Senior Buying & Supplier Improvement Lead

Celestica; Kulim; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica seeks a Buying Team Leader 3 to oversee supplier performance, validate demand signals, and drive improvements across critical suppliers. This role supports demand alignment, ensures accurate POs, and leads cross-functional projects to sustain world-class supply chain operations.

The incumbent will manage complex supplier relationships, deploy advanced improvement tools, and report progress to senior leadership while coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Drives performance improvement at our most critical suppliers by identifying and resolving complex systemic problems.
• Responsibilities include validation of POs to support demand are accurate, measure / improve supplier Line of Balances (LOB) and past dues (PD).
• Ensures their assigned suppliers deliver on holistic improvement and drive rapid functional issue resolution.
• Deploy Supplier Recovery / Development advanced tools of which may include any combination of assessments, training, quality improvements, delivery improvements, capacity improvement, lead-time reductions, Lean, Six Sigma, and / or cost savings.
• Interface with all levels of the organization, suppliers, and customers regarding supplier performance and improvement actions and processes and be prepared to report out at executive levels on plans and results.

Skills

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier performance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SAP

Rapid Response

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Celestica seeks a Buying Team Leader 3 to oversee supplier performance, validate demand signals, and drive improvements across critical suppliers. This role supports demand alignment, ensures accurate POs, and leads cross-functional projects to sustain world-class supply chain operations.

The incumbent will manage complex supplier relationships, deploy advanced improvement tools, and report progress to senior leadership while coordinating with internal stakeholders and external partners.