Indirect Procurement - Sourcing

Req ID: 115086 
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Asia 
Country: Malaysia 
State/Province: Johor 
City:  Senai 

Celestica, a leader in the electronic manufacturing and end-to-end solution industry, is seeking an experienced Indirect Procurement Sourcing Professional to join their team. The role involves sourcing non-production goods and services in various categories, including facilities, MRO, IT, HR, insurance, legal, audit, financial services, manufacturing and automation equipment, training and education, and marketing and communication.

Responsibilities:

• 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 spending and market information/factors to derive insights useful in the preparation of and during the sourcing cycle
• Conduct sourcing activities based on strong, clear and comprehensive RFx processes, including Q&A and scorecards, resulting in selecting the best partner with competitive terms and conditions
• Negotiate contracts and finalize agreements with legal parties and suppliers
• Uphold policies and procedures
• Coordinate work with other sourcing and category professionals in the global team
• Communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external customers
• Perform duties in a normal office environment

Requirements:

• Diploma or degree in a related field
• Minimum 5 years of working experience as an indirect buyer
• Experience in procuring non-production services and/or goods
• Ability and initiative to independently prepare sourcing packages
• Solid negotiation skills
• Strong project management skills
• Experience using e-procurement systems/modules is preferred
• Comfortable working in a dynamic, changing environment
• Strong communication and writing skills in English; knowledge of another language is an added advantage

The position will be based in Senai, Johor, and candidates must be committed to meeting objectives and timelines. The successful candidate will be accountable, responsible, ethical, and pragmatic. If you are an assertive, focused, motivated, and engaged sourcing professional with a track record of timely execution, Celestica invites you to apply.

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.