Global Program Management Consultant

Remote Position:
Yes

Region:
Americas

Country: USA

Celestica enables the world's best brands. Through our unrivalled customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in numerous markets to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges.

The Program Manager – Strategic Planning & Capacity operates in a high-visibility role reporting directly to the Director of Global Capacity Planning. This role is foundational to the company’s forward-looking growth, covering global capacity planning, new customer onboarding, and early engagement initiatives. The primary focus of this position is the end-to-end management, coordination, and analysis of the executive-level Global Capacity Planning model.

This critical, highly detailed data asset is reviewed directly by executive leadership to guide global operations and corporate strategy.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, detail-oriented "go-getter" who possesses exceptional data-organizing skills. You must excel at transforming large, complex, and meticulous datasets into clear, actionable insights while seamlessly managing multiple cross-functional projects simultaneously.

Global Capacity Management:
Owns the update execution, meticulous maintenance, and validation of the highly critical, large-scale Global Capacity Planning file.

Cross-Functional Data Gathering:
Partners directly with various Business Units (BUs) to gather, interpret, and integrate their future demand and growth projections.

Site

Collaboration:

Communicates regularly with manufacturing sites globally to capture localized operational capabilities and facilitate forward-looking capacity planning.

Executive Reporting Support:
Assists the Director in translating massive, intricate spreadsheets into clear, structured, and high-level summaries ready for executive reviews.

Early Engagement & Onboarding:
Supports strategic initiatives surrounding early engagement and the smooth transition/integration of new customers.

Multi-Project Handling:
Simultaneously manages multiple ongoing tasks, operational streams, and strategic planning timelines effectively.

Proactive Problem Solving:
Identifies data discrepancies or out-of-plan conditions early, applying strong analytical skills to resolve complex planning bottlenecks.

Matrix Communication:
Coordinates and drives alignment across matrixed internal groups—including Finance, Manufacturing, Business Units, and Executive Leadership.

Advanced Data & Spreadsheet Literacy:
Exceptional proficiency in navigating, organizing, and auditing massive, highly detailed Excel workbooks. Must be comfortable maintaining meticulous data integrity within complex (though not necessarily structurally convoluted) models.

Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving:
Superior ability to break down vague or expansive operational inputs into clear, logical planning steps.

Adaptability & Speed: A fast learner who can rapidly grasp Celestica’s global footprints, site capabilities, and internal planning ecosystems.

Clear & Effective Communication:
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex operational realities clearly to executive stakeholders.

Proactive Execution: A self-motivated "go-getter" who displays high levels of initiative, flexibility, and autonomy in a shifting environment.

Project Management & Multitasking:
Excellent organizational skills to manage competing priorities and keep overlapping long-term planning schedules on track.

Financial and Business Acumen:
Strong understanding of data analytics, market dynamics, and manufacturing capacity constraints.

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment or manufacturing floor
• Likely there will be a significant amount of travel between customer and Celestica locations
• 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.
• Above demands are carried out within the local existing Health and…