Remote Commodity Management Director — Global SCM Leader

Celestica; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 123,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica, Inc. seeks a Commodity Management Director 1 to lead a global procurement team within the Americas. The role combines strategic sourcing, policy formation and high‑level supplier negotiations across multinational accounts. It includes export controlled/ITAR A&D programs and requires a US passport.

The position involves long‑term planning, budgeting, and direct/indirect supervision of managers, with frequent senior executive interactions and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of strategic commodities in industry pricing, technology, supply/demand and emerging trends.
• Expert knowledge of Celestica’s global supply chain including strategic policies and objectives.
• Excellent understanding of global business environment and Customers business, organization, products and processes.
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts and financial analysis.
• Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to interface with many international sites to establish strong working relationships and cooperation.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees

Responsibilities

• Manages a group of commodity management and buying employees.
• Responsible for a group of components or services and purchasing responsibility for these group of components and services.
• Maintains region responsibility for developing procurement policies and successful implementation of procedures to ensure a strategic purchasing function.
• Leads negotiations for commodities managed by the team.
• Establishes corporate target and provides direction to managers in areas of global pricing, terms and conditions, supplier programs and monitoring of supplier performance.
• Has regular interaction and participates in negotiations with senior executives of industry leading multinational companies.
• Develops strong relationships with key supplier senior management.
• Provides targets and direction in worldwide product sources process.
• Provides direction in the development and execution of procurement strategies for the group of components or services including competitive benchmarking, technology direction, supplier analysis, supplier development and selection and pricing strategies for group of complex components or services.
• Manages the implementation of strategic SCM initiatives.
• Maintains materials cost responsibility.

Skills

Market knowledge

Global supply chain

Engineering concepts

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Communication

International collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Educational requirements may vary by geography

Job description

Celestica, Inc. seeks a Commodity Management Director 1 to lead a global procurement team within the Americas. The role combines strategic sourcing, policy formation and high‑level supplier negotiations across multinational accounts. It includes export controlled/ITAR A&D programs and requires a US passport.

The position involves long‑term planning, budgeting, and direct/indirect supervision of managers, with frequent senior executive interactions and travel as needed.