09 - Customer Quote Advisor

Req ID: 117585
Remote Position: Hybrid
Region: Americas
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

**General Overview**:
**Functional Area**: FIN - Finance
**Career Stream**: DEC - Decision Support
**Role**: Advisory
**SAP Short Name**: ADV
**Job Title**: Customer Quote Advisor
**Job Code**: ADV-FIN-QUOT
**Job Level**: Band 09
**Direct/Indirect Indicator**: Indirect

**Summary**:
Prepare financial models and analysis to aid business decisions. Scope of work includes product manufacturing and services cost estimation, price determination and final proposal submission.

**Detailed Description**:
Provides costing and pricing support and leadership to sites and/or other functional groups or regions as required. Manages and leads the quote process, ensure quote accuracy, quality, compliance with Celestica‘s goals, responsiveness and rapid turn-around time of quotes. Leads others by supporting and executing all related processes and procedures. Trains, mentors and provides support to regions, sites and/or individuals for costing procedures and processes. Transforms product costing through continuous improvement of systems, methods and procedures.

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

- Review customer Request for Quotation (RFQ) /Request for information (RFI) and management's requirements to model cost and simulate pricing
- Collect, consolidate and analyze data in order to identify the relevant cost drivers and estimate the time, cost, materials, labor, overhead and other costs, as well as capital required to manufacture a product and/or provide a service
- Collaborate with internal functions globally and obtain appropriate inputs to estimate costs and prepare financial analysis, as well as provide inputs to the final proposals/quotations submissions to customers
- Prepare and present financial analysis including analytics and insights to mid/senior level management regarding cost/price competitiveness, recommendations to make a product or service more cost-effective or profitable, as well as highlighting risks and mitigation tactics
- Remain current on overall company goals and specific business unit strategy, value proposition and site capabilities in the areas of manufacturing processes, supply chain management and other services
- Possess a thorough understanding of customer contracts’ key terms and conditions, pricing models and reflect appropriately in modeling and simulations
- Suggest and generate price model and product price template required by customers
- Support the end-to-end proposals/quotation process improvements and tools enhancement
- Ensure compliance of relevant process and approval policy and procedures
- Build strong relationships and work effectively with team members to manage commitments and timelines to meet proposal/quote quality and timeliness targets

**Knowledge/Skills/Competencies**:

- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Excellent communication (English) and organizational (time management) skills are essential
- Financial analysis skills including the ability to model and interpret Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow are essential
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to confidently communicate results of the analysis
- Able to work and communicate effectively with all levels and functions within the organization
- Advanced user of Microsoft Excel

**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 are frequently required (e.g. data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc)
- Occasional overnight travel may be required

**Typical Experience**:

- 5 years in Electronic manufacturing, finance or business development preferably with quotation experience
- 2-3 years manufacturing cost estimation and/or cost accounting in manufacturing

**Typical Education**:

- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance, or related field.

**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 globa