Master Planner

About Jabil

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. How will you make an impact? Lead all planning activities for an assigned workcell while ensuring on-time delivery, production readiness, capacity optimization, inventory control, and revenue accuracy.

Serve as the planning expert for the workcell by driving execution of production schedules, managing customer demand requirements, and mentoring Production Planners and Document Coordinators to support operational excellence and customer satisfaction. What will you do? Ensure 100% on-time delivery performance for assigned customers and programs. Establish and maintain production build readiness.

Optimize capacity utilization and customer demand sizing. Maintain accurate revenue forecasting and planning assumptions. Manage material control activities and minimize material liability exposure. Develop and maintain the Master Production Schedule (MPS) within Jabil's ERP system, including Purchase Order coverage. Reconcile the MPS against customer Purchase Order coverage on a weekly basis.

Ensure the Master Production Schedule remains accurate, achievable, and aligned with customer demand. Achieve and maintain a 95% MPS performance goal. Own production planning, Bills of Material (BOM), and document control processes. Analyze material and capacity requirements and communicate constraints to both internal teams and customers.

Maintain and continuously improve capacity planning models to optimize manufacturing resource utilization. Meet regularly with Workcell and Manufacturing teams to review production schedules, adjust plans as necessary, optimize run quantities, and minimize changeovers. Maintain current customer contracts and ensure planning activities comply with contractual terms and conditions.

Understand and manage customer liability windows related to material purchases, inventory commitments, and production scheduling. Serve as the workcell planning subject matter expert and ensure products are only released to production with valid customer demand, sufficient materials, accurate BOMs, and approved routings.

Lead the creation and maintenance of Bills of Material (BOMs) and routings to ensure accurate inventory transactions and work-in-process tracking. Manage End-of-Life (EOL) planning activities, including coordinating cross-functional meetings, developing disposition strategies, and ensuring execution of final build schedules. Own and manage the Jabil purge process for internal workcell inventory management.

Mentor and support Production Planners and Document Coordinators within the assigned workcell. Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position. Comply with all procedures within the company security policy. May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. How will you get here?

Education: Bachelor's degree and 5 years of related experience required; OR Master's degree and 3 years of related experience required; OR PhD with no prior experience required. Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may also be considered. Experience: Experience in Production Planning, Materials Planning, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, or a related field.

Experience developing and managing Master Production Schedules (MPS). Experience working with ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing environment. Experience supporting customer demand planning and production scheduling activities. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Customer Management. Supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Thorough knowledge of MRP and Master Production Scheduling principles. Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, production planning, and inventory management. Knowledge of lead times for components, manufacturing processes, machine programming, and test development activities. Understanding of the complete product build lifecycle and the sequence of events required to support production.

Ability to create and maintain accurate production schedules based on customer demand and operational capacity. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to evaluate material and capacity constraints and develop mitigation plans. Knowledge of Bills of Material (BOM) management and routing structures. Ability to manage inventory liabilities while maintaining customer service commitments.

Strong forecasting and planning capabilities. Ability to interpret customer contracts and apply contractual planning requirements. Excellent organizational and project management skills. Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities. Ability to effectively influence and collaborate across multiple functions and organizational levels. Proficiency with ERP, MRP, planning, and reporting systems.

Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Excel. Ability to prioritize multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. U.S. Citizenship required to work at this specific site.