Director, Procurement Operations - ATS

Celestica International LP; United States; Remote; USD 103.000 - 159.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Celestica seeks a Director-level procurement leader to own and oversee global purchasing for customer accounts and market segments. The role involves leading a large, diverse team, aligning demand and supply, and driving cost and logistics improvements across Celestica's global SCM network.

The director will interact with internal stakeholders and customers to translate demand, commitments, and improvements into actionable procurement strategies and supplier programs.

Qualifikationen

• 14+ years of supply chain experience with diverse teams
• Procurement leadership in an ODM/EMS environment with strong supplier relationships
• Experience with Lean and MRP-based purchasing systems
• Strong financial acumen
• Sourcing and/or Commodity Management experience is an asset

Aufgaben

• Create long-term procurement plans to anticipate market trends and customer needs
• Collaborate with Commodity management and Planning to drive clear-to-build outcomes and supplier flexibility
• Monitor analytics to spot trends and address customer and client needs
• Support successful launch of new Celestica business opportunities
• Work with SCM & Operations to drive production status meetings and revenue attainment
• Lead teams to implement material strategies per commodity for profitability
• Drive continuous improvement for faster procure-to-pay outcomes
• Collaborate cross-functionally to achieve optimal results for customers and shareholders
• Own KPIs such as PO placement, past-due management, and material gating revenue
• Establish and maintain supplier relationships for performance and flexibility
• Bridge senior leadership with operations to align objectives

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Global manufacturing

Supply chain management

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Import/export

Supplier negotiation

People management

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in SCM/Business/Engineering

MBA or Master's degree

Jobbeschreibung

13 - SCM Director 2
Req ID: 142053
Remote Position: No
Hiring Manager: Jeffrey Murphy
Band: 13
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Kedah
City: Kulim

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Role: Director 2
Job Title: SCM Director 2
Job Code: DR2-SCM
Band: Level 13
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

The Director, Procurement Operations owns and oversees the Global Purchasing activities for all customer accounts and market segments. This is a leadership role responsible for managing and supporting a large team of employees who buy materials for all global sites and commodities within the ATS market segment. This role is responsible for delivering a unique client/customer experience, enabling profitable growth, and driving transformational change within Celestica's Global SCM team. This includes engaging in regular communication both with internal stakeholders and with external customers related to demand, commitments, non-performing inventory and future process changes/improvements. It involves maintaining external contacts to understand best practices for improving costs and logistics offerings, as well as implementing structures to meet future customer needs. The successful candidate will be involved in day-to-day issues related to both direct and indirect procurement. This role has significant cross-functional involvement such as interface with Suppliers and Commodity Management to drive demand/supply alignment, supplier performance, and enablement of supplier flexibility programs. As a Director, the successful candidate will provide direction to managers on objective setting, performance measurements, and company procedures. This includes regular interaction, coaching and feedback with direct reports, as well as their employees in some situations.

Detailed Description

• Responsible for creating long term procurement plans to stay ahead of market trends & customer expectations
• Responsible for collaborating with Commodity management and Planning to drive clear to build outcomes and supplier flexibility programs
• Responsible for monitoring on-going analytics to spot trends and opportunities to proactively address customer and client business needs
• Responsible for supporting the successful launch of all new business within Celestica
• Works broadly with functional SCM & Operations to drive production status meetings and revenue attainment
• Drives the team to support materials strategies per commodity to meet customer needs, while managing Celestica’s ongoing need for profitable growth
• Drives long-term continuous improvement plans to enable faster procure to pay outcomes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to yield the best results for customers and shareholders
• Responsible for owning and driving key performance indicators (parts per Buyer, PO placement/confirmation, past due PO management, invoice and receiving referrals, material gating revenue)
• Responsible for establishing supplier relationships to execute supplier performance along with demand/supply execution and supplier flexibility programs
• Liaison between senior leadership team and senior operations to drive aligned outcomes and objectives

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Strong leadership skills, global manufacturing experience, people skills, SCM expertise, Project Management, Business Savvy
• Excellent knowledge of the supply chain and manufacturing processes supporting all Celestica market segments
• Excellent knowledge of Celestica’s customer’s business, organizations, products and processes to enable Celestica to support the supply chain needs of its customers
• Extensive commercial and business expertise to enable successful compliance to customer & supplier contracts
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to negotiate with clients, customer and external suppliers to deliver world class solutions
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse global team of directors, managers and employees.
• Strong cross-functional project and team leadership skills
• Understanding of import/export, regulatory and labor requirements across Asia to enable purchasing team to work seamlessly
• Able to maintain external contacts with consultants, associations and other companies for benchmarking and networking.

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

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

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. MBA or Master's degree would be an asset.
• 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.