Director, Planning & Demand Management

Director, Planning & Demand Management

Date:

Sep 10, 2025 Location:

Toronto, NH, US Functional Area:

SCM - Supply Chain Management Career Stream:

SCM - Supply Chain Management Role:

Director 2 Job Title:

SCM Director 2 Job Code:

DR2-SCM Band:

Level 13 Direct/Indirect Indicator:

Indirect Summary

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: Maintains responsibility for a large site SCM activities or multi-customer activities but may have involvement in other site process and application implementations. Provides leadership and direction to multiple departments on structuring processes, layouts, and resources. Maintains external contacts to understand best of breed processes to improve costs and logistics offerings. Implements structure to meet future customer and process requirements. Maintains involvement in day-to-day issues related to the warehouse, transportation, internal parts flow, security and controls, inventory management, direction on purchasing contracts and non-production activities, applications and process changes. Provides direction on major projects, such as warehouse software upgrade, Advanced Planning System tool or enhancements. Provides direction to managers on objective setting, measurements, human resource activities and company procedures. Regular interaction, coaching and feedback with direct reports and also, their employees in some situations. Plays leadership role for the broader SCM team including hiring, promotions, and HR practices. Has involvement in many cross-functional activities such as formal benchmarking studies; interface with external auditors, and driving actions/ improvement across the organization. Reviews ISO compliance and SCM business controls. Identify and implement cost reduction activities. Has regular communication with the customers related to, demand, commitments, non-performing inventory and future process changes /improvements. Extensive knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes. In-depth knowledge and understanding of supply chain management, distribution methods, and global transportation services and inventory management. Ability to understand the complete supply chain and resolve issues in any area. Good understanding of IT concepts and integrated business applications. Strong knowledge in all areas of import / export, regulatory and logistics management Excellent analytical, negotiation and problem resolution skills Strong communication and presentation skills Able to resolve complex issues & problems internally and externally Significant skills required in multi-tasking and time management Ability to effectively lead, manage, train and motivate a diverse group of managers and employees. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers. Ability to maintain external contacts with consultants, association and other companies for benchmarking and networking. Able to work effectively cross-functionally and with other sites to achieve objectives. 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. Occasional overnight travel may be required. Typical Experience

Twelve plus years of relevant experience Typical Education

Bachelor's degree in related field (Business or Engineering), or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational requirements may vary by geography. Equal Opportunity Employer

Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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