How Jabil Drives Revenue with Procurement and Supply Chain (IndustryWeek)

From Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast by Endeavor Business Media’s Manufacturing Group

May 28, 2026 · 34 min · Episode 404

About this episode

The episode discusses how Jabil transformed procurement into a cost driver and tackled recent challenges in the supply chain.

In this episode of Great Question, IndustryWeek Senior Editor Laura Putre talks with Frank McKay and Graham Scott, Supply Chain Officer and Chief Procurement Officer at Jabil respectively, about how they transformed procurement to a cost driver at the global contract manufacturer—offering their own optimized supply-chain technology to customers as a service. They also discuss how they’ve tackled recent procurement challenges—such as tariffs and memory constraints in the AI market—and built a pipeline to develop procurement talent.

People in this episode

Host: Laura Putre

Guests: Frank McKay, Graham Scott

Topics covered

procurement
supply chain
cost management
AI market
talent development

Keywords

procurement
supply chain
Jabil
cost driver
AI market
tariffs
talent development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jabil, IndustryWeek