Planner I (1st Shift)

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.

Coordinates non-recurring orders of parts, equipment, and services while supporting production planning, order management and scheduling activities. Serves as a key player to ensure material availability, production plan execution, inventory optimization, and on-time delivery performance. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Planning, Scheduling & Order Management Lead order processing activities. Plan, schedule, coordinate, and approve product releases into production planning systems based on material and capacity availability. Monitor production schedules and proactively address issues impacting committed ship dates (CSD), lead times, response times, and inventory objectives. Coordinate with Master Planners and Master Schedulers to manage product life cycle requirements and material availability. Support inventory control, supply chain management, material planning, production scheduling, and demand fulfillment activities. Provide input to management and coordinate production rescheduling due to design changes, labor constraints, material shortages, backlogs, or other scheduling disruptions. Support production launches, product phase-outs, and engineering change implementations to ensure customer requirements are met while minimizing material obsolescence and excess inventory. Inventory Management Work closely with Planning and Inventory Control teams to minimize excess inventory, including raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), and semi-finished goods. Support banking and buffering strategies to balance inventory requirements and accommodate volume fluctuations. Monitor inventory levels and recommend actions to optimize inventory turns while supporting customer demand. Production Coordination Maintain daily communication with manufacturing supervisors and production leaders to monitor production plan execution and schedule adherence. Act as the primary liaison between Master Planning, Inventory Control, Manufacturing, and Production Control to ensure successful plan execution. Coordinate activities related to material readiness, capacity constraints, and production priorities. Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational efficiency, inventory management, and customer satisfaction. Process Improvement Drive process improvements within Order Management, Planning, Inventory Control, and cross-functional support areas. Analyze operational data and develop recommendations to improve planning accuracy, inventory performance, and production throughput. Identify and implement corrective actions to improve service levels and operational performance. Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications Technical & Analytical Skills Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Strong understanding of production planning, scheduling, inventory management, and order fulfillment processes. PC skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and enterprise systems. Knowledge of Jabil software packages, ERP/MRP systems, and planning tools. Ability to generate reports, analyze trends, and interpret performance metrics. Ability to compute rates, ratios, percentages, and interpret graphs and charts. Communication Skills Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers, clients, and the general public. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write simple