SCM Director - Inventory 2

Req ID: 123236
Remote Position: Yes
Region: Americas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

General Overview

Functional Area: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Career Stream: SCM - Supply Chain Management
Role: Director 1
Job Title: SCM Director 1
Job Code: DR1-SCM
Band: Level 12
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

We are currently seeking a Director, Supply Chain Management to join our Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CCS) segment. The successful candidate will provide leadership in developing our strategy and process improvement for inventory management, provide leadership and direction in our customer contract negotiations as it relates to the supply chain and drive overall improvements throughout the organization.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in driving improvement throughout the supply chain to achieve operational excellence, executive level engagement internally and externally and will have a proven track record of developing best-in-class solutions. They will lead the efforts of multiple support organizations globally to ensure success.

Detailed Description

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

• Develop and facilitate Inventory metrics and dashboard view to provide management visibility. Drive action plans and report progress.
• Develop and maintain Executive level reporting (MOR/MER) identifying key initiatives and improvement areas.
• Develop team action plans to exceed targets with regular review process to achieve success.
• Assessment of new customer opportunities at the engagement stage to develop and cost the appropriate supply chain solution. Supports internal and external pitch. Provide SCM leadership in development and negotiation of contract as it relates to SCM terms and liabilities.
• Leadership and ownership of inventory related process, tools and KPI's for CCS.
• Provide leadership and lead executive level escalation to solution inventory liabilities: excess, surplus and obsolete, aging inventory, non-performing inventory, defective materials.
• Drive SCM teams to proactively solution all non-performing inventory.
• Ensure we are consistently reporting accurately on liabilities and closing the action plans.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop strategy and process to deliver industry-leading supply chain flexibility.
• Develop clear metrics with cross customer action plans to drive vendor improvements.
• Develop harmonized customer inventory models that can be leveraged to:
  • forecast the impact of customer revenue and mix changes,
  • develop long term strategic plans (SPP),
  • develop annual plans (AOP)
• Provide leadership in CCS quotes with respect to inventory turns. Leverage the Turns Model to improve on the inventory turns quoted.
• Collaborate with Corporate Inventory & Finance leadership teams to align on the inventory reserve methodology for CCS accounts. Develop the process to enable predictability that allows a deeper team understanding of the Inventory reserve process for risk inventory.
• Collaborate with SSCM leaders to maximize the opportunities to share common materials to maximize profitability.
• Measure customer forecast to actuals and the impact this has on non-performing inventory.
• Lead and facilitate cross customer learning to address forecast accuracy challenges.
• Roll up SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Plan) reporting for CCS, developing and tracking action plans to close the gaps.
• Escalation point for CCS team for gap approvals and action tracking.
• Develop long term strategy plans (SPP) and annual plan (AOP) for inventory, supported by the harmonized inventory models.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (Business or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of supply chain management, operational excellence and inventory management.
• Ability to understand the complete supply chain and resolve issues in any area.
• Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications (SAP, Rapid Response, Business Objects, Excel).
• Strong knowledge in all areas of import/export, regulatory and logistics management.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Able to resolve complex issues & problems internally and externally.
• Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
• Ability to maintain external contacts with consultants, associations and other companies for benchmarking and networking.
• Able to work effectively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives.
• Regular travel will be required (10%-25%).

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.

Typical Experience

• Eleven to fourteen years 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.

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.