At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 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.
Procurement Lead Strategic Category Management & Procurement Leadership The Procurement Lead is responsible for leading strategic sourcing and category management activities across indirect spend categories such as building materials, building trades, or construction, MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations), Professional Services, Facilities Management, and other indirect procurement categories .
This role combines people leadership, category expertise, and procurement execution, ensuring the delivery of sourcing initiatives that generate value through cost optimization, supplier performance, risk mitigation, and process excellence. The Procurement Lead manages a small team of procurement professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and oversight while simultaneously leading complex sourcing projects and strategic supplier engagements.
This position serves as a trusted business partner to internal stakeholders and drives procurement strategies aligned with organizational objectives. Core Competencies Ability to lead and develop high-performing teams in a cross-cultural environment Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all organizational levels Strategic thinking with strong commercial and business acumen Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills Strong category management and supplier relationship management expertise Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment Data-driven decision-making and problem-solving capabilities Strong project management and organizational skills Ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members Demonstrates ownership, accountability, and leadership presence Exhibits a continuous improvement mindset Maintains high ethical standards and professionalism Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes through collaboration Essential Duties and Responsibilities Develop and execute category management strategies for direct categories building materials, building trades, or construction and indirect procurement categories including MRO, Professional Services, Facilities Management, and other assigned spend areas.
Lead and mentor a team of procurement analysts and buyers, ensuring achievement of functional goals, performance objectives, and professional development plans. Oversee team deliverables and ensure sourcing activities are completed in accordance with established procurement policies, timelines, and quality standards. Drive end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives, including spend analysis, market assessments, supplier evaluations, RFI/RFP/RFQ management, negotiations, and contract execution.
Lead complex and high-value procurement projects independently while providing guidance on strategic sourcing activities managed by team members. Establish strong partnerships with business stakeholders to understand requirements, align procurement strategies, and identify value creation opportunities. Deliver measurable cost savings, cost avoidance, and process improvements through strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, demand management, and value engineering initiatives.
Lead commercial negotiations and contract discussions to secure optimal pricing, service levels, risk protection, and contractual terms. Manage supplier relationships and supplier performance reviews to ensure service excellence, compliance, innovation, and continuous improvement. Monitor supply market tre