{"id":3190709,"url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-buyer-1","title":"Buyer 1","company":{"id":58064,"name":"Celestica","domain":"celestica.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/celestica","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":5,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.2,"time_to_fill_p50_days":20,"computed_at":"2026-11-09T06:03:00Z"}},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"junior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Kulim, Malaysia"],"countries":["MY"],"hiring_countries":["MY"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":9000,"max_usd":16000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_cell","sample_n":10},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-10-08T02:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-08","last_verified_at":"2026-11-07T03:48:33Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-11-07T03:48:33Z","days_open":30,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":30},"description":"07- Buyer 1\nReq ID: 140615\nRemote Position: No\nRegion: Asia\nCountry: Malaysia\nState/Province: Kedah\nCity: Kulim\nDetailed Description:\nIncumbents are fully qualified to execute job/role accountabilities working independently on most aspects of the job.\nWork is performed within established professional standards and practices.\nTasks are moderately complex in nature where judgment is required to complete recurring assignments independently and to determine the best methods to follow to complete assignments.\nErroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the division’s/department’s operations, schedules, and/or performance goals.\nWorks under general Supervision. Situations not covered by standard processes, procedures and methods are referred to manager or expert resource. May demonstrate work methods to new employees.\nBuilds internal and external relationships, with emphasis on those that facilitate the achievement of job/role accountabilities, such as relationships with key suppliers, customers and internal service.\nPerforms tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:\nProcures goods and services in support of the business operations.\nActs as the communication link between internal customers, suppliers and external customers on pre-production ramp up and full production volume. Reviews requisitions, contacts vendors, examines bids and initiates contracts.\nResponsible for the procurement of parts and supplies for new products, existing products and non-production supplies. Initiates purchases driven through MRP process.\nAssesses when to execute and what order to place based on other factors. Coordinates and manages last time buys for products end of life. Ensures on-time delivery, purchase price variance and inventory management.\nTracks forecast accuracy and reports back to appropriate personnel. Updates standard costs for assigned parts. Facilitates quoting and sourcing of parts to improve supply and reduce costs. Acts as primary contact with suppliers, internal and external customers to facilitate problem resolution for assigned material.\nAddresses and resolves situations such as supply chain shortages, allocations, bad balances, discrepant material and alternate sources of supply. Has responsibility for continuous improvement including data integrity and parameter management. Analyzes variances to determine root cause and implement corrective action. Manages overall relationship with and performance of suppliers. Meets regularly with suppliers to set goals and understand next generation of product offerings. Evaluates supplier performance and helps drive performance improvements. Develops and documents audit procedures and plans for Procurement to ensure compliance to corporate policies and procedures. Ensures audit readiness among all purchasing personnel. Coordinates and conducts internal self-audits and ISO reviews. Action audit findings to clear audit exposures.\nKnowledge/Skills/Competencies:\nBasic knowledge of electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.\nKnowledge of procurement processes, inventory management and supplier management.\nGood knowledge of the types of materials being purchased by the department.\nGood negotiation and problem resolution skills.\nAbility to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.\nAbility to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.\nAbility to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.\nStrong knowledge of SCM policies, and procedures and ISO standards.\nTypical Experience:\nTwo to four years’ relevant experience\nTypical Education:\nBachelor’s degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.\nEducational requirements may vary by geography\nNotes:\nThis 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.\nCelestica 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).\nAt 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.\nCOMPANY OVERVIEW:\nCelestica (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.\nHeadquartered 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.\nCelestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.\nCelestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5971,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Malaysia","iso":"MY","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electronics Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-24T01:27:47Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-11-07T03:48:33Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-buyer-1","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-buyer-1.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T06:08:15Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14236,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58064},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58064"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcelestica-buyer-1"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcelestica-buyer-1"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcelestica-buyer-1"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/celestica-buyer-1\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcelestica-buyer-1"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3190709}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"celestica.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3190709},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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