Logistics Manager
Job Description
* Global Freight Management: Oversee and manage all freight operations, including carrier selection, contract negotiation, shipment consolidation, and route optimization to meet customer OTD requirements while minimizing transportation costs.
* Trade Compliance & Customs: Ensure strict adherence to all domestic and international import/export regulations, customs laws, and trade agreements. Manage broker relationships and maintain necessary documentation for all shipments.
* 3PL and Carrier Performance: Manage relationships with third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and freight carriers. Establish and monitor performance metrics (KPIs), conduct regular business reviews, and drive continuous improvement in service reliability and cost-effectiveness.
* Cost Analysis & Budgeting: Own and manage the site's freight budget. Conduct regular cost-to-serve analyses to identify opportunities for mode shifts, duty reductions, and overall savings.
* Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks related to global supply chain disruptions, customs holds, and transportation delays. Develop contingency plans to ensure business continuity.
* Cross-Functional Alignment: Work closely with Planning, Warehouse Operations, and Customer Program Management (CPM) to ensure logistics capabilities align with the production schedule and customer delivery expectations.
* Systems Utilization: Drive the effective utilization of Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and other logistics software to track shipments, audit invoices, and generate performance reports.
Requirements
* 6 to 8 years of progressive experience in logistics, transportation, or global trade compliance, with a minimum of 3 years managing a team or functional area.
* Direct experience managing global logistics for high-tech, electronics, or complex system manufacturing (EMS preferred). Familiarity with handling specialized, high-value freight related to data center infrastructure.
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, International Business, or a related field. Professional certifications (e.g., CTL, CSCP) are highly valued.
* Expert knowledge of Transportation Management Systems (TMS), freight auditing tools, and strong functional understanding of ERP/MRP system integration with logistics modules.
* In-depth knowledge of U.S. and international customs regulations, classification, and export control regulations.
* Proven ability to negotiate contracts and manage vendor performance.
About us
What we do
At Celestica, we enable the world's best brands. We build trusted relationships and solve complex technology challenges to help our customers realize greater value, potential and outcomes. We are a leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions that brings global expertise at every stage of product development – from the drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services. With talented teams across North America, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.
Living Our Values
At Celestica, we foster a motivated, high-integrity work environment based on a strong set of corporate Values. These Values empower our employees to provide you with superior service.
Relentless Curiosity
We are obsessed with uncovering the information and insights that allow us to anticipate and overcome the challenges of the future.
Bold Conviction
We dare to envision new solutions, new technologies, new ways of working and invest to make it a reality.
Unwavering Dedication
We exemplify teamwork and commitment in every decision and every action to be the best partners to our customers and our colleagues.
Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, joining us means working with some of the brightest minds and most talented people in the industry. You can leave your personal stamp on projects and impact others like never before.
Join an Award-winning Team
At Celestica, we recognize that our employees play an important role in our company’s success and we strive to create a collaborative environment that fosters innovation, empowers people and leverages individual expertise. By joining Celestica, you'll discover that working for a global company creates endless career opportunities for you.