Global Commodity Manager

Celestica Inc.; New Hampshire (OH); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Global Commodity Manager to join their innovative team. In this pivotal role, you will shape the future of procurement by developing strategic plans and policies that drive excellence. Your expertise in commodity management and negotiation will be essential as you lead a dedicated team, manage supplier relationships, and ensure cost-effective solutions. This remote position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively across functions and make a significant impact on the organization's success. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about driving strategic initiatives, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Commodity Management, especially in high dollar semiconductor commodities.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills required for effective strategy development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for managed commodities.
• Lead negotiations and maintain supplier relationships for optimal performance.

Skills

Commodity Management

Negotiation Skills

Strategic Planning

Budgeting

Cross-functional Collaboration

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

Office Systems

Analytical Tools

Job description

Global Commodity Manager

Date: Mar 14, 2025

Location: Remote Employee US, NH, US

Celestica is excited to welcome a Global Commodity Manager to our dynamic team! This pivotal role entails guiding team leaders and talented professionals across various functions, driving our mission forward with enthusiasm and innovation. You will play a crucial part in shaping our future by developing impactful three to five-year plans and crafting departmental policies that ensure accountability and excellence. Bring your strategic mindset to the table as you establish goals in alignment with our objectives and recommend thoughtful policy enhancements. Your expertise will be vital in budgeting processes, as smart financial decisions help us minimize costs and avoid delays. Supervising a dedicated team while coordinating departmental activities will be integral to your success. You’ll have the opportunity to make key hiring and firing decisions, provide constructive performance reviews, and foster professional growth through coaching. Your ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and negotiate effectively will empower you to collaborate with peers, subordinates, and senior managers regularly. Cultivating positive relationships with our valued customers and suppliers is essential for sustaining our organization’s success, and we can't wait to see the incredible impact you’ll make!

Detailed Description

• Maintains global and/or regional responsibility for strategic high dollar semiconductor commodity or equivalent for price/value determination, product and/or service negotiations, terms, and conditions.
• Develops and implements a procurement strategy for the commodities managed including technology direction, supplier analysis, development and selection, and pricing strategy.
• Acts as primary interface with Celestica’s suppliers for all relationship management, contract negotiation, establishing the business framework for transactions, performance reviews, business development, and supplier awards programs.
• Sources all products and services, maintaining a continuity of supply, while delivering the lowest cost component or service solution.
• Provides global sites direction and performance reporting for cost analysis to senior management.
• Leads negotiations for commodities managed, providing guidance on negotiations strategy and negotiations planning, developing a commodity strategy, and presentations/communication of consistent messages to suppliers.
• Has frequent interaction and negotiation with senior executives of industry-leading multi-national companies.
• Manages the Global Commodity Negotiation process ensuring accurate forecasting and pricing accuracy.
• Manages data flow for pricing fluctuations in the market and analytical tools including development and maintenance of Commodity Management systems applications.
• Conducts strategic analysis on pricing, the market, suppliers, customers, competitors, contracts, and long-term agreements.
• May act as site liaison to manage critical shortage, develop strategies on constrained commodities, and represent site to manage related systems changes that have broad effects on execution of purchasing responsibilities.
• Drives process improvement, leads development of IT tools for group, defines business processes, and implements new tools/processes.
• Performs bid activity for sensitive/highly visible complex bids.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 7 years in Commodity Management. Experience in managing high dollar semiconductor commodity or equivalent electronics components highly advantageous.
• Good knowledge of the marketplace conditions on high dollar semiconductor commodity or equivalent electronics.
• Good understanding of global business environment and high dollar semiconductor suppliers' business, organization, products, and processes.
• Strong knowledge of office systems and analytical tools.
• Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.
• Strong ability to work effectively across internal functions to achieve Celestica's goals.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a typical office environment.

Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or 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

Seven to ten years relevant experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Commerce or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Compensation Data

The salary range is between $116,000 and $160,000 USD.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Location: This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Pacific Coast.

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.