{"id":3190320,"url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-general-manager-rack-integration-business","title":"General Manager, Rack Integration Business","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":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Richardson, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":69000,"max_usd":161000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":13135},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"CAPA","optional":false}],"status":"closed","first_seen_at":"2026-10-17T02:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-17","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T12:28:11Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":"2026-11-05T12:28:11Z","days_open":19,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":19},"description":"Req ID: 140929\nRegion: Americas\nCountry: USA\nState/Province: Texas\nCity: Richardson\nSummary\nThe General Manager, Rack Integration Business manages the strategy, operating performance, and change implementation for Celestica’s rack integration business across multiple teams and functions. The role oversees customer-dedicated organizations spanning operations, program management, production, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality, and supply chain.\nThis is a 100%-focused rack integration general management role. The GM is accountable for the end-to-end execution of integrated rack programs, including customer requirements, forecasting, NPI, prototype and first-article builds, manufacturing readiness, production ramp, mass production, testing, quality, fulfillment, and sustaining operations.\nThe GM contributes to the strategic direction of the rack integration business, including customer, technology, services, capacity, footprint, and pricing considerations. The role is accountable for global rack integration projects and P&L, resolving complex issues with long-term impact. The GM develops and implements new strategies, participates in strategic planning, and is responsible for planning, budgeting, cost management, and investment priorities.\nThe GM directs activities through department and functional managers, reviews performance and compensation, and builds a high-performing organization. This role requires regular interaction with executives, major customers, suppliers, and global Celestica leaders, including negotiation and escalation management. The GM may represent the organization at customer, supplier, and industry events.\nDetailed Description\nPerforms tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:\nProvides direct and indirect supervision to subordinate managers and employees performing highly specialized work across rack integration operations, program management, production, manufacturing engineering, test, quality, supply chain, logistics, and related functions. Provides latitude and discretion to leaders while maintaining accountability for business results.\nLeads rack integration strategy deployment, long-term planning, objective setting, policy formation, operating governance, and change management for the primary Richardson/CRT operation and associated global support teams.\nDevelops new strategies, policies, practices, methods, programs, and techniques to establish a scalable rack integration operating model and support future customer and technology requirements.\nImplements new strategies across rack integration groups and may be leveraged for strategy deployment by other Celestica sites supporting rack and cabinet integration.\nManages multiple customer-dedicated teams, including operational program management, production, manufacturing engineering, test engineering, quality, supply chain, warehouse, logistics, and supporting customer operations resources.\nOwns P&L and operating performance for rack integration operations, including revenue, MVA, cost of capital, cost management, productivity, working capital, and approved investment plans.\nLeads production, engineering support, test readiness, quality performance, and cost management, including bid, quotation, capacity, and investment inputs as required.\nManages rack integration programs to achieve planned revenue, margin, output, quality, delivery, and cost objectives; meet customer commitments and schedules; and develop action plans to correct out-of-plan conditions.\nExtended description\nOwns the operating rhythm for customer forecasting, demand planning, material readiness, capacity planning, production efficiency, labor planning, equipment readiness, and execution of the forecast strategy.\nLeads NPI and launch readiness from customer requirements through prototype and first-article builds, manufacturing readiness reviews, work instructions, SOPs, test scripts, training, production ramp, and transition to mass production.\nEnsures the organization can execute rack-level integration activities, including mechanical and optical assembly, cabling, system configuration, functional testing, rework, packaging, and shipment readiness.\nEnsures readiness of facilities, power, cooling, cleanroom, test, warehouse, material-flow, and logistics capabilities required for rack integration and customer deployment commitments.\nLeads quality and operational excellence for rack integration, including yield improvement, defect containment, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, test-turn reduction, cycle-time reduction, and Lean improvement.\nPartners with the Global Account Team to establish customer satisfaction objectives and execution plans that keep products, programs, and projects on schedule, highlight strong performance, and position perceived performance issues in the appropriate context.\nManages customer operations activities including MRP volumes and commitments, new product development support, prototype builds, new product introduction, manufacturing readiness reviews, contract/DOU execution, rack-level quality and test performance, and Lean customer relationship management.\nMaintains effective relationships with customer operations, engineering, supply chain, quality, and executive stakeholders; leads customer operations reviews, escalation meetings, capacity discussions, and recovery plans.