Jabil
JuniorBuyer
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“Junior Buyer at Jabil. Skills: Procurement, Materials management, Supplier negotiation. Procure components for production. Achieve best pricing”
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Ability to calculate figures, Ability to apply basic algebra, Ability to present information, Ability to define problems, Ability to operate a personal computer, Advanced PC skills, Ability to write simple correspondence, Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent, Fluency in Ukrainian, Conversational English
What You'll Do.
Procure components for production
Negotiate lead time agreements
Resolve quality issues
Manage inventory levels
Participate in MPS loading
Analyze Materials Requirement Plan
Maintain Materials Requirement Plan
Execute Materials Requirement Plan
Monitor materials pipeline
Address materials supply issues
Ensure materials availability
Coordinate materials movement
Eliminate materials liabilities
Track customer liable materials
Maximize negotiated terms
Reduce materials liability
Issue Purchase Orders
Ensure supplier adherence
Optimize order management process
Maintain master data integrity
Maintain purchasing planning parameters
Balance procurement cost
Balance inventory investment
Improve supplier delivery performance
Improve supplier quality performance
Resolve recurring issues
Resolve critical issues
Utilize corrective action tools
Support Accounts Payable
Resolve invoice discrepancies
Provide inputs for strategy
Execute Jabil’s commodity strategy
Execute Jabil’s pricing strategy
Provide feedback on supplier performance
Provide feedback on Jabil’s strategies
Minimize materials freight expenses
Monitor supplier performance
Track supplier performance
Provide feedback on supplier service
Adhere to safety rules
Adhere to health regulations
Comply with security policy
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with Buyers; Work closely with Commodity Managers; Work closely with SCM
Communication Scope
Respond to questions
Full Job Description
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. 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. **JOB SUMMARY** Procure all components necessary to support production or prototype builds. In conjunction, responsibilities include; accomplishing the best possible pricing, lead time agreements, resolution of quality issues, delivery and inventory levels. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** · Participate in decision making of MPS loading through proper materials sizing. · Analyze, maintain, and execute Materials Requirement Plan (MRP). Continuously monitor and verify materials pipeline to ensure it meets the MRP requirements. Identify and appropriately address materials supply issues. · Ensure materials availability to support production per the Master Production Schedule through MRP execution, on-time delivery, and coordination of materials movement through receiving to production. · Proactively eliminate materials liabilities for Jabil by clearly understanding the ownership (supplier / customer). Track and provide supporting data to BUM in order to clearly define customer liable materials. Execute and maximize Jabil negotiated terms with suppliers to reduce materials liability. · Issue Purchase Orders to pricing, terms & conditions that are negotiated and agreed to by Jabil Commodity Managers and Buyers. Ensure suppliers’ adherence to established agreements. · Optimize order management process to ensure effective communication with suppliers. · Maintain integrity of master data and purchasing planning parameters in ord
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