Material Costing Engineer

Celestica; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider seeks an Advisor for Materials Costing and Awards. This remote position requires 6-10 years in purchasing or commodity management and expertise in leading supplier negotiations. The role involves managing the supplier RFQ process and developing commodity strategies. Candidates should possess strong interpersonal skills and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office. Travel may be required for this role.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in purchasing or commodity management is required.
• Specialization in Commodity Management (Electronics or Build To Print).
• Background in supplier qualification (SQE) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier RFQ process for specific commodity groups
• Lead component level supplier negotiations for cost solutions
• Drive supplier growth scorecard performance improvement
• Develop and execute commodity strategies
• Provide competitive cost estimates for complex parts

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Advanced skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team

Strong background in interpreting engineering drawings

Knowledge of manufacturing processes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field (Engineering)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

General Overview

Req ID: 129503

Remote Position: Yes

Region: Americas

Country: USA

Functional Area: Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Career Stream: Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Role: Advisor (ADV)

Job Title: Advisor, Material Costing and Award

Job Code: ADV-SCM-MCA

Job Level: Level 09

Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

The Advisor, Materials Costing and Awards applies expertise for specific Commodity Category(s). Incumbents may lead a work group and/or provide advice and guidance in their area of specialty. They manage Supplier Quote Process & work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors. As an advisor, they are accountable for the quality of work delivered by external suppliers as applicable. Decision-making authority and autonomy is given to deliver on goals of the team. Advisors interface with senior managers on issues related to the area of expertise. There is a possibility that they may determine new methods and procedures

Detailed Description

• Manages supplier RFQ process for specific Commodity group(s) across multiple projects to ensure all costing due dates are achieved.
• Lead component level supplier negotiations to establish competitive cost solutions.
• Drive supplier growth scorecard performance improvement.
• Commodity expertise – depth knowledge of key commodity price drivers & sensitivities, performs general pricing & supply market trend analytics.
• Supplier expertise - understands key suppliers and develops effective supplier relationships
• Develop & execute commodity strategy including competitive benchmarking, delivering a commodity strategy enabling the overall program strategy, supplier analysis, development & selection.
• Able to identify and justify alternate component solutions.
• Able to provide competitive cost estimate for complex parts (Bid only)
• Provides insight and recommendations to support proposed solutions to key stakeholders.
• Updates material prices database, analyzes components for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives
• Provides supervision to semi-skilled and entry level professional employees
• Coaches for improved performance and disciplines as necessary
• Act as primary contact for site or customer support.
• Ability to build drawing packages required for quoting.
• Generate material cost BOM used for bidding and presentation to management.
• Lead projects related to cost down opportunities and track cost savings.
• Provide supplier training on internal and customer specifications.
• Communicate overall status according to an agreed schedule to all stakeholders

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Strong background and knowledge in interpreting engineering drawings, customer specs, internal specs.
• Ability to interpret customer specs and drawings for critical features.
• Background in part manufacturability processes (machined, sheet metal, frames, electrical assemblies, plastics).
• Advanced skills in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Must demonstrate advanced knowledge of excel (Vlookup, pivot table, graphs, formulas).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes of all parts and assemblies, procedures and production equipment.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
• Due to global responsibilities late or early meeting attendances will be required.

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• 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
• May require up to 25% domestic and or international travel.

Typical Experience

• 6-10 years of experience in purchasing, commodity or engineering environment
• Specialisation in Commodity Management (Electronics or Build To Print) required
• Background in supplier qualification (SQE) is a plus.
• Prior negotiation skill is a plus.

Typical Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field (Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

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.

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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.

Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

Location

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.