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The supply chain challenges in addressing optimal factory and customer management require a focused, coordinated, close monitoring and deep customer engagement globally and engaging with cross-functional teams internally along with customers and suppliers.\nDetailed Description:\nThis is a senior-level position, typically at larger sites (>1500 employees). Provides direct & indirect supervision to all reporting managers & employees at a site performing highly specialized roles in several major func. or depts. May be accountable for projects or programs on a multi-national or global basis. Has overall P&L responsibility for site OPS or operational accountability for global BUs. Work requires resolving a wide variety of conditions that carry long-term implications. Participates with other senior mgrs to establish strategic plans & objectives.\nCorporate Role - SCM Leadership position engaged with all other Functional Areas, Customer GCBU, and Sites. Accountable for developing and driving GlobalCorporate SCM strategy across all Celestica Sites and/or customers. Scope of projects may include all areas of SCM, working in coordination with all levels of site or regional SCM areas and breadth of influence. The role is strategic on a global level managing or providing direction to multiple SCM dedicated teams across multiple geographies and/or customers. This role acts as a key contributor to setting strategic direction for key global programs. The scope of these projects involve customers, sites, suppliers and products, and may be integrated with GCBU activity.\nHas overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing & maintaining costs, methods & ee's in a func.area or cust.grouping. Makes final decisions on administrative & operational matters in the area of responsibility to ensure achievement of objectives. Directs & controls the activities of a broad func. or oper.area through several dept mgrs. Assigns objectives, reviews performance & approves ee compensation, coaches for improved performance. Regularly interacts with exec &/or major customers and suppliers. Interactions normally involve controversial situations, cust.negotiations, or influencing & persuading other senior level mgrs. May represent the organization in public speaking venues &/or community events.\nPerforms tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:\nCorporate role - maintains responsibility for SCM strategy development. & implementation based on supplier/cust.complexity on a global level.\nDevelops new SCM strategies, policies, practices, methods, or programs to establish new strategic direction in support of the SCM objectives.\nProvides leadership & direction on Corporate SCM guidance to site GM, GCBU VP & Func.Exec. Implements structure to meet future customer & process requirements. Interacts at all levels of Celestica.\nMaintains responsibility for all SCM activities across several sites supporting Industrial & Smart Energy manufacturing knowledge.\nProvides leadership and direction to multiple departments on structuring processes, layouts, and resources.\nMaintains external contacts to understand best-of-breed processes to improve costs and logistics offerings.\nImplements structure to meet future customer and process requirements.\nMaintains operational involvement in day-to-day issues related to the warehouse, transportation, internal parts flow, security and controls, inventory management, direction on purchasing contracts and non-production activities, applications, and process changes.\nProvides direction on major projects, such as Advanced Planning System tools and enhancements.\nProvides direction to managers on objective setting, measurements, human resource activities, and company procedures.\nHas regular interaction, coaching, and feedback with direct reports.\nParticipates in many cross-functional activities such as formal benchmarking studies, interface with external auditors, and driving actions/ improvement across the organization.\nReviews ISO compliance and SCM business controls.\nIdentifies and implements cost reduction activities.\nCommunicates with customers relating to demand, commitments, non-performing inventory, and future process changes /improvements.\nWill have responsibility for working with other Celestica sites, SCM, business development, corporate finance and global account teams to drive inventory management results globally.\nLeads tactical and long-term initiatives including process improvements, action plans, training and education and implements capital financing initiatives related to improving cash cycle.\nAbility to travel up to 50%.\nKnowledge/Skills/Competencies:\nExtensive knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.\nIn-depth knowledge and understanding of supply chain management, distribution methods, global transportation services, and inventory management including demand and planning optimization. Knowledge specific to Industrial products and manufacturing would be preferred.\nAbility to understand the complete supply chain and resolve issues in any area. Experience with multiple sites/multi geographies would be preferred.\nProven results in supply localization and accommodating supply needs of high mix/low volume business.\nGood understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications.\nStrong knowledge in all areas of import/export, regulatory and logistics management, particularly controlling freight premiums in high mix/low volume business.\nExcellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills.\nExperience negotiating supply and/or warehousing agreements.\nCollaboration with sales, engineering, Ops, IT in RFQ support and flawless customer launches.\nStrong communication and presentation skills.\nAble to resolve complex issues & problems internally and externally.\nSignificant skills required in multi-tasking and time management.\nAbility to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees.\nAbility to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.\nExtensive external contacts with consultants, associations and other companies for benchmarking and networking.\nAble to work effectively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives.\nEducation / Experience:\nBachelor's degree or equivalent preferably in Engineering\nCPIM designation would be considered an asset\n10+ years of relevant supply chain experience\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.\nCelestica’s policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran or disability status, or other characteristics protected by law.\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.\nLocation: This is a remote position, with travel as necessary. We are open to considering candidates close to any of our US locations in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Oregon or California as well as locations near major airports such as the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Pacific Coast.\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":9185,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Electronics Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-24T01:29:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":41,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":0.9,"p_active":0.83,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":32,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:61","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-supply-chain-director","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/celestica-supply-chain-director.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-27T17:53:38Z","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":7680,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z"}},"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-supply-chain-director"},{"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-supply-chain-director"},{"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-supply-chain-director"},{"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-supply-chain-director\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcelestica-supply-chain-director"}]}