Master Planner

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Master Planner in Chihuahua to manage all planning activities for a dedicated workcell and mentor the Production Planners and Document Coordinators. The role owns production planning, BOM and document control and supports the goal of 100% on-time delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure 100% on-time delivery, establish build readiness and maintain efficient capacity and accurate revenue forecasting.
• Maintain material control and liability, and develop the Master Production Schedule (MPS) loaded into Jabil's ERP, including PO coverage.
• Reconcile the MPS to customer PO coverage weekly and keep it 100% accurate and achievable, aiming for a 95% MPS goal.
• Analyze material and capacity requirements and communicate constraints to the workcell and customer.
• Maintain the workcell's capacity planning model and meet daily with the workcell and manufacturing team to adjust schedules, optimize run quantities and minimize changeovers.
• Keep the customer's latest contract on file, including liability windows, component prices and in-house material liability.
• Support the Production Planner so that no build starts without a valid PO, adequate materials, accurate BOM and routing; lead the creation of BOMs and routings.
• Chair an end-of-life meeting 30 days before the last planned build, own the build schedule and support plan for potential returns.
• Manage the Jabil purge process for internal workcell purges and follow safety, health and security rules.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience, or a Master's plus 3 years, or a PhD without experience.
• APICS certification and supervisor experience preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of MRP, lead times for component types, internal run rates, test development and machine programming lead times, and the full sequence of events needed to build a product.