.At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. With over 250,000 diverse, talented and dedicated employees across 100 locations in 30 countries, our vision is to be the most technologically advanced and trusted manufacturing solutions provider. We combine an unmatched breadth and depth of end-market experience, technical and design capabilities, manufacturing know-how, supply chain insights and global product management expertise to enable success for the world's leading brands. We are driven by a common purpose to make a positive impact for each other, our communities, and the environment.**JOB SUMMARY**Will manage the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to achieve the best possible customer delivery performance and optimize the use of inventory, machines and labor. This includes ensuring our planning considers material and capacity availability when providing a commit to our customer and ensuring we collaborate to load an achievable Master Production Schedule.The role will be assigned to a specific business unit, typically globally such as Cisco, RIM, IBM, etc or may be responsible for a group of business units such as a sector or sub-sector such as medical, instrumentation, etc..**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**Supply Chain Planning- Understands and documents the Sales and Operations Planning process used by the customer(s) and the impact on Jabil's Master Production Schedule.- Is responsible for implementing and managing a process that delivers an accurate commit to the customers forecast.- Is responsible for ensuring an achievable Master Schedule is in place to support both customer requirements and Jabil revenue projections. In developing a solid Master Production Schedule, consideration must be given to materials availability, equipment capability/capacity and staffing.- Is responsible for ensuring that the Master Production Schedule is loaded in alignment with customer contract(s) and liability agreements so that the materials team maintains conformance to Jabil's "Rules of the Road."- Design, Implements and Manages processes for the following; - Receipt and recording of demand plan from the customer- Capacity availability analysis- Materials availability analysis- Construction and recording of a commit plan to the customer- Construction and loading of the Jabil Master Production Schedule- Selection of Master Production Schedule, Material Requirements Planning or Re-Order Point strategies and setting of parameters- Setting of buffer / safety stock levels through the production process and supply chain- Recovery of Excess and Obsolete inventory according to customer contract- Balances capacity across manufacturing resources and sites as required.- Ensures the execution and deployment of Jabil's standard planning strategies and systems where possible, and implement customized solutions where necessary