How Jabil is Uncovering Sustainability Across Operations
In a global landscape defined by climate volatility, Jabil provides a framework for how procurement excellence underpins sustainable operations.
Disruptions throughout 2025 demonstrated the necessity of building strong supplier relationships to maintain business resilience.
By developing cost control through close collaboration, businesses are seeing the benefits of stronger communication with supply chains.
Jabil specialises in engineering and manufacturing solutions, assisting businesses in undergoing transformations to ensure success alongside sustainability.
As global volatility grows, companies understand the need for building resilience. Jabil helps brands stay ahead of disruption while remaining competitive through tailored management solutions. The firm provides procurement processes, talent investment and technology application.
It also provides real-time visibility and data-driven insights across the global supply chain. These insights help businesses make informed decisions and manage risk simultaneously, which supports more environmentally conscious procurement choices and transparent supplier relationships.
Building resilience through supplier networks
Jabil understands a supplier network is a company’s most valuable asset, holding its own network of more than 38,000 suppliers. It manages over US$25bn in procurement spend annually, providing significant resources that it gives back to its clients.
Customers gain access to this expansive network alongside AI-driven forecasting to mitigate risk and ensure transparency. The company also offers procurement services to streamline source-to-pay processes, improve supplier management and drive cost leadership.
Its end-to-end solutions include cost optimisation, supplier management and risk mitigation. These services enhance supply chain resilience by proactively considering procurement risks while optimising technologies that increase decision-making capabilities and improve spend visibility.
By leveraging these advanced digital tools, Jabil enables its partners to identify potential bottlenecks before they impact production. This proactive stance ensures that procurement remains a value-driver rather than a cost centre, allowing for greater flexibility in a changing market.
Driving sustainability through procurement strategy
Experts in procurement strategy, Jabil will lead a panel at Sustainability LIVE: The US Summit, co-located with Procurement & Supply Chain: LIVE. The panel, entitled 'The Indirect Procurement Playbook', takes place on 22 April at 2:15pm.
The session explores how businesses can optimise indirect spend and supplier relationships. Leaders will share insights on cost control, process efficiency and creating value. This helps businesses transform supply chains, enabling better relationships and profit gains.
By focusing on indirect spend, companies can uncover hidden opportunities for sustainability and efficiency that are often overlooked in direct procurement. This strategic shift is essential for maintaining a competitive edge while meeting modern environmental standards.
The summit provides a unique opportunity for industry professionals to network and discuss the challenges of the modern supply chain. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to integrate sustainable practices into every level of their procurement operations.
Delivering excellence in global sourcing
Kurt Shafer, Senior Director of Global Procurement at Jabil, will share his insights on the panel. Kurt has more than 10 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement and sales and operations planning.
Throughout his career, Kurt has focussed on maximising operational efficiencies and leading transformative strategies. These efforts have helped Jabil experience significant cost savings and long-term business success within the global marketplace.
Kurt explains: "I'm looking forward to speaking at P&SC Live Chicago because The Indirect Procurement Playbook panel offers the perfect platform to share practical, experience-led insights with leaders who are shaping the future of procurement."
These insights prove vital for c-level executives looking to align procurement strategies with long-term environmental resilience. By focusing on operational stability, Jabil continues to lead the way in sustainable supply chain management.
Procurement & Supply Chain LIVE: The US Summit
Sustainability LIVE: The US Summit takes place April 21-22, bringing together senior procurement and supply chain leaders focused on innovation, strategy and transformation in their organisations. Co-located with Sustainability LIVE: The US Summit, the event provides a comprehensive view of procurement and supply chain’s evolving role in driving business value and sustainability.
It will also feature the inaugural US awards, which will be presented during a black-tie gala dinner at Navy Pier, uniting the leaders driving procurement and supply chain excellence across the US and Canada.
The awards ceremony will take place at following Day 1 of the US Summit.
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Kurt Shafer
Senior Director - Global Procurement
