Master Planner

Job Summary

As a Master Planner at Jabil, you will be responsible for managing all planning activities for a dedicated assigned workcell. This includes mentoring Production Planners and Document Coordinators in the workcell to ensure a smooth and efficient workflow.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure 100% on-time delivery of products to customers.

Establish build readiness by maintaining accurate revenue forecasting and material control.

Maintain efficiency of capacity and customer sizing to meet production demands.

Develop and implement Master Production Schedules (MPS) and load them 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, and achieve and maintain a 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 and drive resolution on uneven capacity utilization to optimize 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 file at all times and be familiar with the terms and conditions of the contract regarding customer liability of material planning and production scheduling.

Be the workcell's 'expert' on all planning activities by supporting the Production Planner goal of never starting to build product without having a valid PO, adequate material quantities, and accurate BOM and an accurate routing.

Lead the Workcell on the creation of Bills of Material (BOMs) and routings that allows accurate tracking of WIP assemblies and accurate inventory movement transactions.

End-of-Life (EOL) management should include chairing a meeting 30 days prior to the last planned build date to create tactics to support the EOL strategy.

Manage Jabil purge process for internal Workcell purges.

Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor.

Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree + 5 years of experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD without experience. APICS certification and Supervisor experience also preferred. Thorough knowledge of MRP, lead times for specific component types, internal run rates, test development lead times, machine programming lead times and complete understanding of the chronological sequence of events that must occur in order to build a product. Or an equivalent combination of education, training, or experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Jabil, including its subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accessibility Accommodation

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Jabil.com/Careers site as a result of your disability. You can request a reasonable accommodation by sending an e-mail to Always_Accessible@Jabil.com or calling 727-803-7988 with the nature of your request and contact information.

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