Senior Director of Procurement – EMS

1 month ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ciena Canada, Inc. Full time
Job Title: Senior Director of Procurement – EMS

Ciena Canada, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Director of Procurement – EMS to join our team. As a key member of our Global Procurement Organization, you will be responsible for creating, challenging, and driving the execution of the supply and commercial strategy for EMS and Direct Material Supply.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive sourcing strategy for EMS and Direct Material Supply, aligned with business objectives and market trends.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to revamp vendor-managed inventory models and corresponding commercial agreements.
  • Collaborate with manufacturing peers to co-create the EMS sourcing strategy, ensuring commercial agreements align with product line, partner capabilities, and regional sourcing and order fulfillment objectives.
  • Establish and monitor component and purchased finished goods supply strategies to ensure overhead optimization, operational simplification, and lowest total end-to-end cost.
  • Modernize commercial models with EMS and ODM partners to optimize financial dynamics and reduce risk and total cost of doing business.
  • Drive strategic enhancements to component supply models through aligning inventory, cost, efficiency, visibility, and risk objectives.
  • Ensure continuity of supply and proper inventory velocity for all components managed by third-party component distribution partners, EMS partners, and VMI programs.
  • Oversee teams responsible for relationships and performance improvement of component distribution partners, contract manufacturers, and OEM partners.
  • Strengthen relationships and alignment with these partners through regular executive business reviews and strategic initiatives.
  • Establish metrics for tracking and reporting internal performance of your area and team.
  • Drive and mentor staff in long-term vision and strategic planning efforts for continuous improvement.
  • Ready and support team in negotiations of new commercial agreements aligned with updated strategic commercial objectives.
Requirements:
  • Proven leadership skills with ability to motivate others to quickly achieve results in a matrixed environment.
  • Excellent executive presence and ability to have constructive, value-added, clear dialogue with the Executive Leader Team.
  • Effectively communicates verbally and through PPT creation.
  • Demonstrates ability to effectively present and 'sell' the message in presentations.
  • Able to successfully modify communication according to audience.
  • Uses experience and knowledge of procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, and industry to develop and champion long-term strategies.
  • Strategic mindset with ability to think of longer-term impacts and alternate/better ways to achieve strategic objectives.
  • Self-confident with ability to accept and respond to challenges in a positive manner.
  • Ability to maintain a calm, positive, open-minded objective disposition in an environment with urgent priority and high tensions.
  • Accepts ownership for all performance that falls under scope of responsibility.
  • Manages change, ambiguity, complexity, and drives for results.
  • Effectively presents complex topics in a simple, concise manner to audiences at various levels and of various sizes.
  • Broad understanding of business issues, metrics, organizational finance, and linkages between operational performance and customer value.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills in addition to advanced project leadership and management skills.
  • Data driven.
Education and Experience:
  • Bachelor's Degree in business, supply chain, organizational management, or engineering.
  • 15+ years of experience in advancing procurement or supply chains roles, including strategic sourcing, contract management, and functions responsible for influencing business strategy, supplier relations, and operating models.
  • Strong understanding of financial statements and operational day-to-day items that can impact them.
  • Experience in management and leading cross-divisional teams.
  • Extensive experience working with or at contract manufacturers, ODMs, or OEMs in areas of business and commercial management.
  • Superior negotiation skills developed through extensive sourcing and supplier relationship management experience.
  • Experience writing/generating RFx to suppliers and leading teams in complex RFx projects and corresponding award contracts.
  • Excellent quantitative, analytical, and project management skills.
  • Strong influencing skills that can be used to lead teams and build partnerships with internal resources and supply base.

Ciena offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time. We also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave.

Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

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