Job Description

Req ID: 115048
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Asia
Country: Malaysia
State/Province: Kedah
City: Kulim

Detailed Description:

Celestica is a leader in the electronic manufacturing and end-to-end solution industry including design to after-sales services for its customers. The Indirect Procurement team is responsible for sourcing non-production goods and services in categories such as facilities, MRO, IT, HR, insurance, legal, audit, financial services, manufacturing and automation equipment, training and education as well as marketing and communication.

The sourcing role is suited for candidates who have experience in collecting and defining scope of work with business partners requiring the services and/or goods.

Candidates should have a track record of timely execution whether for short/quick RFQs or for more complex sourcing activities based on strong, clear and comprehensive RFx process including Q&A, and scorecards, resulting in selecting the best partner with competitive terms and conditions.

Professionals who like to challenge themselves and who are critical thinkers, challenging business partners as well as suppliers if required, this role is for you.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies:

Ability and initiative to independently prepare sourcing packages that meet the needs of Celestica including determining companies to consider/qualify/solicit to participate in sourcing activity.

Evaluate Celestica\'s historical spend as well as market information/factors to derive insights useful in preparation of and during the sourcing cycle.

Solid negotiation skills required.

Seeking assertive, focused, motivated and engaged sourcing professionals.

Commitment to objectives including timelines/deadlines are crucial.

Experience in drafting and debating contractual terms to finalize agreements with legal parties and suppliers is a must.

Some experience in procuring non-production services and/or goods is required.

Advocating and upholding policies/procedures is also a must.

Must be comfortable working in a dynamic, changing environment.

Strong project management skills are required.

Experience using eprocurement systems/modules is preferred.

Ability to coordinate work with other sourcing and category professionals in the global team.

Performance is based on timely, quality results that drive value through competitive Term & Conditions\' including cost containment and reduction.

Accountable, responsible, ethical, pragmatic.

Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers

Communication and writing skills in English are required and knowledge in another language is an added advantage

Physical Demands

Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment - hybrid work model possible

Team with a global footprint requires some interactions with colleagues across different time zones in the world.

Education

Minimum education Diploma or Degree in related fields

Experience

Minimum 5 years of working experience

The position can be based out of any of the following Celestica locations: Penang or Johor

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) enables the world\'s best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud.

Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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