience with various purchasing models, such as Lean and MRP based procurement systems
• Strong financial acumen
• Previous Sourcing and/or commodity management experience would be an asset

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

• 15+ years supply chain experience with a proven track record of interacting with diverse manufacturing,SCM and customer focused teams
• Procurement leadership in ODM or EMS environment, with strong supplier relationships in theelectronics industry

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.

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