Buyer III (Indirect Sr. Strategic Buyer)

Overview

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are a trusted partner for leading brands, offering engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a global network of over 100 sites, we deliver scalable and customized solutions. We are committed to sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster diverse communities worldwide.

Job Summary

Responsible for optimizing the overall cost of materials, developing supply base and supply chain strategies, and negotiating pricing, terms, and agreements for materials that are strategic or specific to the Business Unit. Supervisory responsibility for Purchasing staff within the workcell.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and project component purchase prices that accurately reflect the inventory value for a financial period in the standard costing process.
• Assist hiring manager by participating in recruiting and hiring activities.
• Ensure that workcell Purchasing staff receive proper training, tools, and resources to execute their job functions; develop and facilitate workcell-specific training.
• Optimize overall cost of materials.
• Support, execute, and provide inputs to improve Jabil SCM initiatives and strategies.
• Improve sourcing options by working with internal resources and customers to add Jabil-preferred and/or strategic suppliers to the customer's Approved Manufacturer's List (AML).
• Provide input to determine quoted cost to the customer that is competitive while maximizing the Materials Price Variance (MPV).
• Continuously optimize MPV by reducing material costs and limiting unfavorable PPV/MPV; work with the Business Unit Manager to obtain customer authorization for additional expenses such as premiums on materials, freight, and tooling charges incurred on the customer’s behalf.
• Monitor, track, and provide feedback on suppliers’ performance regarding cost, delivery, and quality.
• Manage materials that are Business Unit specific and/or strategic.
• Understand suppliers, their capabilities, market trends, and technologies for assigned commodities; communicate expectations to suppliers; conduct supplier audits/visits, certifications, and performance reviews to develop and continually improve the supply base.
• Develop supply chain strategies unique to the customer or Business Unit strategic materials; understand customer business requirements and collaborate with Purchasing Manager and SCM to determine the best approach to meet needs. Influence customer supply chain strategies to leverage Jabil capabilities.
• Work with Materials Quote Analysts to quote new and existing materials; frequently re-quote and negotiate to capitalize on cost reduction opportunities.
• Select suppliers based on total cost and benefit, including price, duty, freight, flexibility, service, performance, quality, and terms and conditions.
• Negotiate terms and conditions that protect Jabil and its customers, including liability terms and other agreements outside standard terms and conditions.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of 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.
• Proficiency with personal computers, Windows-based operating systems, and related software; advanced PC skills and familiarity with Jabil software packages.
• Ability to write simple correspondence and read/view visual aids.
• Ability to follow simple instructions and work with standardized situations with limited variables.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Mathematical skills: ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, including calculating rates, ratios, and percentages; ability to interpret graphs.