Global Customer Unit General Manager

Lensa; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading career site is seeking a Global Customer Unit General Manager to lead and grow customer relationships within the Connectivity and Cloud Solutions business. The role requires managing complex negotiations, developing strategic plans, and ensuring overall customer satisfaction. Candidates should have over twelve years of experience in relevant fields and the ability to foster executive-level relationships.

Qualifications

• Twelve-plus years of relevant experience in electronics manufacturing or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team managing significant customer accounts.
• Develops strategies for business growth and customer engagement.
• Oversees portfolio profitability and financial performance.

Skills

Executive Relationship Management

Sales Process Management

Operations and Supply Chain Experience

Financial Acumen

Data Analytics Understanding

Leadership and Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

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Req ID: 126169

Remote Position: Yes

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: New Hampshire

City: Remote Employee US

Summary

The Global Customer Business Unit General Manager 2 leads a team of multiple Global Customer Business Unit Directors, Global Program Managers, and Commercial Managers to manage and grow a portfolio of significant or strategic accounts in our growing Connectivity and Cloud Solutions business.

The GM must deal with complex and controversial negotiations, problem resolution, and project/program implementations all while doing this in an ever changing competitive and business climate. Must have the ability to manage up and down internally and externally in critical situations. Will need to develop Director and VP-level relationships with the customer and prioritize multiple initiatives and priorities on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

The General Manager 2 is responsible for the profitable growth and the overall relationship for their portfolio of customers including, but not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Global strategic business interface for a major strategic account within Global Accounts
• Account and engagement strategies to drive three year growth plans
• Portfolio profitability and financial performance – engages with operations, supply chain, and engineering to drive business decisions and execute on customer requirements
• Identifying customer needs and expectations and opportunities for growth
• New business development – identifies and enters new markets, customers and solutions
• Directs sales and growth staff to create solutions and strategies for business awards
• Commercial strategy and contracts negotiation
• Overall Customer Satisfaction
• Develops executive level internal and external presentations and communications to influence outcomes at Celestica and with the customer. Internally promotes and get approval for customer solutions
  
  

Key Activities/Tasks

• Customer relationship management (issues, projects, escalations, etc.)
• New business development (Growth/bookings, RFP/RFQs, P&L analysis, solution development, CRM, etc.)
• Internal metrics review and action through cross-functional leadership (Revenue, Inventory, GM, EBIAT, ROIC and Customer satisfaction)
• Business continuity planning, IT and physical site security requirements from the customer, sustainability and green initiative requirements, etc. are also part of the total solution to the customer
• Commercial mgmt. support (contracts, reconciliation claims and pricing)
• Customer and Celestica technology roadmaps, forecasting, future needs assessments and internal alignment to ensure we can meet those needs
• Customer manufacturing and services site visit support
• Develop and maintain an account Strategic Plans along with key stakeholders internally
  
  

Key Performance Indicators / Measures for Success

• Revenue growth, New bookings, and overall financial targets (GM, EBIAT, ROIC)
• Achievement of three-year strategic plans
• Key P&L metrics at the Portfolio Level
• Customer satisfaction and scorecard rankings
• Completion of strategic initiatives to schedule
• Business expansion into key new strategic areas beyond traditional business leveraging account relationships, past Celestica business and performance
  
  

Skills, Capabilities, Experience And Attributes

• Executive Relationship Management
• Sales Process and Business Development Management
• Industry, Market & Technology Knowledge
• Operations and supply chain experience
• Financial and Business Acumen
• Understanding of Data Analytics
• Commercial Skills - Contracts, Financials, Quotations
• Leadership, communication and teamwork skills, collaboration, conflict resolution, and leading through
• Able to lead and navigate cross functional teams in a matrix organization
• Excellent understanding of Celestica's capabilities, offerings, sites, and key functional teams
  
  

Physical Demands

• Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data
• Overnight travel is required
• The above demands are carried out within the existing local Health and Safety guidelines
  
  

Typical Experience

• Twelve-plus years plus of relevant experience in electronics manufacturing, IT infrastructure product engineering, and/or related electronics field in sales/BD or account management roles
  
  

Typical Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 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.

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate. Salary Range: $200k-$250k Annually

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

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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