Job Abstract

Req ID: 121371

Remote Position: Yes

Region: Americas

Country: USA

State/Province: New Hampshire

City: Remote Employee US

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management

Career Stream: SCM - Supply Chain Management

Role: Manager 2

Job Title: Supply Chain Manager 2

Job Code: MG2-SCM

Band: Level 10

Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

A self-sufficient individual contributor to lead and support a variety of proposals and projects to support the Design Engineering Revenue Plan. This position will represent Supply Chain Management, specifically to focus on DfSC (Design for Supply Chain). It is a Supply Chain function with emphasis on early Design and Sourcing Optimization. This position will work collaboratively with our Design Engineering and Supply Chain Organizations to ensure we bring the best overall supplier solution for Celestica. The goal is to actively participate in the design opportunities and projects as early in the cycle as possible to ensure Supply Chain considerations are integrated into the proposals, projects or VAVE activities. As part of the team, the Sourcing Engineer will support the project schedule, material cost targets, mitigation of risk, quality goals, delivery goals, introduce competitive tension and bidding where appropriate, engage in Supplier Development to fill any PSL (Preferred Supplier List) gaps, work with engineering to develop part specifications, introduce preferred suppliers into the Design Engineering Org, ultimately develop a CBOM (Costed Bill of Materials), and assist with Materials support in each of the design phases (Prototypes, EVT, DVT, PVT). It will be critical for the Sourcing Engineer to assess our current supply base and coordinate supplier development teams to support the project to ensure alignment for time to market requirements.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Acts as liaison between Strategic Sourcing and ATS design project teams, responsible for developing and executing the sourcing strategies.

• Act as Supply Chain lead for Design/DfSC/VAVE from requirement definition to manufacturing/site transfer for Design Engineering lead projects.

• Accountable for their KPI performance, adherence to existing processes

• Serve as strategic sourcing representative during Design for Supply Chain (DfSC) project reviews and represent Engineering needs back to the Sourcing organization.

• Early Engagement: Establish material sourcing strategies (through Engineering

• Development phases); ensure Build-To-Print (BTP) tooling strategies are aligned to customer requirements.

• Analyzing and discussing technical specifications, in coordination with

• Engineering, Quality, Commodity and Supplier representative.

• Coordinate with the supplier(s) to provide needed marketing, technical, sale or other resources to support Design Engineering projects

• Aligning a high percent of supplier selection to our PSL (Preferred Supplier List)

• Lead Supplier Development and ensure we are shaping our supply base to support the Products of the future

• Maximize cost productivity, BOM flexibility and risk mitigation.

• Design for Cost: manage price targets throughout design phase gates and provide alternative solutions as needed.

• Translate product requirements into appropriate component requirements for the supply base.

• Select suppliers and key components with an emphasis on cost and future cost.

• Interface with Suppliers to scope, design, select and or design components

• Ensure the engineering teams provide analysis and DFx that supports the component requirement for source selection.

• Provide key customer, project, supplier and product intel into the Celestica quoting process.

• Drive Design-In-Notification (DIN) process for respective projects.

• May engage select suppliers for bid activity for sensitive/highly visible critical parts.

• Drives DfSC process improvement, leads development of IT tools for the group, defines business processes and implements new tools/processes.

• Support Engineering Project Management with PDM and other toolset inputs.

• Act as Supply Chain lead for Design/DfSC/VAVE from requirement definition to manufacturing/site transfer for Design Engineering lead projects.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• In depth knowledge of an Electronic, Mechanical, Electromechanical component types, manufacturing methods, specifications, fabrication materials, suppliers and processes.

• Broad knowledge of procurement processes and supplier management.

• Broad working knowledge of the product development processes

• Working knowledge of Celestica’s global supply chain including strategic policies and objectives.

• Previous Purchasing, Materials management, Quality, Supplier Quality, Sourcing,

• Component engineering, Commodity Management and Project Management experience strongly desired

• Strong knowledge of basic computer applications and the ability to learn and use multiple applications specific to this department including ERP and office systems.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

• Strong knowledge of negotiation practices / methodology for commodities.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.

• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.

• Ability to influence others to align with overall best supply chain solution.

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.

• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• Seven to ten years of relevant experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering or 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.

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.