Metals+ team leader, Global Commodity Management, Supply Chain

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.

 

Summary:

To effectively develop and lead a team of Commodity Managers to ensure excellence. To drive technical excellence within the commodity Management Team by developing tools, metrics and strategies that meet the business needs. The development, implementation and measurement of a Global Business plan that fully meets the needs of our business sectors (i.e. commodity strategies, supply base development, Global infrastructure, price management etc.)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment:

• Influence and assist with the recruitment, interview and hire Commodity Managers
• Communicate criteria to recruiters.

Employee and Team Development:

• Identify individual and team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis.
• Create and/or validate training curriculum in area of responsibility.
• Coach and mentor Commodity Managers to deliver excellence to every internal and external customer.
• Assist with the creation and management of succession plans for assigned areas of Commodity Management.

Performance Management:

• Establish clear measurable goals and objectives by which to determine individual and team results (i.e. operational metrics, results against project timelines, training documentation, knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities, personal development goals).
• Solicit ongoing feedback from Business Unit Management, Commodity Management, Materials Management, peers and team members on team member’s contribution to the team.  Provide ongoing coaching and counseling to team members based on feedback.
• Express pride in the team and encourage them to feel good about their accomplishments.
• Influence and assist in performing team member evaluations professionally and on time.
• Drive individuals and the team to continuously improve in key operational metrics and the achievement of the organizational goals.
• Coordinate activities of teams and keep them focused in times of crises.
• Influence and assist with ensuring recognition and rewards are managed fairly and consistently in area of responsibility.

Communication:

• Provide weekly communication forum for the exchange of ideas and information with the team.
• Organize verbal and written ideas clearly and use an appropriate business style.
• Ask questions; encourage input from staff.
• Assess communication style of individual team members and adapt own communication style accordingly.

FUNCTIONAL  MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Business Strategy and Direction:

• Know and understand the Corporations strategic direction.
• Define, develop and implement a strategy, which contributes to the corporate strategic direction.
• Develop an understanding of each Workcell business strategy as it pertains to Supply Chain Management and Commodity Management
• Provide regular updates to BUM, Materials Management, Supply Chain Management and Operations Management on execution of the strategy.
• Develop a Business plan for assigned commodities

• Cost Management:

• Identify creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value-added processes or complete re-engineering of processes and systems).
• Define, develop and make effective use of cost analysis tools.
• Provide feedback to peers on cost and cost trends.

• Forecast Development and Accuracy:

• Prepare timely forecasts for the function.