Global Supply Chain - Senior Manager

About the Role

The Manager, Global Supply (GSM) is a cross-functional leader responsible for supplier performance across multiple sites, capacity planning, risk mitigation, and technology readiness across defined commodities or product categories. This role partners with Commodity Management, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Engineering (GCE), and Operations to maintain resilient, scalable, and high-performing supplier ecosystems. Location: Laem Chabang, Chonburi, Thailand. Onsite. Occasional overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary operational and performance liaison between Celestica factories and global suppliers.
• Lead supplier collaboration on forecast accuracy, capacity planning, and production readiness to align with demand signals and program ramps.
• Use analytics and predictive tools (e.g., Kinaxis Rapid Response, Power BI) to translate internal forecasts into actionable supplier capacity plans.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to manage long-lead items, buffer strategies, and build plans.
• Proactively identify risks across supplier supply chains, including Tier 2 & 3 suppliers, and maintain a risk register for capacity, quality, and geopolitical exposure.
• Work with SCM and Commodity Managers on multi-sourcing, dual-sourcing, and regional diversification to reduce dependencies.
• Drive business continuity planning (BCP) with suppliers and internal teams and track recovery/escalation metrics through governance forums.
• Partner with global manufacturing and NPI teams to ensure supplier/site capacity models align with customer demand and NPI timelines.
• Assess supplier tooling, test equipment, and automation readiness; support ramp-to-mass production transitions and capacity expansion initiatives.
• Lead corrective action planning with SQE/GCE and SCM for supplier quality and performance issues.
• Drive process improvements in lead time reduction, delivery adherence, and yield improvement.
• Provide visibility on supplier health, material flow, and risk to executive stakeholders and escalate issues with root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of related experience in global supply chain management, supplier readiness, or manufacturing operations; experience in high-tech, EMS, or advanced manufacturing preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business; MBA preferred.
• Demonstrated success in supplier performance management, capacity planning, and risk mitigation.
• Strategic execution: convert supply chain strategy into executable supplier action plans.
• Cross-functional collaboration: align SCM, Engineering, Operations, and Procurement for supply continuity.
• Analytical agility: use data to anticipate supply issues and support scenario planning.
• Continuous improvement and change leadership: identify and implement process enhancements and drive supplier performance improvements.

Skills / Required Skills

• Proficiency with Kinaxis Rapid Response, SAP, E2Open, and Power BI or similar data visualization and planning tools.
• Experience with capacity planning, supplier risk management, and business continuity planning.
• Ability to communicate supply priorities through QBRs, governance forums, and cross-functional alignment sessions.

Additional Information

• Duties require continuous light physical effort including prolonged repetitive motion, standing, and sitting in confined work spaces.
• Occasional overnight travel required.