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The Manager, Material Pricing is responsible for leading the strategic pricing lifecycle for complex global accounts. This role will be focused on the strategic oversight of material costs, New Product Introduction (NPI), pricing roll outs, and quote validation. The Manager acts as the primary bridge between internal stakeholders (Sourcing, Engineering, Finance) and external customers, ensuring that pricing is competitive, audited, and aligned with market commodity trends. They are responsible for maintaining pricing integrity across compressed schedules and multi-region timezones (Asia/US).
Matrix manage cross-functional teams (Sourcing, Engineering, Commodity Management) to expedite high-quality quotes and ensure adherence to tight deadlines.
Critically analyze and challenge internal cost inputs. Ensure all quotes are validated against market benchmarks before customer presentation.
Lead the pricing strategy for NPI projects, ensuring seamless transition from initial bid to Mass Production.
Establish and oversee consistent tracking methods to maintain price baselines over long cycles (months/years). Maintain rigorous justification logs for all pricing fluctuations between bid stages and MP.
Leverage expert knowledge of the commodity market to predict impacts on Bill of Materials (BOM) and advise leadership on risk mitigation.
Direct the setup and analysis of complex, multi-level BOMs, ensuring accuracy in high-volume data environments.
Manage the generation and tracking of Recovery Management Systems (RMS) to ensure cost recoveries are captured and reported accurately.
Act as the lead point of contact for both external customer procurement leads and internal executive teams.
Maintain flexibility to lead and attend critical sync meetings across Asia and US timezones to ensure global alignment.
Deep understanding of global market conditions, electronic/mechanical component trends, and supply/demand volatility.
Ability to manipulate and audit large data sets using MS Excel (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, and data visualization).
Proven ability to influence and drive results through teams not under direct command (Sourcing, Engineering, etc.).
Ability to deconstruct complex BOM structures and identify cost-saving opportunities or errors.
High-level negotiation and presentation skills ability to defend pricing strategies to sophisticated external customers.
Exceptional attention to detail with a legalistic approach to tracking baselines and price justifications.
8+ years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, Pricing, or Program Management, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior advisory capacity.
Demonstrated track record of managing pricing through the New Product Introduction phase.
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or Supply Chain Management. MBA or professional certification (e.g., CSCP, CPM) is a plus.
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.
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This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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.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.
Job ID: 145483823
