Celestica

Program Manager - Aerospace & Defense

Celestica$90K — $100K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
  • 3-6 years of relevant experience
  • In-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain management (SCM)
  • Strong understanding of pricing, contracts, and negotiation
  • Excellent customer relations and problem resolution skills
  • Ability to manage multiple detailed projects under tight deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Manage customer accounts ensuring timely product deliveries and project schedules
  • Forecast and monitor account profitability in collaboration with the team
  • Assist in pricing and bid preparation while managing contract terms
  • Monitor customer satisfaction and conduct surveys for feedback
  • Host program tracking meetings to maintain clear communication
  • Resolve customer issues while assessing inventory impacts from order changes
  • Provide performance reporting for Operations and Customer Reviews

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance and voluntary benefits
  • 401k plan with company match
Full Job Description
Req ID: 132613
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: Arizona
City: Tucson

Summary

This role involves managing day-to-day customer account activities, ensuring on-time product deliveries and project schedules, managing account profitability and contract terms, monitoring customer satisfaction, coordinating program tracking meetings, resolving customer issues, and providing performance reporting and analysis. The incumbent applies in-depth knowledge in a specialized area (i.e Cells, Swim lanes), working on problems of moderate scope, and exercising considerable judgment with minimal supervision. You will proactively manage professional relationships, facilitate clear communication between various departments, and provide data-driven insights to maintain high standards of service and operational efficiency. The position demands in-depth knowledge of manufacturing processes, SCM, PCBs, pricing, contracts, strong customer relations, negotiation, and project management.

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
  • Works as a member of team responsible for day-to-day activities of customer accounts to ensure that product deliveries are on time and that projects/programs are on schedule/develop action plans to correct out of plan conditions.
  • With guidance from more experienced team members manages customer account profitability; forecasting, planning and monitoring efficiency and execution of strategies.
  • Strong participation in pricing/bid preparation and the development and management of contract terms.
  • Manages and monitors customer satisfaction day to day and formally (customer surveys, self assessments, complaint management, problem resolution, satisfaction management).
  • Communicates frequently with customers to help ensure satisfaction with the company and the products.
  • Co-ordinates 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.
  • 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.
  • Works with cost engineering, finance and SCM staff to coordinate efforts to analyze costs and price variances.


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.


Salary & Benefits

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: $90,000- $100,000 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, PTO, short and long term disability, life insurance, voluntary benefits and a 401k plan with company match.

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

  • 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.

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.

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
Size
23,915 employees
Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Founded
1994
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