At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the worlds 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 SUMMARY
The Program Manager will lead the strategic execution and governance of capital equipment and services sourcing across multiple regions and sites. This role is accountable for aligning sourcing efforts with global engineering operations and category teams to drive consistency visibility and savings across all capital projects. The Program Manager will oversee a team of 510 Sr. Strategic Buyers and serve as the key point of contact for business unit stakeholders ensuring that project sourcing timelines and procurement deliverables are fully integrated into CAPEX project plans.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and manage the execution of sourcing initiatives across key indirect categories including but not limited to CAPEX MRO facilities services and technology.
- Oversee a team of Strategic Buyers responsible for competitive sourcing contracting and supplier management.
- Partner with clients category leads engineers and functional stakeholders (Engineering Facilities IT Finance) to align sourcing activities to business priorities and budget cycles.
- Coordinate sourcing timelines stakeholder reviews and procurement deliverables for strategic projects ensuring compliance with internal policies and stakeholder expectations.
- Provide programlevel governance and issue resolution for complex or highimpact sourcing initiatives.
- Support development and tracking of savings pipelines cost avoidance and other sourcing performance metrics.
- Lead stakeholder engagement sessions to communicate sourcing plans status and impact of procurement strategies.
- Ensure proper documentation contract terms and systems alignment (SAP Coupa) for all sourcing activities.
- Support supplier segmentation rationalization and onboarding strategies in coordination with global category leads.
- Monitor supplier performance and drive continuous improvement in service levels pricing and responsiveness.
- Support risk management efforts related to supply continuity contract compliance and regulatory considerations.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of sourcing playbooks templates and training materials.
- Ability to manage client relationship with minimal supervision
- Candidate should expect frequent travel of up to 3050% to client sites in UK Ireland and other sites in EU during the first 6 months. This could potentially go down after 6 months
Qualifications / Skills / Experience
- Experience with CAPEX/Engineering Services is required
- Ability to understand specifications/requirements from engineering teams is required
- Experience: Minimum 710 years of experience in indirect sourcing or procurement operations including leadership of crosscategory initiatives (e.g. MRO services CAPEX IT). Experience working in procurement outsourcing industry is preferred by not required
- Project Management: Experience overseeing sourcing timelines and deliverables within largescale or multisite initiatives.
- Category Knowledge: Broad knowledge of indirect spend categories; exposure to capital procurement preferred but not required as a primary focus.
- Systems Proficiency: Working knowledge of procurement platforms including SAP Coupa and eSourcing tools.
Willingness to work in UK & US shift time.
Extensive travel to client site outside of India is expected for the first 6months.
This will be a mandatory work from office in Mumbai while not onsite at client location.
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Manager