Business Development Analyst (Guadalajara)

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 integral 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

Provide project management support cross-functionally within the Business Unit and customer teams and partners for assigned business unit.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform data aggregation and reporting activities in areas key to the success of the business unit, including but not limited to performance metrics.
• Participate in supporting new developments, initiatives and activities, and coordinate/communicate with several areas throughout the Business Unit (globally or regionally) on customer issues.
• Continually evaluate and clearly understand the current processes and tools to determine their ability to meet the department’s business needs.
• Manage daily operational activitie's, such as arrange meetings, publish meeting minutes, track project schedule, monitor key performance metrics.
• Create and manage project timelines and track tasks, deliverables, and timelines in a constantly changing environment.
• Formulate working rapport with internal and external (Suppliers and Contract Manufacturers) teams.
• Manage communications and status updates in a professional, consistent, timely manner ensuring clarity and accuracy of the information.
• Analyze processes, identify areas of improvement and develop and execute actionable plans to close gaps.
• Determine bill of materials (BOM) risk analysis for sustaining programs including looking for second sources and then getting samples if the source is approved by the customer.
• Help to minimize delays due to time zone differences between US based engineering teams and overseas resources.
• Assist with the compilation of various reports and metrics.
• Attend staff and program meetings and provide feedback to team members.
• Support PM’s and project teams on value engineering (VE) activities.
• Maintain and track status of VE Programs.
• Provide monthly general status for Integrated Product Team (IPT) and manufacturing operations.
• Perform ROI analysis and initiate data entry through applicable tool data bases.
• Coordinate action plans with applicable business unit and product operations.
• Coordinate mini-projects for part qualifications and provide timely feedback to the customer.
• Provide status of the qualification to vendor and act the central person between applicable customer and the CM.
• Manage last time buy (LTB) process phases such as part number verification, where used, replacement parts, work around, verification with customer and the BU.
• Write deviations and/or coordinate rework for mini-projects.
• Work closely with commodity management to coordinate lead free builds.
• Manage samples and coordinate with supplier the delivery schedules.
• Understand standardized departmental functions, processes, procedures, and systems.
• Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.
• Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Strong problem solving, negotiation, and people skills are a must. Strong analytic, project management and applied statistical skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to operate a personal computer including using a Windows based operating system and related software.
• Advanced PC skills, with emphasis on spreadsheets and ERP/MRP, including training and knowledge of Jabil’s software packages.
• Ability to write simple correspondence. Read and understand visual aid.
• or two-step instructions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability t