Summary

Detailed Description

• Manages supplier RFQ process for specific Commodity group(s) across multiple engineering projects to ensure all costing due dates are achieved.
• Lead component level supplier negotiations to establish competitive cost solutions.
• Commodity expertise depth knowledge of key commodity price drivers & sensitivities, performs general pricing & supply market trend analytics.
• Supplier expertise - understands key suppliers and develops effective supplier relationships
• Develop & execute commodity strategy including competitive benchmarking, delivering a commodity strategy enabling the overall program strategy, supplier analysis, development & selection.
• Able to identify and justify alternate component solutions.
• Able to provide competitive cost estimate for complex parts (Bid only).
• Updates material prices database, analyzes components for competitiveness and customer compliance, review with management.
• Generate material cost BOM used for bidding and presentation to management.
• Collaborates with engineering teams to estimate Built-To-Print (BTP) part costs during product development projects and Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) cost reduction projects.
• Consolidates and escalates all critical shortages and resolve delivery issues for development projects.
• Participates in kick-off meetings and interacts with global customers units as well as counterparts in other regions.
• Provides guidance to counterparts at the sites to ensure process compliance.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Extensive knowledge of BTP manufacturing materials, techniques, cycle times, and logistics.
• Extensive knowledge of the BTP marketplace conditions including industry pricing, technology and supply/demand trends.
• Working knowledge of Celesticas global supply chain including strategic policies and objectives.
• Strong knowledge of basic computer applications and the ability to learn and use multiple applications specific to this department including ERP (SAP) and office systems (Google G-Suite and Microsoft Office Products).
• Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Strong knowledge of negotiation practices/methodologies.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Ability to read and understand BTP 2D production drawings.
• Ability to review 3D models with viewing software.
• Understanding of GD&T tolerances and the impact on part cost.

Typical Experience

• Six to ten years of relevant experience.
• Direct experience is required in some or all of these product types: sheet metal parts, plastic and metal machined parts, weldments, and/or raw materials.
• Background in supplier qualification (SQE) is a plus.
• Fabrication experience in sheet metal, welding, or machining is a plus.
• Experience with aPriori is a plus.

Physical Demands

• 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.
• Infrequent domestic and international overnight travel may be required.

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain management, a related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Educational requirements may vary by geography.

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