Sr. Specialist - Strategic Planning & Buying

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09 - Buying/Planning Advisor 1
Req g Manager:
Jesse Johnson Band: 09

Region:
Americas Country: USA
State/Province:
Texas
City:
Richardson

Functional Area: Supply Chain Management(SCM)
Career Stream: Purchasing()
Role: Advisory
Job Title: Buying/Planning Advisor
Job Code: ADV-SCM-BUYP
Band: Level 09
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

The Sr. Specialist - Strategic Planning Buying (internally designated as the Buying and Planning Advisor) represents a full level of specialization within the Supply Chain Planning framework.

This pivotal role steps beyond transactional routines to directly design, control, and advance theunified buying and planning architecture. Balancing high-impact operational visibility with systemmodernization, the Advisor evaluates business dynamics at their fundamental root cause,utilizing advanced SAP workflows to optimize long-term material assets and tier-to-tier supplierecosystems.

Core Allocation of Time & Responsibilities

65% Core Operations & Root Cause Analysis

35% Strategic Initiatives & SAP Projects

• Develop medium- to long-range collaborative material and capacity forecasts.
• Build and embed enterprise Sales,Inventory, and Operations Planning(SIOP) workflows.
• Partner with Commodity Management to align localized purchasing with globalcorporate contracts.
• Formulate multi-layered risk mitigation plans to secure supply network continuity.

• Act as the key pipeline interfacebetween Supply Chain Planning andthe IT department for systemenhancements.
• Develop, map, and document refinedtechnical workflows between functional groups.
• Eradicate manual processing steps tounlock systemic SAP usage adoption,automation, and scale.
• Perform methodical data root cause analysis to resolve operational bottlenecks

• Planning Metrics & Analytics:
  Establish, evaluate, and monitor critical planning data thresholds including Purchase Requisition (PR) Accuracy Rates, First-Time Match Rates,and Requisition Cancellation Rates to ensure exceptional upstream data hygiene.
• Supplier Performance Management:
  Identify and manage supplier compliance criteriaaccording to contracted splits and lead-time performance criteria. Collaborate directly withsupplier operations teams to sustainably compress lead times and eliminate systemcosts.
• SAP Master Data Architecture:
  Audit and maintain core SAP planning parameterssystematically, taking ownership of Vendor Lead Times, Purchasing Info Records (PIR),and Celestica Supplier Portal (CSC).
• Multi-Tier Visibility:
  Ensure strategic capacity alignment and transparent forecastcommunications with Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers. Meticulously track variations in baselineforecast data and update data matrices to safeguard lines against shortages.
• Engineering Change Integration:
  Partner with local site engineering and operation steams to develop and track cut-over parameters to new part revisions, actively minimizingobsolete and excess inventory exposure.
• Production Readiness Validation:
  Validate Clear-to-Build (CTB) data accuracy,identifying repeating material gating items and formulating permanent structuralresolutions.
• Executive Performance Reviews:
  Conduct formal bi-annual business reviews with critical strategic suppliers utilizing balanced performance scorecards to optimize logistics,financials, and efficiency metrics.
• Domain Expertise:
  Broad knowledge of advanced electronic manufacturingenvironments, electronics components, operational materials, and build flows.
• Strategic Agility:
  Fast learner possessing sharp knowledge of global supply chainmodels, including macro-level corporate strategies and fulfillment objectives.
• SAP and Rapid Response Expertise:
  Strong knowledge of IT concepts, complex systems infrastructure, and advanced SAP planning modules, configurations, and MRPtechniques.
• Professional Capabilities:
  Excellent analytical capabilities, professional negotiationacumen, and structured problem resolution skills.
• Leadership & Communication:
  Strong communication, presentation, interpersonal, and leadership skills; ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with awide variety of internal partners and external vendors.

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• 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.

• Six to eight years relevant experience.

• Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experiency.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and…