At Jabil, we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we aim to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities globally.
Job Summary
Responsible for managing MRP to ensure that materials supply equals demand and to support the optimization of overall material costs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop supply base and supply chain strategies tailored to customer or Business Unit strategic materials.
- Support customer’s business needs using standard processes where possible and customized solutions when necessary. Collaborate with Purchasing managers and SCM to determine optimal approaches. Influence customer’s supply chain strategies to leverage those of Jabil.
- Communicate Jabil expectations to suppliers. Conduct supplier audits, visits, certifications, and performance reviews to develop and improve the supply base. Obtain feedback from Materials Planners on supplier performance.
- Support and provide inputs to improve Jabil SCM initiatives and strategies.
- Quote new and existing materials, work with Materials Quotation Analysts, and negotiate to reduce costs.
- Make sourcing decisions based on cost and benefits, including price, duty, freight, flexibility, service, quality, and terms.
- Negotiate terms and conditions that protect Jabil and its customers, including liability and stocking arrangements.
- Ensure execution of Jabil pricing and contractual agreements.
- Enhance sourcing options by working with internal resources and adding preferred or strategic suppliers to the customer’s Approved Manufacturer’s List (AML).
- Analyze and project component purchase prices for inventory valuation in Standard Costing.
- Provide input on Quoted Cost to customers that is competitive and maximizes Materials Price Variance (MPV).
- Optimize MPV by reducing material costs and limiting unfavorable PPV/MPV, working with Business Unit Managers for additional expenses approval.
- Collaborate with Materials Planners to monitor and improve supplier performance.
- Ensure suppliers support Jabil’s business needs.
- Adhere to safety, health, and security procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
Knowledge Requirements
- Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, and measurements.
- Apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
- Effectively present information and respond to questions from various groups.
- Define problems, collect data, and draw valid conclusions.
- Operate a PC with Windows and related software, with advanced skills in Jabil’s software.
- Write simple correspondence and understand visual aids.
- Follow simple instructions and deal with standardized situations.
- Perform basic arithmetic and interpret graphs.
Note: The additional legal and safety notices are retained as-is, given their importance and relevance.