Senior Specialist, Business Excellence

Req ID: 125027

Remote Position: Hybrid

Region: Asia

Country: India

State/Province: Chennai

City: Guindy, Chennai

Summary
Business Excellence Team - Who We Are:
Partnering across the enterprise, Business Excellence is a team within the IT Enterprise Enablement division that focuses on organizational change management. The team works to enable and accelerate business priorities, business case realization and transformation efforts, through an integrated suite of services focused on understanding change, stakeholder needs, communications, process and capability building.

Position Summary
As a Communication Specialist, Business Excellence, you are responsible for developing and implementing communication strategies that support organization change initiatives for IT priorities. Where periods of organizational change can be disruptive, the Communication Specialist will keep all key stakeholders informed, engaged and aligned with the new direction enabling a smooth and successful transition.
Detailed Description

What Will You Do?

• Provide communications support for Celestica priorities that are IT led or enabled
• Plan and lead the communication workstream of a program by applying a structured framework, approach and process that is integrated with overall project plans
• Tailor communication strategies to different audiences within the organization, translating complex ideas into clear and impactful messages
• Create compelling content materials to deliver communications in support of the change initiatives
• Track and measure the effectiveness of the communications efforts and incorporate feedback from stakeholders to amend strategies as required

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Knowledge and understanding of Celestica's business
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven experience in developing and implementing successful communications strategies for organisational change
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels of an organisation
• Proficiency in using communication tools, software and platforms
• Strong presentation skills; Strong attention to detail
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight deadlines.
• Able to work independently and a strong team player who enjoys working with colleagues and stakeholders of all levels.
• Strong software skills with the Google Suite or similar applications

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 (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.

Typical Experience

• English advanced proficiency required (written and verbal)
• 6-8 years of relevant experience, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated experience in effective communications for IT project delivery including planning, developing, executing and assessing.
• Manufacturing experienced preferred

Typical Education

• Bachelor's degree required preferably in Business Communications, Journalism or a related area
• Manufacturing experienced would be an asset
• MBA would be considered an asset

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.