Global Commodity Manager

Celestica Inc.; New Hampshire; Remote; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Global Commodity Manager to lead strategic initiatives and negotiations in the semiconductor sector. This pivotal role involves developing procurement strategies, managing supplier relationships, and driving cost-effective solutions. The successful candidate will leverage their extensive experience to foster cross-functional collaboration and implement impactful policies. Join a dynamic team where your strategic mindset will play a critical role in shaping the future of the organization. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Commodity Management with semiconductor experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of global business environments and supplier dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Manage global commodity negotiations and supplier relationships effectively.
• Develop procurement strategies for high dollar semiconductor commodities.

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Strategic Planning

Financial Acumen

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or engineering

Equivalent combination of education and experience

Tools

Analytical Tools

Office Systems

Job description

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Global Commodity Manager

Date: Apr 12, 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 shortages, develop strategies on constrained commodities, and represent the site to manage related systems changes that have broad effects on the execution of purchasing responsibilities.
• Drives process improvement, leads development of IT tools for the 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 the 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.

Celestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law. This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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.