Materials Program Management Specialist

Job Title:

Materials Program Management

The Materials Program Management role is responsible for performing tasks such as:

• 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.
• 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.

Requirements include:

• 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 required information, and compile information into a customer presentable format.
• Ability to effectively communicate all SCM related activities in an appropriate manner to the customer and internal team.

Typical experience and education include:

• Three to six years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Celestica is an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.