Operations Integration Director 1

General Overview

Functional Area: OPS - Operations
Career Stream: SUP - Operations Support
Role:Director 1
Job Title:Operations Integration Director 1
Job Code: DR1-OPS-INT
Band: Level 12
Direct/Indirect Indicator: Indirect

Summary

Integral part of due diligence process with M&A including participating in the decision of whether or not to proceed with the investment. Develop the integration plan for new acquisitions to ensure the realization of the committed value generation. Project manage the overall integration activity plan to meet the business model financial and strategic objectives as established during the investment review and commitment. Work with the management team of the acquired entity to establish the successful business operation as well as aligning processes, culture and expectations consistent with Celestica's values and objectives.

First Director level job. Provides direct and indirect supervision to all subordinate managers and employees at a site performing highly specialized roles in several major functions or departments. This includes long-term planning, objective setting, policy formation, interpretation and management while providing latitude and discretion to subordinates. Accountable for projects or programs on a regional or line-of-business basis. Has overall responsibility to deliver ROIC benefits expected from the deal or project. Work requires investigating and resolving a wide variety of highly unusual conditions that carry long-term implications. Requires developing project specific strategies, policies, practices, methods, programs or techniques and utilizing them to analyze and interpret difficult problems or situations and/or establishing new strategic direction that is site or multi-site specific. Participates with other senior managers to establish strategic plans and objectives. Has overall responsibility for planning, budgeting, implementing and maintaining costs, methods and employees in a functional area. Make final decisions on administrative and operational matters in area of responsibility to ensure achievement of objectives. Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on regional or line-of-business company results. Directs and controls the activities of projects through several department managers or their delegates. Assigns objectives, reviews performance and approves employee compensation, coaches for improved performance. Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers. Interactions normally involve controversial situations, customer negotiations, or influencing and persuading other senior level managers. May represent the organization in public speaking venues and/or community events.

Detailed Description

Planning & Defining:

• Helps set financial and operational commitment (AOP, BOQ and updates)
• Helps define the manufacturing strategy
  • Capacity planning
  • Global manufacturing location
• Defines Staffing, Capital planning, Cost Reductions for key products and portfolios.
• Drives the development and execution of processes, systems and tools for Early Stage program management to enable operational success and the success of the Celestica Customers/Partners

Execution :

• Support Early Stage global growth opportunities and New Product Development programs
• Achieve financial goals to deliver PCM and EBIAT performance
• Responsible for Operational performance of Early Stage Customers
• Insure forecasting and line loading enable operational performance
• Lead Customer Focused Teams for NPD or Change Management Programs
• Lead the operational center of excellence for early stage PMO
• Drive the execution of early stage playbook

Communication

• Communicate performance/updates to management and stakeholders
• Hold internal and external customers accountable to deliver best outcomes

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

Must be Proficient in:

• Finance
  • P&L
  • Standard cost accounting
  • Forecasting & budgeting
  • Cashflow- NPV & ROI
• Manufacturing / Operations
  • Capacity management
  • Production planning
  • Basic logistics
  • Manufacturing engineering
  • Delivery
• Program / project management
• Quality systems & control
• Customer interface
• Internal Communication skills
• Team leadership and development
• Building & sustaining global relationships
• Influence of others

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.
• Frequent overnight travel may be required

Typical Experience

• Min of 10 years in Program/Project Management Roles and minimum 3 years of Ventures/Entrepreneurship in Corporate Environment – working with startups and established orgs
• Development of new tools and processes in running ventures/ Entrepreneurship in corporate settings
  • Includes Product Development Processes
  • Purchasing/Procurement Processes to enable rapid innovation
  • Business/Design/Mfg/SteadyState Operations integration
• Stage Gate /Agile PPM and ability to move from one to the other
• Conflict resolution/Challenging Situation management

Typical Education

• BS in Engineering
• MS in Engineering or MBA

Notes

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.

The salary range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company, and may change based on several factors, including by not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting, or the credentials, experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.Salary Range: $135k-$211k Annually