Inventory Manager

Req ID: 118828
Remote Position: No
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Kedah
City: Kulim

**General Overview**:
**Functional Area**: SCM - Supply Chain Management
**Career Stream**: INV - Inventory
**Role**: Consultant 1
**Job Title**: Inventory Consultant 1
**Job Code**: CO1-SCM-INV
**Band**: Level 10
**Direct/Indirect Indicator**: Indirect

**Summary**:
Applies expertise in more than one area of specialization. Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires and in-depth evaluation of various factors. Incumbents are accountable for quality of work delivered by external suppliers as applicable. Incumbents have decision-making authority and autonomy to deliver on goals of team. Influences others outside of team to ensure goals are met and resolves conflicts in an effective manner. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in additional costs and serious delays in overall schedules of a site and/or regional function. May lead a multi-functional work group or project team consisting of one or more support staff and/or tech/professional staff, or may provide advice and guidance in area of specialty. May determine new methods and procedures. Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships; maintains contacts with existing relationships. Interfaces with senior managers on issues related to the area of expertise. Interacts with and influences management and/or customers on significant issues.

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

- Develops strategies for global inventory management.
- Develops, implements, tracks, and reports inventory results for Celestica globally.
- Assists in setting the global inventory targets and coordinates solutions to help achieve these targets.
- Develops standard inventory reporting approaches with sites and ensure committed plans are in place for days of supply and other inventory management metrics.
- Works with sites, CFT's and SCM staff as needed to drive results.
- Develops tactical and long-term initiatives covering process improvements, action plans, training and education, deployment of SMI and other inventory flexibility initiatives.
- Consolidates weekly and monthly inputs from sites and deals with site reporting issues.
- Develops reporting package/ presentation for executive review.
- Participates in strategic development sessions with senior SCM Management.
- Leads adhoc inventory management related assignments ie SMI database creation, interplant parts sharing.

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- Strong knowledge of global business environment and customers’ business.
- Strong knowledge of global inventory management, production planning, scheduling, material requirements planning and manufacturing control systems.
- Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, product builds process, materials being purchased by the department and the engineering change process.
- Strong analytical and statistical skills.
- Strong negotiation and problem resolution skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
- Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

**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.
- Occasional overnight travel is required.

**Typical Experience**:

- Eight plus years of experience

**Typical Education**:

- Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experiency.
- 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 p