Buyer (CPO) - Supply Chain

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Buyer (CPO) in Guangzhou. The role optimizes the overall cost of materials, develops the supply base and supply chain strategies, negotiates pricing, terms and agreements for strategic or business-unit-specific materials, and supervises purchasing staff within the workcell.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze and project component purchase prices for the Standard Costing process and provide input on quoted costs to customers.
• Optimize material costs and manage materials that are business unit specific or strategic.
• Work with suppliers to add preferred or strategic suppliers to the customer's Approved Manufacturer's List (AML).
• Monitor supplier performance on cost, delivery and quality, conduct supplier audits, certifications and performance reviews, and communicate Jabil's expectations.
• Develop supply chain strategies tailored to customers or business units, and influence customers' supply chain choices.
• Work with Materials Quote Analysts to quote and re-quote materials, negotiating terms and conditions that protect Jabil's interests.
• Assist the hiring manager with recruiting and hiring, and ensure purchasing staff receive proper training, tools and resources.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree with 1 year of purchasing experience.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, draw valid conclusions and handle standardized situations.
• Ability to present information to managers, clients and customers and to write simple correspondence.

Required skills

• Advanced PC skills, including knowledge of Jabil's software packages.
• Ability to read and interpret graphs and to calculate rates, ratios, percentages and basic arithmetic.