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“ WE HAVE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE IT IS A NEW GENERATION OF PEOPLE WE ’ RE HIRING . YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ’ S INTEREST- ING TO THEM ”
— John Caltabiano , VP of supply chain management take place every day . “ We have , in my division , 1,500 buyers , so I ’ m buying over 350,000 parts on a quarterly basis ,” says Caltabiano . “ That ’ s very transactional and repetitive and there is certainly the opportunity for part of that decision-making process to be accelerated and streamlined through digitisation , automation and analytics .”
Jabil believes that by automating some of the more transactional responsibilities , the prospect of a career in manufacturing and supply chain operations will become even more attractive to emerging young talent .
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
John Caltabiano is Vice President , Global Supply Chain at Jabil and is responsible for all Materials and Customer Supply Chain Solutions for the company ’ s Engineered Solution Group Division . He is responsible for driving supply chain strategies for all of ESG ’ s Businesses . Prior to this role , John was Vice President of Global Sourcing where he was responsible for World Wide Commodity Management , Sourcing , Centralized Procurement and Supplier Development covering a spend of over $ 12 Billion . With more than 30 years of supply chain experience , John recently returned to St . Petersburg , Fla ., following a three-year assignment in Singapore .
OCTOBER 2018