Jabil
PlanningSupervisor
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“Planning Supervisor at Jabil. Skills: Production planning, Material management, Capacity planning. Lead planning team. Develop planning team”
What You'll Achieve.
On-time delivery; Cost optimization; Customer satisfaction; MPS accuracy 95%+
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills; Problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
High school diploma or equivalent, 2 years of planning experience
Nice to Have
Bachelor's degree, Supervisory experience, APICS certification
What You'll Do.
Develop planning team
Ensure execution of planning strategies
Drive operational performance
Improve planning processes
Ensure alignment between demand
Recruit planning personnel
Interview planning personnel
Hire planning personnel
Define candidate criteria
Monitor team member turnover
Implement improvement actions
Identify team strengths
Identify team development needs
Create training curriculum
Validate training curriculum
Establish measurable goals
Solicit feedback from teams
Provide coaching to team members
Conduct performance evaluations
Drive continuous improvement
Lead teams through high-pressure situations
Ensure focus on priorities
Ensure fair recognition
Facilitate team communication forums
Communicate clearly across organization
Encourage feedback within team
Encourage collaboration within team
Adapt communication styles
Support development of planning strategies
Support execution of planning strategies
Ensure workcell alignment with planning strategies
Ensure workcell alignment with customer requirements
Support customer needs
Drive efforts to reduce material costs
Drive efforts to improve efficiency
Ensure 100% on-time delivery
Establish build readiness practices
Maintain accurate capacity planning
Maintain accurate customer sizing
Maintain accurate revenue forecasting
Oversee material control
Oversee liability management
Develop Master Production Schedule
Maintain Master Production Schedule
Reconcile MPS with customer PO coverage
Mitigate financial risk
Mitigate material risk
Achieve target performance levels
Own production planning processes
Analyze material constraints
Analyze capacity constraints
Communicate risks to stakeholders
Maintain capacity planning models
Optimize capacity planning models
Ensure efficient resource utilization
Maintain customer contracts
Ensure adherence to contract terms
Serve as workcell expert on planning
Ensure builds begin with valid demand
Ensure builds begin with sufficient materials
Ensure builds begin with accurate documentation
Lead development of Bills of Material
Lead development of routings
Manage End-of-Life processes
Execute EOL strategies
Own the build schedule
Own shipment timelines
Resolve schedule misalignment
Manage internal purge processes
Mitigate excess inventory
Ensure compliance with environmental regulations
Ensure compliance with safety regulations
Ensure compliance with health regulations
Comply with company security policies
Comply with company security procedures
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Workcell teams; Business Unit Managers; Planning Managers; Manufacturing teams
Communication Scope
Effective communication
Full Job Description
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?** As a **Planning Supervisor** at our **Memphis, TN facility** , you will lead and develop the planning team within the workcell to ensure execution of effective production planning strategies. You will drive operational performance, improve planning processes, and ensure alignment between customer demand, materials, and production capacity. Your leadership will directly impact on‑time delivery, cost optimization, and customer satisfaction. ### ### **Location:** On‑site at our Memphis, TN facility. ## ## **What Will You Do?** ### **Leadership & Management Responsibilities** **Recruitment & Retention** * Recruit, interview, and hire planning personnel. * Partner with recruiting teams to define candidate criteria. * Monitor team member turnover and implement improvement actions. **Employee & Team Development** * Identify individual and team strengths and development needs. * Create and validate training curriculum for planning functions. **Performance Management** * Establish measurable goals aligned with operational and organizational objectives. * Solicit feedback from Workcell teams, Business Unit Managers (BUMs), and Planning Managers. * Provide ongoing coaching and development to team members. * Conduct performance evaluations in a timely and professional manner. * Drive continuous improvement in individual and team performance metrics. * Lead teams through high-pressure situations and ensure
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