\nReviews, analyzes, and reports program and business performance, taking timely action where performance is not acceptable.\nConducts monthly operations and customer operations review meetings and quarterly customer performance reviews.\nEstablishes and monitors a rack integration scorecard. Measurements may include rack output, on-time delivery, forecast accuracy, revenue, margin, MVA, cost of capital, inventory, material availability, staffing and development, expense, manufacturing efficiency, throughput, first-pass and test yield, rework, cycle time, safety, quality, and customer satisfaction.\nKnowledge/Skills/Competencies\nExcellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-resolution skills.\nAbility to establish business unit goals and coordinate a wide variety of resources to achieve financial, quality, delivery, capacity, and customer satisfaction metrics.\nAbility to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers, including executive stakeholders.\nAbility to effectively lead, manage, train, and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high performance within tight time deadlines in a highly dynamic environment.\nAbility to evaluate, prioritize, and solve a variety of tasks and problems to ensure timely and accurate completion.\nIn-depth knowledge and understanding of the rack integration business and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery, capacity, and profitability.\nIn-depth knowledge of manufacturing, production processes, systems integration, rack or cabinet assembly, cabling, testing, quality, material flow, and the tools and equipment used in production.\nDemonstrated understanding of NPI, prototype and first-article builds, manufacturing readiness, production ramp, mass production, and sustaining operations.\nWorking knowledge of supply chain planning, MRP, supplier management, material constraints, warehouse operations, logistics, and customer fulfillment.\nWorking knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma principles and continuous-improvement methods.\nDemonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and operate across global sites, functions, suppliers, and customer organizations.\nPhysical Demands\nDuties of this position are performed in manufacturing, engineering, test, warehouse, and customer-facing environments, with occasional exposure to elements such as noise, dust, chemicals, operating machinery, temperature extremes, and other manufacturing conditions.\nDuties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data. Regular presence in manufacturing and test areas is expected. Occasional overnight travel to customers, suppliers, and other Celestica sites is required.\nAll demands are carried out within local Health and Safety guidelines and applicable Celestica policies.\nTypical Experience\nTwelve plus years of relevant experience\nCommercial and business expertise (P&L Management and Strategy Development).\nExperience in multiple operational disciplines.\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 without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.\nThis policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.\nCelestica is an E-Verify employer.\nCOMPANY OVERVIEW:\nCelestica, Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and platform solutions, Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI, cloud, and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network, Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.\nToday, Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):\nATS: This segment serves customers in complex, regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductor Capital Equipment, and HealthTech. It is engineering led, with deep expertise in design, manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.\nCCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center, serving hyperscalers, digital native customers and enterprises. Celestica's Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing, storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.\nBuilt on a legacy of trust and performance, Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America, Europe and Asia, Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality, flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements, Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment, Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.\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":11987,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Electronics Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-24T01:25:05Z"},{"event":"close","at":"2026-11-05T12:28:11Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 47 · green card filings: 3","filings_12m":47,"filings_prev_12m":5,"green_card_filings_12m":3,"median_offered_wage_usd":151100,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-29T16:27:21+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":null,"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-general-manager-rack-integration-business","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-general-manager-rack-integration-business.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T15:51:28Z","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":20810,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"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-general-manager-rack-integration-business"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"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-general-manager-rack-integration-business"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"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-general-manager-rack-integration-business"},{"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-general-manager-rack-integration-business\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcelestica-general-manager-rack-integration-business"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3190320}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"celestica.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3190320},"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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