Hybrid Senior Global Supply Manager

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About the role

  • Senior Manager overseeing global supply chain management and supplier performance across various sites. Collaborating with cross-functional teams for operational excellence in supply continuity and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Job title

Senior Global Supply Manager

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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