About the Role
The Sr. Commodity Manager is responsible for developing, executing, and managing corporate sourcing initiatives for indirect and capital categories. This role involves complex data analysis to identify cost optimization opportunities, negotiating competitive programs, and collaborating with internal departments to facilitate and optimize purchasing and corporate governance.
Responsibilities
- Lead strategic sourcing and procurement & build supplier base for d liquid & air cooling (CDU, cold plate, RDHx) commodities
- Lead ongoing category management activities within assigned scope of spend categories to achieve business objectives and benefit targets
- Drive the development of supplier and industry category profiles
- Identify and leverage client's company-wide spend opportunities
- Lead supplier selection and recommendation activities including qualitative and quantitative analysis, selection criteria, long and short lists, RFI and RFP development and analysis
- Develop & execute sourcing strategies for the highest spend, greatest complexity and most critical/strategic categories
- Drive the development of high level and detailed benefits cases
- Provide strategic guidance to profiles and Total Cost of Ownership models used to support sourcing decisions
- Develop implementation strategy, responsibility assignments, communications plans and timeline
- Lead implementation activities for categories with critical impacts to the business and internal customers
- Monitor client and supplier compliance with supplier agreements related to high spend scope area
- Develop long range sourcing plans for assigned categories to reduce total costs, optimize value from suppliers and meet internal customer requirements
- Conduct thorough spend analysis for corporate non-saleable good and services and develop methodology/metrics and tools to track progress
- Develop best practices sourcing methodology
- Clearly define service level expectations and requirement to assess current supplier community and recommend new suppliers who can add value related to new sourcing opportunities
- Negotiate, review and execute the implementation of contractual arrangements per company policy and business objectives
- Identify and implement system solutions and bet practices that optimizes indirect sourcing and procurement work practices
- Builds relationships with key stakeholders in order to gather category requirements and specifications form departments and category experts
- Ensure the tactical execution of purchasing activities to meet routine business needs
- Drive value through innovation and collaboration with strategic suppliers and internal customers
- May perform other duties & responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- Demonstrated Application of Project Management Skills
- Supplier Performance Management
- Category Strategy Development & Application
- Sourcing
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Contract Execution & Management
- Materials Management
- Negotiating & Influencing Strategy
- Financial Skills
- Detailed specific category expertise
- Adept communicator (verbal, written)
- Cross functional/organizational team management & facilitation skills (internal & external)
- Exhibits understanding of purpose for bringing out the best in people, developing internal & external relationships
- Demonstrated data analysis capability and strong technical aptitude
- Must be a strong strategic thinker and able to succinctly communicate the vision/strategy to internal customers
- Skills in conflict resolution and negotiation
- Must be a quick study, proven ability to manage change, ability to work across boundaries and borders and strong decision making
- Strong influencing and team building skills with an ability to build consensus and engagement with key customers
- Excellent communicator, politically persuasive, demonstrated skills in collaboration, proven ability to develop direct reports
- Strong leadership capabilities
- Ability to develop best practice sourcing methodology
- Demonstrated ability to negotiate, review and execute the implementation of contractual arrangements per company policy and business objectives
- Ability to identify and implement system solutions and best practices that optimizes indirect sourcing and procurement work practices
- Proficiency in use of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word & PowerPoint) & e-mails
Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Supplier Performance Management
- Category Strategy Development & Application
- Sourcing
- Supply Chain Risk Management
- Contract Execution & Management
- Materials Management
- Negotiating & Influencing Strategy
- Financial Skills
- Category expertise
- Communication (verbal, written)
- Cross functional/organizational team management & facilitation
- Relationship building
- Data analysis
- Technical aptitude
- Strategic thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Negotiation
- Change management
- Decision making
- Influencing
- Team building
- Collaboration
- Leadership
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Location
- Worldwide
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 8 Years minimum experience in Supply Chain Management or Commodity Management preferred
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Mechanical Engineering Degree or Business management field of study is preferred
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
- 401K Match
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Adoption Assistance
- Annual Merit Increases
- Community Volunteer Opportunities
About the Company
- Jabil (NYSE: JBL) is 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.
Equal Opportunity
- Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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