Senior Manager, Commodity Engineering (Complex Mechanical) 1

Celestica Inc.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Manager, Commodity Engineering to oversee the quality and performance of mechanical components across multiple suppliers. You will lead a team to ensure compliance with engineering standards and drive quality improvements. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business, with over 10 years of experience in quality management and engineering. This role requires 25% travel and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering, quality management, and SCM discipline.
• In-depth knowledge of complex Mechanical Build to Print products.
• Strong knowledge of quality standards such as ISO9001 and AS9100.

Responsibilities

• Lead global commodity engineering for diverse mechanical components.
• Manage supplier qualification and quality audits for various standards.
• Drive supplier performance management and quality issue resolution.

Skills

Effective communication

Cross-functional influence

Strong analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Quality management experience

Supplier quality improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

Tools

ISO9001

Lean and Six Sigma

Job description

Senior Manager, Commodity Engineering (Complex Mechanical) 1

Date: Feb 19, 2026

Location: Penang, 07, MY

General Overview

Functional Area: ENG - Engineering
Career Stream: OPE - Operations Engineering
Role: Manager 3
SAP Short Name: MG3
Job Title: Operations Engineering Manager 3
Job Code: MG3-ENG-OPS
Job Level: Band 11
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Detailed Description

• Responsible for global commodity engineering related BTP-build to print parts not limited to such as plastic injection, metal, complex machining, Thermal Technology Liquid cooling, Power Supply, PCB, Connector, Cable Harness, Hardware, Fluidic and Automation Technology.
• Lead a team to ensure compliance, develop skills and knowledge.
• Responsible to perform supplier qualification and quality system audit in various environment standard e.g. ISO9001, ISO 13485, AS9100, ISO14001 etc.
• Responsible for supplier quality performance and continuous improvements.
• Responsible for the localization activity and supplier FAI part qualification.
• Support commodity RFQ, cost reduction and MVP activities.
• Evaluate and analyse quality data statistically pertaining to supplier process to maintain supplier quality and determine opportunity for improvement. DPPM and DMAIC apply.
• Responsible to solve internal and external quality issue and reporting in timely manner.
• Responsible to drive supplier performance management to meet goal.
• Responsible to lead the project management team to meet the project timeline and cost target.
• Ensure achieve KPI and meet other subjects related to the Celestica companywide goal.
• Any other related to department requirement.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and work cross-functionally across the organization to achieve objectives.
• Ability to effectively interface with international sites and suppliers to establish strong working relationships.
• Good business Acumen with experience developing of total quality management.
• Strong knowledge or experience of ISO9001, ISO 13485, AS9100, ISO14001, AS9100, IATF 16949, VDA 6.3, IPC standard and GDT – Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance. Experience with PPAP, AS9100 FAIR activity is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of complex Mechanical Build to Print products, Hyperscaler Platform system act as subject matter expert.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills, experience with supplier cost reduction, development and strategic sourcing.
• Track record of supplier quality improvement, and a working knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• 25% Travel is required.

Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Business or Bachelors of Science or higher preferred.
• 10+ years of related experience in engineering, manufacturing, quality management and SCM discipline preferred or equivalent of combination of experience.

Physical Demands

• Incumbent will perform the duties of this position in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• May require occasional travel.

Typical Experience

• Nine plus years of relevant experience.

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.