Req ID: 138394
Remote Position: No
Region: Americas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Newmarket

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Role: Specialist
Job Title: Materials Program Management
Job Code: SPE-SCM-PROG
Band: Level 08
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Incumbents apply in-depth knowledge in a specific area of specialization. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors and a considerable degree of judgement. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the divisions/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Works under minimum Supervision. Seeks approval from others on matters outside of job/role scope. Receives instruction on specific assignment objectives and possible solutions. Unusual problems are solved jointly with manager. Work is reviewed for application of sound technical judgment. May lead a work group or project team consisting of technical and support staff. Builds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service.

Detailed Description

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

• Interfaces with Business Office, Production, Procurement, Planning and customers to compile, develop, validate, and communicate production/shipments plans that support overall business goals.
• Identifies business process enhancements and participates in their design and implementation.
• Participates in Master Planning review and procurement actions from MRP process.
• Coordinates with planning on customer requirements, changes, in order to assess costs and actual feasibility.
• Supports new product introduction.
• In coordination with Business Office, negotiates with customer on behalf of SCM on any materials management related activity such as schedules, costs and Engineering Change implementation.
• Provides customer with technology information, supplier capabilities, and market trends to compliment SCM activities.
• Reviews all terms and conditions agreed to in the Celestica/Customer contract to assess SCM's ability to meet these requirements.
• Partners with Business Office in negotiating Terms and Conditions in relation to SCM activities with customer.
• Identify Celestica's SCM new product process requirements to the customer, and ensure all information is received and SCM processes initiated effectively.
• Coordinates Bill of Material analysis.
• Reviews content, lead time constraints, critical parts supply and component reliability issues.
• Ensures alternate source capability to maintain supply continuity and verify that customer costs can be supported.
• Materials bid management.
• Reviews and submits all customer material bid requests.
• Resolves any issues with customer, internal team.
• Manages customer relationship from Supply Chain perspective.
• Obtains and disseminates customer SCM feedback to team.
• Champions improvements and communicates action plans.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• In-depth understanding of all aspects of the global supply chain, Celestica's strategic policies and objectives, and its
• suppliers and customers.
• Good understanding of specific customers' business, organization, products and processes.
• Fundamentals of financial product cost structures and asset management techniques.
• Extensive ability to utilize computer systems and applications in order to gather require information, and compile information into a customer presentable format.
• Good formal presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively communicate all SCM related activities in an appropriate manner to the customer and internal team.
• Applies analysis and judgement to assess performance against key measures and determine priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to interface cross functionally in order to gather required customer information.
• Develops wide personal network of contacts, internally, and where appropriate externally.
• Adopts a proactive approach to running their part of the business.

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.

Salary

Salary range $78k-$90k

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.

Typical Experience

• Three to six 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.

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.