Materials Program Manager

Summary

The Materials Program Manager (MPM) acts as the primary Supply Chain Management (SCM) interface between the customer, the business office, and the internal operations teams (Planning, Procurement, Production). The MPM is responsible for managing all SCM-related aspects for a specific customer program or set of programs, ensuring material supply continuity
, cost management
, and alignment of Celestica’s SCM activities with the customer's contract and requirements
. This role champions supply chain improvements and maintains a strong, proactive customer relationship from an SCM perspective.

Customer and Internal Interface: Serve as the liaison between the customer and internal departments (e.g., Planning, Procurement, Production, Engineering) for materials-related activities.

Requirements Management: Review and interpret the customer's contract terms and conditions related to SCM to ensure Celestica's ability to meet those requirements.

New Product Introduction (NPI) Support: Coordinate the SCM aspects of NPI, including:

• Coordinating Bill of Material (BOM) analysis (content, lead time, critical parts).
• Ensuring alternate source capability for supply continuity.
• Assessing material feasibility and costs for new product requirements/changes.

Demand & Supply Alignment: Interface with Planning and the Business Office to develop, validate, and communicate production/shipment plans that align with overall business goals.

Cost Management: Manage materials bid requests and submissions, working to resolve any cost issues with the customer and the internal team.

Relationship Management: Obtain and disseminate customer SCM feedback, championing improvements and communicating action plans to the internal team.

Process Improvement: Identify business process enhancements and participate in their design and implementation across the SCM function.

Knowledge/

Skills:

Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in Materials Management, Supply Chain, or Program Management is common for mid-level roles. More senior roles may require 8+ years of applicable experience.

Typical

Education:


Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering) or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Duties are primarily performed in a normal office environment
. The position frequently requires extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or detailed data.
Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse) are frequently required. Occasional travel may be required depending on customer and site needs.

This job description is generally representative and not exhaustive. Employees are accountable for all duties of the job, which are subject to change over time.

All 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.

Celestica’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. This 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.

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, Health Tech, 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.

Headquartered 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.