General Manager, Rack Integration Business

Celestica; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a General Manager for Rack Integration in Richardson, TX, to drive strategy, operational performance, and change across multiple teams and functions. The role oversees customer-dedicated organizations spanning operations, program management, production, and supply chain.

The GM is accountable for end-to-end execution of integrated rack programs, including forecasting, NPI, prototype builds, manufacturing readiness, ramp, mass production, testing, quality, and sustaining

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect supervision to rack integration teams and related functions.
• Lead strategy deployment, long-term planning, and operating governance for Richardson operations.
• Own P&L and operating performance for rack integration including revenue and cost management.
• Ensure end-to-end execution of programs from forecasting to mass production.
• Collaborate with executives, customers, suppliers, and Celestica leadership.
• Develop scalable operating model and readiness for future customer and technology needs.
• Oversee capacity planning, manufacturing readiness, and deployment of new strategies.

Job description

Summary

The General Manager, Rack Integration Business manages the strategy, operating performance, and change implementation for Celestica’s rack integration business across multiple teams and functions. The role oversees customer-dedicated organizations spanning operations, program management, production, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality, and supply chain.

Req ID: 140929
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Texas
City: Richardson

Summary

The General Manager, Rack Integration Business manages the strategy, operating performance, and change implementation for Celestica’s rack integration business across multiple teams and functions. The role oversees customer-dedicated organizations spanning operations, program management, production, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality, and supply chain.

This is a 100%-focused rack integration general management role. The GM is accountable for the end-to-end execution of integrated rack programs, including customer requirements, forecasting, NPI, prototype and first-article builds, manufacturing readiness, production ramp, mass production, testing, quality, fulfillment, and sustaining operations.

The GM contributes to the strategic direction of the rack integration business, including customer, technology, services, capacity, footprint, and pricing considerations. The role is accountable for global rack integration projects and P&L, resolving complex issues with long-term impact. The GM develops and implements new strategies, participates in strategic planning, and is responsible for planning, budgeting, cost management, and investment priorities.

The GM directs activities through department and functional managers, reviews performance and compensation, and builds a high-performing organization. This role requires regular interaction with executives, major customers, suppliers, and global Celestica leaders, including negotiation and escalation management. The GM may represent the organization at customer, supplier, and industry events.

Detailed Description

• Provides direct and indirect supervision to subordinate managers and employees performing highly specialized work across rack integration operations, program management, production, manufacturing engineering, test, quality, supply chain, logistics, and related functions. Provides latitude and discretion to leaders while maintaining accountability for business results.
• Leads rack integration strategy deployment, long-term planning, objective setting, policy formation, operating governance, and change management for the primary Richardson/CRT operation and associated global support teams.
• Develops new strategies, policies, practices, methods, programs, and techniques to establish a scalable rack integration operating model and support future customer and technology requirements.
• Implements new strategies across rack integration groups and may be leveraged for strategy deployment by other Celestica sites supporting rack and cabinet integration.
• Manages multiple customer-dedicated teams, including operational program management, production, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality, supply chain, warehouse, logistics, and supporting customer operations resources.
• Owns P&L and operating performance for rack integration operations, including revenue, MVA, cost of capital, cost management, productivity, working capital, and approved investment plans.
• Leads production, engineering support, test readiness, quality performance, and cost management, including bid, quotation, capacity, and investment inputs as required.
• Manages rack integration programs to achieve planned revenue, margin, output, quality, delivery, and cost objectives; meet customer commitments and schedules; and develop action plans to correct out-of-plan conditions.

Extended description

• Owns the operating rhythm for customer forecasting, demand planning, material readiness, capacity planning, production efficiency, labor planning, equipment readiness, and execution of the forecast strategy.
• Leads NPI and launch readiness from customer requirements through prototype and first-article builds, manufacturing readiness reviews, work instructions, SOPs, test scripts, training, production ramp, and transition to mass production.
• Ensures the organization can execute rack-level integration activities, including mechanical and optical assembly, cabling, system configuration, functional testing, rework, packaging, and shipment readiness.
• Ensures readiness of facilities, power, cooling, cleanroom, test, warehouse, material-flow, and logistics capabilities required for rack integration and customer deployment commitments.
• Leads quality and operational excellence for rack integration, including yield improvement, defect containment, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, test-turn reduction, cycle-time reduction, and Lean improvement.
• Partners with the Global Account Team to establish customer satisfaction objectives and execution plans that keep products, programs, and projects on schedule, highlight strong performance, and position perceived performance issues in the appropriate context.
• Manages customer operations