Req ID: 138213
Remote Position: No
Region: Americas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

General Overview

Functional Area: Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Career Stream: Supply Chain (SC)
Role: Manager (MG2)
Job Title: Manager, Supply Chain 2
Job Code: MG2-SCM
Band: Level 10
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Drive the planning and inventory processes, tools and applications for the site/function. Advance subject matter expertise of planning and inventory management processes, tools and application. Coach and mentor others on their strategic activities. The Planning and Inventory Manager is responsible for facilitating, mentoring and coordinating successful planning and inventory projects. This includes ensuring that both the technical and people aspects are taken into account, incorporating change management strategies. Manage resources to effectively help execute the site/function strategy deployment plans.

Detailed Description

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

• Drives team to manage material shortages to ensure Clear to Builds in collaboration with the Purchasing and SLM Team.
• Supports the team being the liaison between customer project management and internal departments on the introduction of new product requirements.
• Ensures the team performs a timely and accurate demand management process (If the demand is managed by the Planning Team at your Site).
• Ensures proper Excess, Surplus and Obsolete inventory.
• Ensures team identifies the impact of excess and obsolescence and drives necessary actions to mitigate it.
• Ensures bills of material are accurate and collaborate with other teams on any engineering changes.
• Collaborates with different stakeholders to achieve Inventory Entitlement targets and drive results.
• Drives actions to meet the Inventory goals (Inventory cash adjusted and Turns), including performing accurate Inventory Projection.
• Leads the team to maintain continuous Material Supply to achieve the targeted inventory levels and turns.
• Ensures the team Performs material and capacity analysis before loading MPS. Monitor MPS accuracy, attainment and level load metrics and drive necessary actions to improve them.
• Validates that the team Performs Financial Impact Analysis (FIA) to mitigate inventory risk before loading MPS.
• Works with other departments to review and dispose of non-conforming materials.
• Ensures production schedules to meet the customer requirements to achieve high levels of on time delivery.
• Ensures proper POR including OAR management and timely execution.
• Drives necessary actions to meet revenue goals.
• Manages RMA orders. Works with other departments to meet repair commitments.
• Monitors planning parameters ROP & SS to ensure optimized inventory levels.
• Ensures proper execution of the SIOP Process (including accurate data, timely submission, and execution of Rhythm meetings with the key stakeholders) until approval completion on a monthly basis.
• Maintains responsibility for SCM Team training completion, performance management, development, recognition, coaching and compensation of employees.
• Reassigns personnel as necessary to optimize work. Act as a liaison with customers to ensure forecast commitments are met.
• Collaborates with other departments to improve supplyflex programs.
• Submits Investment Inventories for material that is not required for normal manufacturing operations or to support standard level of customer service.
• Follow global procedures and policies and drive practices aligned to them.
• Collaborates with Global and Segment teams to drive Inventory Management Operating System.
• Manages KRIs, Planning Metrics and drives necessary actions.
• Drives continuous improvements of SCM function through interactions with other departments.
• Responsible for annual physical inventory, site surplus/excess sale process and disposition of scrap material.
• Develops and executes site inventory management processes including forecasting, analysis, reporting, action plans.
• Oversees design, development, integration and maintenance of SCM systems, tools, processes and training at the site.
• Manages Celestica HUB process.
• Drives continuous improvements of SCM function through interactions with other departments.
• Responsible for annual physical inventory, site surplus/excess sale process and disposition of scrap material.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of global supply chain management, distribution methods, and global transportation services and inventory management.
• Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers. Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, assess, train and motivate a diverse group of employees.
• ERP System Logic Understanding
• Rapid Response Kinaxis System Knowledge
• Advanced Microsoft Excel Knowledge
• Basic Statistical Analysis Knowledge applied to Supply Chain
• Ability to maintain external contacts with consultants, association and other companies for benchmarking and networking
• Regular travel will be required (% may vary depending on the account)
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of global and local transportation services
• Working knowledge (if pertains) to Free Trade Agreements, HS Tariff, Duty/VAT, ITAR regulations, Sanctions and Embargoes

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties of this position require continuous light physical effort and exertion including prolonged repetitive motion, standing, sitting in a confined work space.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Salary

The stated range includes Base Salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Annual Salary $90-130k CAD

Typical Experience

• 7+ years of experience

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Materials 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.

We use artificial intelligence tools to assist in screening and assessing applications for this role. All hiring decisions involve human review.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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.