Senior Global Supply Manager
Celestica
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Remote Employee Mexico • Mexico
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About the role
- Serves as the primary operational and performance liaison between Celestica’s factories and global suppliers.
- Leads supplier collaboration on forecast accuracy, capacity planning, and production readiness to align with demand signals and program ramps.
- Uses analytics and predictive tools (e.g., Kinaxis Rapid Response, Power BI) to translate internal forecasts into actionable supplier capacity plans.
- Collaborates with suppliers and internal stakeholders to manage long-lead items, buffer strategies, and build plans.
- Proactive risk identification across suppliers supply chain -Tier 2 & 3 suppliers.
- Maintains a proactive risk register for supplier capacity, quality, and geopolitical exposure.
- Collaborate with SCM and Commodity Managers on multi-sourcing, dual-sourcing, and regional diversification to reduce dependency on critical nodes.
- Drives business continuity planning (BCP) with suppliers and internal teams to respond quickly to disruptions.
- Tracks recovery and escalation metrics through defined governance forums.
- Partners with global manufacturing and NPI teams to ensure supplier and site capacity models align with customer demand and new product introduction (NPI) timelines.
- Assesses supplier tooling, test equipment, and automation readiness to support forecasted volume growth.
- Supports ramp-to-mass production transitions, verifying supplier capability and logistics readiness.
- Leads capacity expansion initiatives, ensuring global alignment on tooling, test equipment, and automation roadmaps.
- Regularly reassess supplier capacity to align with evolving market demands and product life cycle phases.
- Communicates supply priorities through QBRs, daily calls, and cross-functional alignment sessions.
- Leads corrective action planning with SQE/GCE and SCM for supplier quality and performance issues.
- Drives process improvements in lead time reduction, delivery adherence, and yield improvement.
- Partners with Engineering and Commodity Management to identify and qualify new technologies and manufacturing processes from suppliers.
- Supports supplier readiness for next-generation products and emerging manufacturing trends (e.g., automation, sustainability, advanced materials).
- Ensures supplier scalability for future programs by validating process capability and technology maturity.
- Collaborates daily with Commodity Managers (GCMs), Supply Chain Managers (SCMs), Program Managers, and Operations to align on supplier performance, capacity, and readiness.
- Provides visibility on supplier health, material flow, and risk to executive stakeholders.
- Escalate issues with clear root-cause analysis and corrective actions, ensuring alignment across teams.
Requirements
- 8–12 years of experience in global supply chain management, supplier readiness, or manufacturing operations
- Demonstrated success in supplier performance management, capacity planning, and risk mitigation
- Experience in high-tech, EMS, or advanced manufacturing industries preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business; MBA preferred
- Proficiency with Kinaxis, SAP, E2Open, Power BI, and related data visualization tools
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible working hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
supplier performance managementcapacity planningrisk mitigationprocess improvementsforecast accuracyproduction readinessbusiness continuity planningroot-cause analysisdata visualization
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationleadershipproactive risk identificationcross-functional alignment
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Supply ChainBachelor's degree in OperationsBachelor's degree in EngineeringBachelor's degree in BusinessMBA