Remote Strategic Supply Chain Leader

Celestica International LP; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica is seeking a Manager, Strategic Supply Chain 2 to lead end-to-end SCM for key customers from demand planning to delivery. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, optimize supplier strategy, and ensure alignment with NPI and inventory targets.

This remote role may require travel and offers exposure to global customers. The position emphasizes strategic sourcing, risk management, and performance improvement within a dynamic supply chain environment, serving major accounts from a

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership oversight for all SCM matters for customer(s).
• Supports supplier source selection and development to meet business needs.
• Supports efforts to reduce material cost and assess/respond to supply risks.
• Advises the SCM process for customers from materials pricing and BOM analysis to delivery execution and flexibility.
• Works cross functionally to optimize Design for supply chain performance of Celestica products.
• Responsible for customer interface from SCM including relationship management and as focal point for all SCM related issues, strategies and requirements.
• Maintains responsibility for a set of projects jointly developed by Celestica and customers.
• Deploys systems and processes ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Coordinates the response on all SCM customer enquiries.
• Participates in business process improvements to help achieve inventory targets and maximize return on investment.
• Interfaces with cross functional teams to ensure negotiations meet business requirements and growth plans.
• Drives customer engagement on demand planning, demand management, commitments, non-performing inventory and future process changes /improvements.
• Provides direction and support to site teams on SIOP, GAP inventory reviews and Strategic inventory proposals to customers.
• Reviews NPI BOMs and develops materials strategies
• Identifies SMI opportunities and drives implementation, management, and performance of established SMIs
• Drives localization and strategic sourcing activities for CLS-preferred suppliers
• Identifies SIOP demand-supply material shortages throughout product launch (NPI to MP)
• Identifies and develops higher level assembly and integration strategies where applicable
• Provides strategic supply chain expertise, support and innovative solutions to internal SCM stakeholders and customers. Has responsibility for supply chain strategy for customers within their market and drives the initiatives with sites to support customer and Celestica requirements.
• Supports the SCM portion for the customer QBRs and with senior management at key/strategic suppliers, escalations and driving KPI improvement initiatives.
• Supports the team to ensure contractual claims for SCM related costs are recovered (e.g. E&O claims, premium for shortage management, NRE) and follow up escalations with customers for resolutions.
• Collaborates with customers on proposals, expedites and premiums and manages risks/liabilities for CLS, and provides guidance to ensure capacity is installed as needed.
• Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers.
• Provides leadership in the analysis of cost customer bids or quarterly BOM Costing exercises for global customers.
• Provides support to Commodity Management teams on contract negotiations.

Job description

Celestica is seeking a Manager, Strategic Supply Chain 2 to lead end-to-end SCM for key customers from demand planning to delivery. You will drive cross-functional collaboration, optimize supplier strategy, and ensure alignment with NPI and inventory targets.

This remote role may require travel and offers exposure to global customers. The position emphasizes strategic sourcing, risk management, and performance improvement within a dynamic supply chain environment, serving major accounts from a