Global Commodity Advisor

Req ID: 117974
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Bayan Lepas
City: Penang

**General Overview**:
**Functional Area**: OPS - Operations
**Career Stream**: SUP - Operations Support
**Role**: Advisory
**SAP Short Name**: ADV
**Job Title**: Operations Support Advisor
**Job Code**: ADV-OPS-SUP
**Job Level**: Band 09
**Direct/Indirect Indicator**: Indirect

**Summary**:
First full level of specialization; applies expertise in more than one area of specialization. Work is performed within established professional standards, established policy, and/or established objectives. Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Incumbents are accountable for quality of work delivered by external suppliers as applicable. May influence others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the sites/major function's operations, schedules, and/or performance goals. Receives guidance primarily on unique, unusual, or controversial problems or questions. May lead a work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff with some coaching from own supervisor, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships.

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

- Leads the implementation of WCM methodologies.
- Assesses performance needs.
- Selects the appropriate change management tools.
- Plans the approach (training, project or Kaizen Blitz methodology) and assists in implementing and monitoring the specific change programs to ensure the performance needs are properly addressed.
- Works with local and/or corporate teams through the planning and implementation stages.
- Applies change management and engineering disciplines.
- Delivers performance results that directly contribute to MOR performance.
- Provides technical expertise to audit and evaluate the effectiveness of the change implementation and suggest/leads further improvement initiatives.

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- Advanced knowledge in engineering, business, organization design, operational and quality processes
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Knowledge in appropriate industry standards such as ISO, TL, QS, Baldrige
- Knowledge of tools and techniques such as Flow Manufacturing, Pull Production Systems, Kaizen Blitz methodology.
- Strong leadership skills
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
- Strong project management skills

**Physical Demands**:

- Duties of this position are performed in a manufacturing environment with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, etc.
- Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
- Occasional overnight travel may be required.
- Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and Safety guidelines

**Typical Experience**:

- Six to eight 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

**Notes**:
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).

**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.