Celestica

Customer Program Manager

Celestica$96K — $125K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of relevant experience in program management and customer relations.
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience considered.
  • In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
  • Strong customer contact and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple, detailed projects under tight deadlines.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the primary contact for managing programs to drive revenue and profits for smaller accounts.
  • Collaborate with teams to ensure on-time product delivery and project scheduling.
  • Facilitate regular program tracking meetings with customers and internal teams.
  • Manage current and planned programs with guidance from senior team members.
  • Address and resolve customer issues and complaints promptly.
  • Monitor inventory impacts due to order changes and adjustments.
  • Provide performance reports and analysis for operations and customer reviews.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance coverage for eligible employees.
  • Dental and vision insurance options available.
  • Short and long-term disability benefits offered.
  • Life insurance and voluntary benefits included.
  • 401k plan with company matching contributions.
Full Job Description
Req ID: 136607
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Minnesota
City: Maple Grove

Summary

For smaller customer accounts the program manager acts as the primary interface to the customer for the purpose of managing specific programs and projects on behalf of the customer account to achieve the planned revenue and profits. This job is a first-level manager within a site. Provides direct management to semi-skilled and entry level professional employees performing diverse and/or specialized roles, or employees in more than one function or work group. This includes establishing annual plans/objectives and interpretation of policies related to the functional area. Contributes to policy development. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Receives assignments in the form of tasks and goals and follows established processes to meet the goals of the unit. Executes budgets, develops schedules, and enforces policies and procedures. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the site's/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Interacts directly with subordinates and peer groups. Builds strong internal and external relationships that require exchanging of information and providing explanations in a problem solving capacity.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
  • Acts as the primary interface between the customer and the company for managing specific programs to achieve planned revenue and profits for smaller customer accounts.
  • Works as a member of teams responsible for day-to-day activities of customer accounts to ensure that product deliveries are on time and that projects/programs are on schedule.
  • Coordinates and hosts regular (as needed) program tracking meetings with the customer and internal account team members to ensure ongoing communication and up-to-date progress/status reporting occurs.
  • With guidance from more experienced team members, manages current and planned programs to achieve planned revenue.
  • Communicates frequently with customers to help ensure satisfaction with the company and the products.
  • Receives and resolves customer issues and complaints.
  • Monitors the impact on inventory of order changes.
  • Provides performance reporting and analysis for monthly Operations Reviews and quarterly Customer Performance Reviews.


Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

  • In-depth knowledge of the manufacturing process, schedules and scheduling requirements, and SCM.
  • In-depth knowledge of the business issues associated with manufacturing PCBs.
  • In-depth knowledge of product pricing, contracts and contract negotiations.
  • Thorough understanding of business risks and price make up (Value add and Materials) .
  • Excellent customer contact, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
  • Good presentation, database management and computer skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple, detailed projects to a successful end while working under tight time deadlines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
  • Ability to effectively lead and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production within tight time deadlines.


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.
  • Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines


Typical Experience

  • Five to seven years of relevant experience


Typical Education

  • Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Educational Requirements may vary by Geography


Salary Expectation and Benefits Summary

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by 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: $96k-$125k Annually

Celestica provides eligible employees (those who are scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week) with a range of benefits including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, short and long term disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits and a 401k plan with company match.

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.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employee's movement within the facility. As such, Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicant's acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.

About Celestica

Celestica is a Canadian multinational electronics manufacturing services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The company provides a range of services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise computing, healthcare, industrial, semiconductor, and smart energy industries. Celestica's services include design and engineering, supply chain management, assembly and testing, and after-market services. The company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia and has manufacturing facilities in over 10 countries. Celestica was founded in 1994 as a subsidiary of IBM Canada and became an independent company in 1997.
Learn more about Celestica
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Market Cap
$1.3 billion
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Founded
1994
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