Job Description

Req ID: 130426 
Remote Position: No 
Country: USA 
State: Texas 
City:  Richardson 

Summary

Celestica is seeking an analytical and strategic Logistics Manager to optimize all inbound and outbound transportation, freight, and customs compliance for our manufacturing operation. The ideal candidate will have 6-8 years of experience in global logistics and trade compliance, with a focus on high-value electronics and complex hardware, including systems with specialized requirements like liquid cooling and data center racks. This role is critical for reducing freight costs, ensuring on-time delivery (OTD), and managing all third-party logistics (3PL) providers and carriers.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 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.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Work Environment: Primarily a professional office environment, with regular visits to the shipping dock, warehouse, and production areas to audit procedures and manage freight flow.
• Physical Demands: Requires extensive use of computers for analysis, reporting, and communication. Periodic walking and standing are required for facility oversight.
• Flexibility: Must be highly responsive and available to manage time-critical, international logistics issues that may occur outside of standard business hours.

Typical Education

• Bachelor degree or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational Requirements may vary by Geography.

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.

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).
At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

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 global expertise and insight at every stage of product development – from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices, to highly engineered aviation systems, to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the Cloud. Headquartered in Toronto, with talented teams spanning 40+ locations in 13 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

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