Decision Support Specialist

Celestica's Global Supply Chain operates as a unified virtual system with our customers and suppliers by acting as seamless extensions of their operations. We offer customized, flexible and integrated supply chain solutions, supported by a global technology platform and a dedicated, market-focused team.

We are currently seeking a Decision Support Specialist, which can be based out of any of the following Celestica locations: Hong Kong, Singapore, Kulim, Toronto, or Oradea. 

Responsibilities:

• Develops timelines, plan guidance and plan assumptions.
• Works with business partners to perform gap analysis on the raw materials saving forecast and drive material savings opportunity  
• Analyses business and financial data especially on materials, purchase orders and inventory details for planning, forecasting and provide insights for management decision making
• Prepares monthly financial reporting packages including forecasts, results and financial and operational metrics.
• Identifies continuous Improvement opportunities included but not limited to working capital improvement, process re-engineering and services excellence
• Supports on the quarter and annual forecast on the materials cost saving
• Assists to work on functional design, current and future state flows, testing approach for any process reengineering initiatives
• Assists on change management for technology initiatives and process transformation on the Source to Contract Organization
• Completes special projects involving the analysis of financial information related to inventory, costs, headcount, profit maximization, expense targets both within finance or as member of a cross functional or customer team.
• Plays a leadership role with junior members of the decision support team, coordinating and guiding activities, providing direction or leading group projects.
• Handles ad-hoc business requests

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Supply Chain Management or other related subjects.
• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in electronic manufacturing service industry and MNC.
• Excellent analytical skills with strong data sense and able to deal with large quantity of data with high accuracy
• Requires on supporting month end and quarter end closing activities with tight timeline
• Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion.
• Strong communication, negotiation, presentation skills  and sense of responsibilities as well as a good team player
• Ability to recommend accounting process changes based on intimate knowledge of accounting processes, policies and procedures
• Ability to bridge between actual, plan and forecast, analyzing mix impacts and summarizing in management reports.
• Provides recommendations based on interpretation of results.
• Proficient in MS Office, Excel, & PowerPoint with knowledge in SAP would be a definite advantage
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Occasional travel is required