Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Chain

Senior Manager, Strategic Supply Chain

Date : Sep 5, 2025

Location : Monterrey, NLE, MX

Functional Area : Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Career Stream : Supply Chain (SC)

Role : Senior Manager (SMG)

Job Title : Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Job Code : SMG-SCM

Job Level : Level 11

Direct / Indirect Indicator : Indirect

Summary

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

Detailed Description

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for customer interface from SCM including relationship management and as a focal point for all SCM related issues.
• Provides leadership oversight for all SCM related matters for customer(s).
• Supports new business quotes and ramp for new products as the key corporate stakeholder for the supply chain.
• Provides leadership in designing the supplier portion of the materials supply chain to provide optimum flexibility with minimum investment.
• Supports the effort to identify and develop suppliers to meet current and future business needs.
• Supports efforts to reduce material cost and assess / respond to supply risks.
• Supports contracts and agreements for supplier chain related sections.
• Drives working capital assumptions in the quote process, and later leads SCM optimization efforts to achieve or exceed quoted turns and plan.
• Drives customer engagement on demand planning, demand management & collaboration while improving the process.
• Supports the development of delivery requirements, material plans and short-range capacity plans to meet production schedules and inventory objectives.
• Provides support to the team on management of materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle for a specific business unit or customer set.
• Has the ownership of the SCM portion for the customer QBRs, escalations and driving KPI improvement initiatives.
• Ensures contractual claims for SCM related costs are recovered (e.g. E&O, premium, NRE).
• Provides direction and support to site teams on SIOP, GAP inventory reviews and Strategic Inventory proposals to customers.
• Responsible for tracking and driving inventory results by working with SCM Managers, Directors & GMs and customer VP / GMs.
• Participate in business process improvements to help achieve inventory targets and maximize return on investment. Works to ensure Celestica is compliant with customs and regulatory laws.
• Drives supply chain improvement initiatives with sites to support customer and Celestica requirements.
• Provides coaching and support for various cross functional teams and provides direction on material pricing & costing, supplier performance, site localization strategies, demand / supply for customers, supply chain flexibility initiatives and overall supply chain continuous improvement.
• 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.
• Strong understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers. Strong presentation skills.
• Good knowledge of the marketplace conditions for a broad range of strategic commodities in industry pricing, technology, supply / demand and emerging trends.
• Strong knowledge of Celestica's global supply chain including strategic policies and objectives and how they fit in.
• Strong understanding of the global business environment and Customers business, organization, products and processes.
• Ability to lead complex negotiations effectively.
• Ability to interface with many international sites to establish strong working relationships and cooperation.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees.

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 is required.

Typical Experience

12+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and 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.

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.

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