Jabil

SeniorPlanner

$100–160k ~AI est. Penang, Malaysia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Planner at Jabil. Skills: Production planning, Master Production Schedule, Capacity planning, Material requirements. Manage planning activities. Mentor Production Planners”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure 100% on-time delivery; Achieve 95% MPS goal

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Resolution on uneven capacity

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree + 5 years experience, Masters + 3 years experience, PhD without experience, 5 years of related experience, 3 years of related experience

Nice to Have

APICS certification, Supervisor experience

What You'll Do.

Manage planning activities

Mentor Production Planners

Mentor Document Coordinators

Ensure 100% on-time delivery

Establish build readiness

Maintain efficiency of capacity

Maintain customer sizing

Maintain accurate revenue forecasting

Maintain material control

Develop Master Production Schedule

Include Purchase Order coverage

Reconcile MPS to customer PO

Ensure MPS is accurate

Ensure MPS is achievable

Own production planning

Analyze material requirements

Analyze capacity requirements

Communicate constraints to Workcell

Communicate constraints to customer

Maintain workcell capacity planning

Drive resolution on uneven capacity

Meet daily with Workcell

Meet daily with manufacturing

Assess production schedules

Adjust production schedules

Optimize run quantities

Maintain customers' latest contract

Be familiar with contract terms

Support Production Planner goal

Lead Workcell on BOM creation

Lead Workcell on routing creation

Manage End-of-Life (EOL)

Own EOL build schedule

Manage Jabil purge process

Adhere to safety rules

Adhere to health rules

Comply with security policy

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Workcell teams; Manufacturing team; Customer demand

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. JOB SUMMARY Manage all planning activities for the dedicated assigned workcell and mentor the Production Planners and Document Coordinators in the workcell. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Ensure 100% on-time delivery. • Establish build readiness. • Maintain efficiency of capacity and customer sizing. • Maintain accurate revenue forecasting. • Maintain material control and liability. • Develop Master Production Schedule (MPS) and load into Jabil’s ERP system, including Purchase Order (PO) coverage. • Reconcile the MPS to customer PO coverage weekly to ensure that Jabil is not exposed over and above customer PO coverage or other authorized customer demand. • Ensure the MPS is always 100% accurate and achievable. • Achieve and maintain 95% MPS goal. • Own production planning, BOM and document control with or without additional support. • Analyze material and capacity requirements and communicate constraints to the Workcell and customer based on accurate customer demand. • Maintain the workcell’s capacity planning model; drive resolution on uneven capacity utilization that keeps Jabil focused on the customer but efficiently utilizing manufacturing resources. • Meet daily with the Workcell and manufacturing team to assess production schedules, (adjust as necessary based on production results) optimize run quantities, and minimize changeovers to help achieve 100% on time delivery. • Maintain the customers’ latest contract on f

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