10 - Operations Engineering Manager 2

Req ID:
Remote Position: No
Region: Americas
Country: Mexico
State/Province: Nuevo Leon
City: Monterrey
General Overview :
Functional Area : ENG - Engineering
Career Stream : OPE - Operations Engineering
Role : Manager 2
SAP Short Name : MG2
Job Title : Operations Engineering Manager 2
Job Code : MG2-ENG-OPS
Job Level : Band 10
Profile-Holding : Y
Direct/Indirect Indicator : Indirect
Summary :
Detailed Description :
Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Manages a team of professionals providing expertise in engineering operations in support of production business units.
- Manages engineering projects for development and production.
- Responsibilities include providing project definition and metrics, resource allocation, budget development and management, schedule management, task prioritization, contingency planning, project and program review.
- Communicates progress and results to senior management and customers.
- Works with Corporate and other Technical Managers to develop and maintain a process for determining which projects to staff based on customer demands and industry trends.
- Manages a team of professionals whose responsibilities are to work jointly with purchasing to establish and maintain sources of supply for mechanical parts and assemblies to specific criteria of cost and quality.
- Resolves all technical issues with suppliers, continually looks for ways to reduce part costs and drive continuous quality improvement of purchased material.
- Works closely with customers supply chain management and development organizations.
- Develops solutions based upon existing knowledge, and leveraging industry and other sites capabilities.
- Ensures we are providing best of breed solutions in areas such as product/engineering data exchange, data issues resolutions, data setup integrity and customers data collaboration.
- Assists in contract negotiations with SCM and Engineering management. Represents CDM and supports all sites in NPI/NCI/Bid process development and execution.
- Assists/Leads the Design and development of global CDM strategies, identifying gaps between current and best practices internally and externally.
- Leads cross-functional global teams including consultants and vendors to develop leading edge solutions.
- Manages, leads, and develops group of CDM employees.
Knowledge/Skills/Competencies :
- Engineering Foundation Competencies
- Understanding of competitor's pricing models.
- Knowledge of competitive benchmarks for pricing of specific product types.
- Knowledge of mechanical parts manufacturing processes.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes and equipment.
- In-depth knowledge of quality improvement practices and techniques.
- Ability to plan for and coordinate a wide variety of resources to meet production quality and quantity metrics.
- Ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of internal and external customers.
- Ability to effectively lead, manage, train, coach and motivate a diverse group of employees to achieve high production levels within tight time deadlines and in a highly dynamic manufacturing environment.
- Excellent negotiation, problem resolution and project management skills.
- Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated delivery of a variety of materials.
- Strong analytical and statistical skills.
Physical Demands :
- Incumbent will perform the duties of this position in a normal office environment.
- Duties may require periodic sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
- May require occasional travel.
Typical Experience :
- Seven to ten years of relevant experience
Typical Education :
- Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Advanced studies in Business/Operations/Technology are recommended.
- Educational requirements may vary by geography.
Notes :
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).
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 avia