Supply Chain Strategist/manager

Req ID: 117075
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Bayan Lepas
City: Penang

**General Overview**:
**Functional Area**: SCM - Supply Chain Management
**Career Stream**: INV - Inventory
**Role**: Advisory
**Job Title**: Inventory Advisor
**Job Code**: ADV-SCM-INV
**Band**: Level 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.

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:

- Develops strategies that will meet sites objectives for material availability and inventory reduction.
- Recommends and leads team to drive implementation of SMI and other inventory initiatives.
- Implements and drives strategies with CFT representatives to get agreements with suppliers to implement SMI.
- Assists Commodity Managers with negotiations of new and revised contracts with SMI.
- Monitors and reports the progress of SMI and other inventory initiatives.
- Escalates issues as required and recommends course to action to resolve.
- Monitors, reports and ensures adherence to inventory reductions programs/ initiatives.

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- Broad knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, product builds process, materials being purchased by the department and the engineering change process.
- Strong knowledge of inventory management, production planning, scheduling, material requirements planning and manufacturing control systems.
- Good analytical and statistical skills.
- Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem solving 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**:

- Six to eight years of relevant 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