Manager, Strategic Supply Chain Management (Inventory)

Manager, Strategic Supply Chain Management (Inventory)

Date :

Sep 19, 2025 Location :

Penang, 07, MY Functional Area :

Supply Chain Management (SCM) Career Stream :

Supply Chain (SC) Role :

Manager (MG2) Job Title :

Manager, Supply Chain 2 Job Code :

MG2-SCM Band :

Level 10 Direct / Indirect Indicator :

Indirect Summary

This role is responsible for managing the strategic supply chain management function, including inventory management, demand management, and supply chain optimization. Detailed Description

Drives team to manage material shortages to ensure Clear to Builds in collaboration with the Purchasing and SLM Team. Supports the team being the liaison between customer project management and internal departments on the introduction of new product requirements. Ensures the team performs a timely and accurate demand management process. Ensures proper Excess, Surplus and Obsolete inventory. Ensures team identifies the impact of excess and obsolescence and drives necessary actions to mitigate it. Ensures bills of material are accurate and collaborate with other teams on any engineering changes. Collaborates with different stakeholders to achieve Inventory Entitlement targets and drive results. Drives actions to meet the Inventory goals, including performing accurate Inventory Projection. Leads the team to maintain continuous Material Supply to achieve the targeted inventory levels and turns. Ensures the team Performs material and capacity analysis before loading MPS. Validates that the team Performs Financial Impact Analysis to mitigate inventory risk before loading MPS. Works with other departments to review and dispose of non-conforming materials. Ensures production schedules to meet the customer requirements to achieve high levels of on time delivery. Ensures proper POR including OAR management and timely execution. Drives necessary actions to meet revenue goals. Manages RMA orders and works with other departments to meet repair commitments. Monitors planning parameters to ensure optimized inventory levels. Ensures proper execution of the SIOP Process. Maintains responsibility for SCM Team training completion, performance management, development, recognition, coaching and compensation of employees. Reassigns personnel as necessary to optimize work and acts as a liaison with customers to ensure forecast commitments are met. Collaborates with other departments to improve supplyflex programs. Submits Investment Inventories for material that is not required for normal manufacturing operations. Follows global procedures and policies and drives practices aligned to them. Collaborates with Global and Segment teams to drive Inventory Management Operating System. Manages KRIs, Planning Metrics and drives necessary actions. Drives continuous improvements of SCM function through interactions with other departments. Develops and executes site inventory management processes including forecasting, analysis, reporting, action plans. Oversees design, development, integration and maintenance of SCM systems, tools, processes and training at the site. Qualifications

7+ years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 5+ years hands on experience in Project Management, Product Life Cycle, Change Management and NPI. A solid understanding of electronics manufacturing and planning is required. Understand the industry in which the customer resides. Understand the requirements for flexibility, cost and quality that will be needed by the customer. Define and monitor key performance metrics. Establish and grow internal and external relationships throughout multiple business levels of the account. Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Materials Logistics Management, or related discipline, or an equivalent proven track record in an EMS or similar environment. Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment. Duties of this position require continuous light physical effort and exertion including prolonged repetitive motion, standing, sitting in a confined work space. Occasional overnight travel may be required. Equal Opportunity Employer

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status.

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