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Commodity Manager

AT Jabil
Jabil

Commodity Manager

Nibong Tebal, Malaysia

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 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 Description

Job Title: Commodity Manager

Work Location: Penang Fortune 500 Company in Electronics.

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Job Summary
Develop, implement and measure a global commodity strategy for indirect purchase (mainly service commodity) that fully meets the supply chain needs of our business units.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Develop, lead and execute commodity sourcing strategy for local, regional and global initiatives for service commodity in factory production environment.

- Analyze market conditions for assigned commodities and implement supply chain strategies to assure supply and price competitiveness

- Develop commodity plan to provide visibility to subcategory spends, supplier summaries and stakeholder engagement plans.

- Develop the supply base to exceed the goals and objectives of the company and the supply chain management team, e.g. supplier development and assessment

- Negotiate supplier Price/Contracts, conduct and follow online bidding process.

- Be a central interface between supplier, administration, production, finance, SQE, legal and buyers etc.
- Be a leader in ensuring that Our Company maximizes our purchase leverage for the best total cost of ownership
- Aggressively negotiate absolute best pricing, terms and conditions
- Develop a cost modeling tool to determine true component value of assigned commodity(s)

- Develop and implement supplier relationship management program
- Develop effective relationships with Business Unit Management to ensure that Supply Chain Management is fully involved with new business opportunities
- Adhere to Global Commodity infrastructure that supports Our Company's business and growth plans
- Ensure the commodity supply base adheres to Our Company standards of Corporate Social Responsibilities including but not limited to Environmental, Ethical, Legislative, and Regulatory requirements
- Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management
- Offer new, innovative, entrepreneurial ideas, practices and processes that drive continuous improvement to Our Company's supply chain goals and objectives
- Ensure the efficient and timely exchange of knowledge and information within the Our Company Corporation to ensure best practices are shared throughout the Our Company organization

Education & Experience Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Engineering, Business, or Supply Chain Management or other relevant discipline preferred
  • Minimum of 5 years' strategic sourcing experience for civil engineering/electro-mechanical categories or indirect categories in a high volume electronics manufacturing environment or similar
  • Strong communication skills and negotiation skills
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
  • Able and willing to travel across China and/or internationally if required
  • Languages: Mandarin and Good English skills, both in verbal and written
  • Computer literate and have good working experience in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.

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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Accommodation Statement

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Jabil.com/Careers site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an e-mail to Always_Accessible@Jabil.com with the nature of your request and contact information. Please do not direct any other general employment related questions to this e-mail. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to.

#whereyoubelong

Client-provided location(s): Penang, Malaysia
Job ID: Jabil-J2376163-SGA
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • On-Site Gym
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Happy Hours
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program