Technical Business Unit Manager

Overview

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. The following is a sourcing requisition for a potential new manufacturing site, supporting a startup of a large form‑factor equipment plant.

The product will be large (shipping container size), heavy (>50 tons), and complex. This position will be part of the core factory startup and onboarding team, responsible for building the operations and manufacturing staff, fitting out the building, and creating the process flow/work instructions from the ground up.

Manages the alignment of the assigned customer’s technology roadmap with Jabil’s technology roadmap. Capable of selling Jabil’s value‑add services such as design, layout, and Global Operations Services (Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Test, R & D, etc.) globally. Develops and grows business through profitable design wins and flawless execution. Provides management and guidance to multi‑functional project teams, enhances customer relationships, and serves as the single point of contact for all design‑related activities.

Holds full accountability for project budgets and schedules and is technically capable of developing, managing and delivering very highly complex technology projects, including SOW, business proposals, project schedules/financials and multiple global projects.

• Ensures Jabil’s integration into the customer’s technology roadmap.
• Technical expert on the customer’s products and technology.
• Technically develops, manages and delivers very highly complex technology projects including developing complex detailed Statements of Work (SOW), business proposals, project schedules/financials, managing multiple global projects, and design service agreements (DSA).
• Present and sell Jabil’s Technology to the assigned customer or program.
• Must be professional and comfortable doing presentations to external senior level engineers.
• Act as the main escalation point between Jabil Design and the mass‑production BU.
• Serves as primary contact relationship owner with the customer’s design/central engineering group and supports all of their technical projects.
• Functions as the point of contact in technical questions between Jabil and the customer.
• Establishes strategic direction for Jabil Design and Product Development teams.
• Sell and increase exposure of Jabil/Jabil Technology Services such as design services, layout services, and Global Operations Services inside the customer’s organization.
• Serves as primary point of contact for early supplier involvement on new customer R & D projects.
• Knows and understands the assigned Business Unit (BU)’s strategic directions.
• Identifies BU’s strategic and technical direction.
• Utilizes tools to monitor cost and cost trends, striving continuously to improve value.
• Manages Jabil Design forecast and workcell statement process.
• Manages BU Global technical team.
• Manages Jabil development operations for a particular customer.
• No P&L responsibility, but is responsible for AROD (Accretive Return On Design) program.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent technical skills (e.g., engineering, R & D, product design/development per assigned sector or customer) to align Jabil with the customer’s technology roadmap.
• Knowledge and good understanding of Jabil Design and Technology Services.
• Strong financial skill knowledge and aptitude (e.g., balance sheet and income statement).
• Strong operational knowledge (e.g., manufacturing, supply chain).
• Jabil tools (Financial system, AROD, quote process, etc.).
• Contract knowledge fundamentals.
• Leadership/people‑management skills.
• Strong customer service skills and experience.
• Proficient computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications.
• Strong project management skills.