Commodity Management Specialist [Individual Contributor / Capital Equipment Business Unit]

Celestica Inc.; Singapore; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Commodity Management Specialist to drive strategic initiatives in the Semiconductor sector. This role involves executing multi-year plans, managing supplier relationships, and leading negotiations to ensure quality and timely delivery of commodities. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, exceptional negotiation skills, and the ability to analyze market trends. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and collaboration, and contribute to shaping the future of technology in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Health Insurance

Professional Development Opportunities

Remote Work Options

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in the Semiconductor Industry with strong negotiation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for commodity management.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers and manage relationships.

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Problem Resolution

Communication Skills

Financial Analysis

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Experience in Semiconductor Industry

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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Commodity Management Specialist [Individual Contributor / Capital Equipment Business Unit]

Date: Apr 30, 2025

Req ID: 125973
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Asia
Country: Singapore
State/Province: Woodlands

Celestica enables the world’s best brands. Through our unrivalled customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in numerous markets to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. A leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from the drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services.

We are currently seeking aCommodity Management Specialistbased inSingapore.

Detailed Description

• Executes three to five-year plans & objectives.
• Maintains responsibility for development and execution of strategies for strategic and/or high-dollar commodityor group of commodities; focusing onquality, price/value determination, and timely delivery.
• Accountable for projects or programs on a multi-functional, national or regional basis; may lead a work group or project team, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty,to ensure quality, delivery and cost objectives are met.
• Sets tactical plans to achieve assigned goals within established professional standards, established policies/objectives, and within given timelines; accountable for quality of work delivered.
• Effectively drives continuous improvements across all functions, leads problem resolutionof diverse scope based on analysis of facts and data, developing short and long-term plans and solutions, updating/setting up policies to standardizeprocesses;resolves conflicts in an effective manner.
• Builds cross-functional and maintains positive relationships, where negotiation, persuasion and considerable tact are required to gain support from key suppliers and customers to ensure success of the corporation.
• Establishes and drives strategic global bidding initiatives while ensuring all site interests are understood and accounted for; supports worldwide product pricing strategy and process.
• Responsible for global negotiations of pricing, terms & conditions, and monitoring of supplier performance;maintaining a continuity of supply.
• Conducts strategic analysis on pricing, the market, suppliers, customers, competitors, contracts and long-term agreements, manages complex and diverse commodities in a dynamic environment of rapid changes.
• Ensures timely execution of commodity plans, supplier analysis, developmentand selection, quotation/contracting and supplier relationship management within established processes and policies.
• Acts as primary interface with Celestica’s suppliers for all relationship management, contract negotiation issues, establishing business framework for transactions, performance reviews, business development and supplier awards programs.
• Track and report on keep performance metrics on a regular basis.
• May act as site liaison to manage critical shortage, develop strategies on constrained commodities and represent site, manage related systems changes that have broad effect on execution of purchasing responsibilities.
• Assists in developing training plan for new employees, mentoring new employees.

Typical Experience

Requirements:

• At least 3- 5years in the Semiconductor Industry.
• Candidates with Electrical Engineering related work experience and / or qualification highly advantageous
• Deep understanding of AP culture.
• Experiencesinnegotiating contract, stocking programs, LT reductions activities, supplier developmentwill be useful.
• Problem resolution, conflict management.
• Mechanical Engineering background preferred.
• Knowledge of global supply chain emerging trends and influences of global environment on a broad range of strategic commodities including industry pricing, technology, supply/demandtrendswill be useful.
• Strong knowledge of Engineering concepts and financial analysis.
• Effective communication, both verbally and in writing.
• High level of integrity.
• Challenges status quo, adopts rational, fact-based problem resolutionmethodology and implements continuous improvements.
• Ability to communicate and build strong supplier & cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to work independently with strong sense of responsibility and urgency.
• Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.
• Strong knowledge of basic computer applications, particularly in Microsoft Excel & Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Strong desire to learn; eager to take ondynamic challenges.
• Duties of this position may be performed in a remote environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Frequent overnight travel is required.

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.