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Jabil

Designs and builds electronics for other brands

Costing Manager

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGuangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Supply chain professional with an understanding of a pricing or quoting process.
  • Background in electronic or mechanical material pricing.
  • Ability to drive multiple ongoing tasks to completion.
  • Strong knowledge of global and regional logistics operations and the industry.
  • Proficiency in determining logistics requirements to enable company business goals and objectives, with the ability to devise and implement a strategy to achieve targets.
  • Strong financial and analytical ability, including proficiency in managing business analytics to determine the optimum company footprint.
  • Strong knowledge of international direct and indirect taxes and global customs regimes.
  • Proven track record of successful change management accomplishments, including implementing and managing continuous productivity and cost reduction programs.
  • Proficiency in personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), and email.
  • A bachelor's degree is required.
  • At least three years of work-related experience, preferably in electronics or mechanical procurement or supply chain.
  • An APICS or NAPM certification, or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and coordinate all activities related to the New Business Pricing or Quarterly Pricing process.
  • Ensure incoming quote packages and outgoing costed bills of materials or pricing files are analyzed and managed for timeliness, completeness, and competitiveness.
  • Establish measurable goals and objectives to determine individual and team results.
  • Solicit ongoing feedback from Supply Chain and Business Development on ways to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness.
  • Manage the support infrastructure for Quarterly Pricing or New Business activities.
  • Contribute to the development and deployment of costing tool sets.
  • Maintain weekly communication forums with direct and indirect team members supporting initiatives.
  • Regularly communicate activities and related deliverables.
  • Organize verbal and written information clearly using an appropriate business style.
  • Promote best practices across the costing organization.
  • Involve Global, Sector, and Business Unit resources to drive optimal solutions.
  • Understand the corporation's, sectors', and Business Units' strategic direction.
  • Develop expertise in a defined area, including customers, products, key commodities, and market conditions relevant to the business.
  • Provide regular updates to the Senior Costing Manager and relevant Supply Chain Management team members.
  • Demonstrate expertise in quoting materials and using the appropriate tool sets.
  • Support new customer, existing customer, and new design material quotation activities.
  • Review quotes and strategy with Commodity Management and Sector Technical Experts when making sourcing decisions.
  • Drive development of optimal cost solutions with Sector and Global Commodity experts.
  • Promote Jabil's Supply Chain Management expertise internally and externally.
  • Develop relationships with Business Unit Management to ensure Supply Chain is involved in new business and quarterly pricing activities.
  • Identify and implement improved practices and processes.
  • Prioritize customer issues and resolve problems quickly and effectively.
  • Ensure timely exchange of knowledge and information across Jabil so best practices are shared.
  • Handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.
  • Comply with procedures in the company security policy.
  • For New Business: maximize use of the Global Quotes resource and ensure cost competitiveness through regular communication and collaboration.
  • For New Business: analyze request-for-quotation data to provide the most competitive total-cost-of-ownership quote package to the requestor.
  • For Quarterly Pricing: support existing customer and new design material quotation and costing activities.
  • For Quarterly Pricing: set informed targets for Commodity Management's quarterly supplier negotiations, provide performance feedback, and request explanations for missed opportunities.
  • For Quarterly Pricing: analyze and report materials price statistics for a specific Business Unit.
  • For Quarterly Pricing: manage customer pricing and ensure data is visible in Jabil's pricing tools.
  • For Quarterly Pricing: negotiate, or assign ownership for negotiating, non-customer and non-Global Commodity Management-managed parts.
  • For Quarterly Pricing: review and resolve data integrity issues involving costing fields, approved manufacturer lists, sourcing owners, and related data.
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • A degree in Business Management, Supply Chain, or an equivalent discipline is preferred.
  • Experience in electronics or mechanical procurement or supply chain is preferred.

About the Company

Jabil

Designs and builds electronics for other brands

Jabil designs and manufactures electronics and other products for companies that sell them under their own brands, including makers of AI data center hardware, medical devices, cars, and defense systems. Customers bring a product idea or design, and Jabil handles the engineering, sources the parts, builds the product at scale, and manages the supply chain behind it. The work runs through a global network of factories, so one partner can build products for customers across many markets, from data center racks to medical equipment. Jabil earns revenue through manufacturing and engineering service contracts with these brands. The company was founded in 1966 and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Founded
1966

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