Materials Program Management Specialist

Req

Remote Position:
No

Region:
Americas

Country: USA

State/Province:
Texas

City:  Richardson

** General Overview*
* *
* Functional Area:

** SCM - Supply Chain Management

** Career Stream:
** SCM - Supply Chain Management

** Role:
** Specialist

*
* Job Title:

** Materials Program Management

** Job Code:
** SPE-SCM-PROG

** Band:
** Level 08

** Direct/Indirect Indicator:
** Indirect

** Summary*
* Incumbents apply in-depth knowledge in a specific area of specialization. Work is performed within established professional standards and practices. Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors and a considerable degree of judgement. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve results may have a negative impact on the divisions/departments operations, schedules, and/or performance goals.

Works under minimum Supervision. Seeks approval from others on matters outside of job/role scope. Receives instruction on specific assignment objectives and possible solutions. Unusual problems are solved jointly with manager. Work is reviewed for application of sound technical judgment. May lead a work group or project team consisting of technical and support staff. Builds 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.

** Detailed Description*
* Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

+ Interfaces with Business Office, Production, Procurement, Planning and customers to compile, develop, validate, and communicate production/shipments plans that support overall business goals.

+ Identifies business process enhancements and participates in their design and implementation.

+ Participates in Master Planning review and procurement actions from MRP process.

+ Coordinates with planning on customer requirements, changes, in order to assess costs and actual feasibility.

+ Supports new product introduction.

+ In coordination with Business Office, negotiates with customer on behalf of SCM on any materials management related activity such as schedules, costs and Engineering Change implementation.

+ Provides customer with technology information, supplier capabilities, and market trends to compliment SCM activities.

+ Reviews all terms and conditions agreed to in the Celestica/Customer contract to assess SCM's ability to meet these requirements.

+ Partners with Business Office in negotiating Terms and Conditions in relation to SCM activities with customer.

+ Identify Celestica's SCM new product process requirements to the customer, and ensure all information is received and SCM processes initiated effectively.

+ Coordinates Bill of Material analysis.

+ Reviews content, lead time constraints, critical parts supply and component reliability issues.

+ Ensures alternate source capability to maintain supply continuity and verify that customer costs can be supported.

+ Materials bid management.

+ Reviews and submits all customer material bid requests.

+ Resolves any issues with customer, internal team.

+ Manages customer relationship from Supply Chain perspective.

+ Obtains and disseminates customer SCM feedback to team.

+ Champions improvements and communicates action plans.

** Knowledge/Skills/Competencies*
* + In-depth understanding of all aspects of the global supply chain, Celestica's strategic policies and objectives, and its

+ suppliers and customers.

+ Good understanding of specific customers' business, organization, products and processes.

+ Fundamentals of financial product cost structures and asset management techniques.

+ Extensive ability to utilize computer systems and applications in order to gather require information, and compile information into a customer presentable format.

+ Good formal presentation skills.

+ Ability to effectively communicate all SCM related activities in an appropriate manner to the customer and internal team.

+ Applies analysis and judgement to assess performance against key measures and determine priorities.

+ Demonstrated ability to interface cross functionally in order to gather required customer information.

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