Buyer IV; Bryan Dairy - Onsite

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Buyer IV

Bryan Dairy - Electronics Division

As a Buyer IV, you will play a key role in optimizing Jabil’s supply chain by developing and managing strategic supplier relationships, optimizing material costs, and ensuring reliable sourcing options for assigned commodities and strategic materials.

• Select suppliers based on overall cost and benefit, including price, duty, freight, flexibility, service, performance, quality, and terms and conditions.
• Monitor, track, and provide feedback on supplier performance related to overall cost, delivery, and quality.
• Communicate Jabil expectations to suppliers and conduct supplier audits/visits, certifications, and performance reviews to develop and continuously improve the supply base.
• Understand suppliers, their capabilities, market trends, and technologies for assigned commodities.
• Ensure workcell Purchasing and Planning staff have the appropriate training, tools, and resources to successfully perform their job functions.
• Provide supervision and training to staff within the workcell.
• Assist the hiring manager by participating in recruiting and hiring activities.
• Support, execute, and provide input to improve Jabil Supply Chain Management initiatives and strategies.
• Supervise decisions related to component and material acquisitions, ensuring reliable sourcing options from the Approved Manufacturer’s List (AML) and appropriate options for the business.
• Negotiate terms and conditions that protect the best interests of Jabil and its customers, including liability terms, special stocking arrangements, and other agreements outside standard Jabil terms and conditions.
• Work with Planners and Buyers to control stocking and track excess and obsolete materials.
• Partner with Materials Quote Analysts to quote new and existing materials.
• Frequently re-quote and negotiate to capitalize on cost-reduction opportunities.
• Track and control workcell metrics managed by Planners and Buyers, including RTV, obsolete materials, and stock materials.
• Present cost and quotation proposals to Business Unit Managers (BUMs).
• Analyze and project component purchase prices that accurately reflect inventory value for a financial period as part of the Standard Costing process.
• Optimize the overall cost of materials.
• Provide input to determine quoted costs to customers that are competitive while maximizing Materials Price Variance (MPV).
• Continuously optimize MPV by reducing material costs and limiting unfavorable PPV/MPV.
• Work with BUMs to obtain customer authorization for additional expenses, including material premiums, freight, and tooling charges incurred on the customer’s behalf.
• Develop Supply Chain strategies unique to customers or Business Units for strategic materials.
• Understand customer business requirements and work with the Purchasing Manager and SCM to determine the best approach to meet customer needs.
• Influence customer Supply Chain strategies to leverage Jabil’s capabilities and strategies.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field preferred.

• Previous experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain, materials management, or a related field.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and negotiating commercial terms.
• Experience working with material costs, quotations, inventory, and supply chain metrics.
• Experience providing guidance, training, or supervision to Purchasing or Supply Chain team members.

• Strong knowledge of purchasing and supply chain processes.
• Strong supplier relationship…