Buyer III

Job Summary

Responsible for optimizing the overall cost of materials, developing supply base and supply chain strategies, negotiating pricing, terms, and agreements for materials that are strategic or specific to the Business Unit. Supervisory responsibility for Purchasing staff within the work cell.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze and project component purchase prices that accurately reflect the inventory value for a financial period in Standard Costing process.
• Assist hiring manager by participating in recruiting and hiring activities.
• Ensure that workcell Purchasing staff is given proper training, tools and resources to execute their job functions. Develop and facilitate workcell specific training.
• Optimizes overall cost of materials.
• Support, execute and provide inputs to improve Jabil SCM initiatives and strategies.
• Improve sourcing options by working with Jabil's internal resou...