Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management 1

Lensa; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 198,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Director of Strategic Supply Chain Management to oversee customer interactions and manage supply chain processes. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SCM, particularly in an EMS environment, ensuring product introductions and supply chain continuity for global customers. This role demands strong leadership, analytical, and problem resolution skills, making it pivotal in aligning supply chain strategies with customer needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years experience in Supply Chain Management (SCM), with 5 years in a leadership role.
• Extensive knowledge in EMS manufacturing environment, materials, and processes.
• Experience in both customer management and tactical supply chain initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for strategic global customers' supply chain management.
• Leads supply chain processes from pricing to delivery execution.
• Interfaces with cross-functional teams to support customer-focused initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Problem resolution

Communication

Leadership

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field (Business or Engineering)

Job description

Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management 1

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Req ID: 126099

Remote Position: Yes

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: New Hampshire

City: Remote Employee US

Summary

We are currently seeking a Director, Strategic Supply Chain Management to join our team to be a global customer focal point for supply chain. This person will have responsibilities for flawless new product introduction, inventory, supply chain continuity and productivity in support of a set of customers in our Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CCS) segment.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in both customer management and execution of both strategic and tactical supply chain initiatives. The incumbent will lead/coordinate the efforts of multiple support organizations, globally, to ensure a successful engagement with Celestica’s customers.

Detailed Description

• Maintains responsibility for one or more strategic global customers
• Leads the supply chain management process for customers from materials pricing and BOM analysis to delivery execution and flexibility performance.
• Provides leadership in the analysis of material costs to support customer quotations, and quarterly production pricing updates for global customers.
• Provides direction for component source selection, leads the evaluation of supply risk, and ensures a robust supply chain strategy is in place for all critical components
• Provides leadership and direction with respect to interaction with suppliers, including supplier managed inventory (SMI) programs, and other key business terms.
• Leads the Commodity Management teams to ensure negotiations meet business requirements and growth plans.
• Supports quarterly business reviews with customers, and with senior management at key/strategic suppliers.
• Interfaces with cross functional teams to support customer focused initiatives, and to ensure account targets are met. Collaborates with manufacturing site and customers to resolve issues.
• Has regular communication with the customers related to demand, forecast consumption, sourcing strategies, supply flexibility and future process changes / improvements.
• Supports customer claims related material, including excess & obsolete inventory, premiums and material quality.
• Drives Celestica’s execution to customer demand, including shortage management and the coordination of critical escalations.
• Provides direct and indirect supervision to all supporting managers and employees performing highly specialised roles in several major functions or departments.
• Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. May have overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods and employees in a functional area.
• Makes final decisions on administrative and operational matters in the area of responsibility to ensure achievement of objectives.
• Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Extensive knowledge of an EMS manufacturing environment, materials and processes
• Experience in rack integration business preferred
• An understanding to the global supply chain as it pertains to the EMS environment
• Strong knowledge in all areas of import/export, regulatory and logistics management
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills
• Thorough understanding of all the considerations for a robust TCOO model
• Ability to work with all levels in an organization
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Able to resolve complex issues & problems internally and externally
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Ability to maintain external contacts with consultants, associations and other companies for benchmarking and networking
• Ability to work effectively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives
  
  

Physical Demands

• 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.
• Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines
• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment or remote office
  
  

Typical Experience

A minimum of 12 years experience in SCM, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree in related field (Business or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience with 12+ years of relevant experience

Notes

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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