Technical Sourcing Manager

Nypro DR; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil is seeking a Technical Sourcing Manager to lead supplier selection and part validation across Design, NPI, and Risk/Cost Reduction. The role requires strategic use of Jabil’s tools, templates, and processes to identify and deploy components into the supply base with urgency.

Responsibilities include managing BOM evolution, supplier negotiations, DFM coordination, and guiding buyers to maintain clean-to-build status.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Supply Chain with 8+ years of experience.
• Master's degree in Supply Chain Management preferred.
• Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to read and interpret 2D/3D drawings per GD&T guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage BOM pricing through design and mass production milestones.
• Coordinate supplier DFM feedback and provide guidance for optimization.
• Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and risk mitigation.
• Support NPI projects with supply chain strategy, DFM/PPAP/APQP.
• Ensure components are fully qualified and ready for procurement.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

GD&T

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Supply Chain

Master's degree in SCM

Job description

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

Job Summary

The Technical Sourcing Manager will manage supplier selection process and part validation process for three major facets of Jabil's needs: (1) Design, (2) NPI, (3) Risk/Cost Reduction. This position requires situational analysis to leverage Jabil's Supply Chain and Sourcing organizations as well as Jabil's tools, templates, and processes to ensure we are identifying, validating, and deploying components into Jabil's supply base correctly. This role must shift and adapt quickly to changing project requirements and act with a sense of urgency. Support of multiple projects/customers and have indirect reports is possible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Accountable for BOM pricing as it evolves through each design and mass production milestone.
• Responsible for resolving cost differences and addressing supply chain impacts due to BOM changes, design shifts, and scope changes. Responsible for providing detailed explanation for any unresolved issues.
• Solicits and coordinates supplier Design for Manufacturability (DFM) recommendations as required. Interprets supplier feedback to provide clear guidance on product and/or process optimization.
• Manages the supplier selection process in alignment with commodity management.
• Accountable for supplier negotiations and risk mitigation as required.
• Provides guidance to buyers and maintains clean-to-build part status for all design phases.
• Accountable for driving Early Supplier Involvement.

NPI Projects

• Where assigned, develops a supply chain strategy for all components identified as Jabil's ownership.
• Guides qualification process of components and suppliers under Jabil ownership, including but not limited to DFM, FOT, PPAP, and APQP.
• Accountable for supplier negotiations and risk mitigation as required.
• Provides guidance to buyers and maintains clean-to-build part status for all design phases.
• Works with NPI buyer and selected suppliers to optimize and minimize on hand inventory.

Risk/Cost Reduction

• Where assigned, accountable for supply chain projects including cost optimization, quality improvement, and supply assurance in alignment with commodity management.
• Leads purchasing organization with short-term/high-risk quality issues, line down constraints, and supplier negotiations.
• Takes guidance from senior team members, SCDMs, SSMs, and Business Unit on Risk/Cost Reduction projects and drives building value propositions.

• Accountable for Supply Chain & Sourcing deliverables per Jabil's current templates, software solutions, and processes.
• Engages in cost estimating on a variety of custom parts.
• Accountable for successful handoff to production teams by confirming all selected components are fully qualified, validated, and ready for procurement per Jabil and Customer guidelines.
• Leads identification and deployment of Jabil process improvements.
• Adheres to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.
• Complies, follows, and enforces all procedures within the company security policy.

Minimum Requirements

A Bachelor's degree (preferably in Engineering or Supply Chain) with eight years or more of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Masters degree in Supply Chain Management is preferred.

Language Skills

Advanced PC skills, with emphasis on Excel, Word, and Powerpoint.

Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and communicate regarding common scientific and/or technical journals.

Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

Ability to effectively present information to Upper Management and external stakeholders; Ability to read and speak English.

Ability to read and interpret 2D and 3D drawings and identify key information to manufacture a component such as following GD&T guidelines.

Reasoning Ability

Strong problem solving, analytic, negotiation, project management and people skills are a must. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, summarize information and draw valid conclusions.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.

Ability to solve practical problems with limited information. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule f