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Jabil

Designs and builds electronics for other brands

Technical Sourcing Manager - For Weldments and structural steel frames

Procurement & SourcingUpdated on Nov 7
Full-timeGuadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree, preferably in Engineering or Supply Chain, with eight years or more of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience in large weldments and structural steel frames or enclosures is required.
  • Advanced personal computer skills, especially Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to read, analyze, interpret, and communicate information from scientific or technical journals.
  • Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
  • Ability to present information effectively to upper management and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to read and speak English.
  • Ability to read and interpret 2D and 3D drawings and identify key manufacturing information, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing guidelines.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, negotiation, project-management, and people skills.
  • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, summarize information, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
  • Ability to solve practical problems with limited information and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure with changing priorities and deadlines.
  • Ability to sit, stand, and walk regularly and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds.
  • Ability to access production floor and office staff and use required office equipment.
  • Ability to meet specific vision requirements, including frequent reading of written documents and use of a computer monitor.

Responsibilities

  • Manage supplier selection and part validation for design, new product introduction, and risk or cost-reduction needs, using supply-chain and sourcing organizations, tools, templates, and processes to identify, validate, and deploy components into the supply base.
  • Support multiple projects and customers and adapt to changing project requirements with urgency.
  • Manage bill-of-material pricing as it evolves through design and mass-production milestones.
  • Resolve cost differences and address supply-chain impacts resulting from bill-of-material changes, design shifts, and scope changes, and provide detailed explanations for unresolved issues.
  • Solicit and coordinate supplier design-for-manufacturability recommendations and interpret feedback to guide product or process optimization.
  • Manage supplier selection in alignment with commodity management.
  • Conduct supplier negotiations and risk mitigation as needed.
  • Guide buyers and maintain clean-to-build part status across design phases.
  • Drive early supplier involvement.
  • When assigned, develop supply-chain strategies for components owned by Jabil.
  • Guide qualification of Jabil-owned components and suppliers, including design for manufacturability, first-off tool, production part approval process, and advanced product quality planning.
  • Work with the new product introduction buyer and selected suppliers to optimize and minimize on-hand inventory.
  • When assigned, manage supply-chain projects for cost optimization, quality improvement, and supply assurance in alignment with commodity management.
  • Lead the purchasing organization on short-term or high-risk quality issues, line-down constraints, and supplier negotiations.
  • Take guidance from senior team members, supply-chain development managers, strategic sourcing managers, and the business unit on risk and cost-reduction projects, and develop value propositions.
  • Deliver supply-chain and sourcing work using current company templates, software solutions, and processes.
  • Perform cost estimating on custom parts.
  • Ensure successful handoff to production teams by confirming selected components are qualified, validated, and ready for procurement under company and customer guidelines.
  • Lead identification and deployment of company process improvements.
  • Follow applicable safety and health rules and regulations, as directed by the supervisor.
  • Comply with and enforce company security-policy procedures.
  • Travel up to 30% as required.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Master's degree in Supply Chain Management is preferred.
  • Experience with wires, wire harnesses, metal commodities, plumbing, and piping.
  • Experience in sectors such as enclosed trailers, mobile metal homes, or building construction is highly valued.

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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