JABIL
Aaron McMillan, Editor, Procurement Magazine in conversation with Frank McKay, Chief Supply Chain & Procurement
Officer, Jabil at P & SC LIVE – The US Summit 2026
A 60-year legacy in a high-tech future Despite the rapid technological evolution, Frank attributes much of Jabil’ s success to a culture that has remained largely unchanged for six decades. He describes the company DNA as a simple recipe: work hard, serve customers and treat suppliers with the same respect as clients.
“ It sounds really simple, but it works and we’ re really fortunate we don’ t lose a lot of people,” Frank notes. In a field as high-pressure as global procurement, retention of talent is perhaps the ultimate metric of success.
As Jabil looks to the future, the focus remains on scaling to meet the“ crazy demand” of the AI era while maintaining the resilience that a direct line to the CEO provides. For the procurement audience, Jabil’ s model offers a clear blueprint: elevate the function, integrate the silos and always put the practitioner before the platform. The world may remain fragile, but by building a supply chain that is“ engineering-led and supply chain-enabled,” Jabil is proof that procurement can be a primary driver of enterprise value rather than just a cost to be managed.
104 June 2026