Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Celestica, Inc. is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. The Operations Support Director will drive global operational and quoting strategies, collaborating with cross-functional managers and executive leadership to influence the company's market success.
Responsibilities
- Defines operational quote strategy for the company to support operational needs as well as strategic and growth initiatives
- Organizes and chairs quote performance reviews with the executive team
- Logs and tracks corrective actions
- Works with Operating units to find optimum solutions for asset and resource requirements
- Defines strategies for Operational solutions (ie. equipment AVL, resources demographics, etc.)
- Develops Operational solutions necessary to support and satisfy Business Development strategies
- Anticipates requirements for new market initiatives and provides leadership to prepare the Operating Units to succeed
- Study, recommend, implement necessary Manufacturing Execution Systems (ie. SFC, SFR, etc.) to provide Operating Units with the tools they need to efficiently and effectively run their business
- Conduct special studies and analysis as required to support senior management decisions and strategies, and drive operational change
- Support/direct site quotecell quoting activities within the segment
- Evaluates cost models and develops manufacturing strategies for new customer opportunities
- Benchmark new opportunity cost models with existing products to understand competitiveness
- Recommends cost model guidelines (TPS/PCM) for new customer opportunities
- Evaluates win/loss information to determine any improvements within the quotecell
- Participate/direct in the quote strategy meetings on new business opportunities
- Recommend site locations for new business opportunities
- Drives continuous improvement utilizing Closed Loop analysis and supports operational elements related to repricing activities
- Act as a liaison between Corporate and the sites / regions for communicating operational initiatives, accomplishments and challenges, and develop / maintain various global databases for sharing information
Skills
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of Production and how decisions impact customer satisfaction, product quality, on-time delivery and the profitability of the unit
- In-depth knowledge of manufacturing, the production process and the tools and equipment used in the process
- Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills
- Ability to establish manufacturing goals and coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet quality and quantity metrics
- Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers and the senior management team
- Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high performance levels within tight time deadlines in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment
- Extensive experience in World Class Manufacturing/Lean implementation
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work effectively cross functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives
- Strong PCBA/BoxBuild operations process background
- Excellent business, analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills
- Previous Program Management / Manufacturing Eng experience
- Strong financial acumen
- Eleven to fourteen years relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree in related field or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience
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