Sr. Technical Sourcing Manager

Jabil•Tampa, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Sr. Technical Sourcing Manager is responsible and accountable for orchestrating the 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 direct reports is possible. This role will require direct customer and supplier interface as well as engagement with executive stakeholders.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Engineering or Supply Chain) with 12 years or more of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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 Senior Management and Customers; 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.
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 form.

Nice To Haves

Masters degree in Supply Chain Management is preferred.

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 manages 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 direct reports and buyers to maintain clean-to-build part status for all design phases.
Accountable for driving Early Supplier Involvement.
Where assigned, manages a supply chain strategy for all components identified as Jabil’s ownership.
Manages qualification process of components and suppliers under Jabil ownership, including but not limited to DFM, FOT, PPAP, and APQP.
Works with NPI buyer and selected suppliers to optimize and minimize on hand inventory.
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 manages 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.