Regional Planning SME - based onsite at any US Jabil location

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 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 Title: Regional Planning SME

Location: Any U.S.-based Jabil site

The Regional Planning SME is a strategic leader and technical expert in materials planning across Jabil's U.S. operations. This role is responsible for driving standardization, continuous improvement, and functional excellence in planning processes, systems, and talent development. The SME will lead cross-functional planning initiatives, coach regional teams, and ensure alignment with global best practices to deliver world-class service levels, operational efficiency, and profitability.

What can you expect to do?

• Serve as the regional subject matter expert in standardized materials planning processes.
• Lead the implementation and optimization of planning systems and applications across multiple sites.
• Coach, mentor, and train planning teams to build technical capability and foster a continuous learning culture.
• Monitor and analyze key planning metrics to ensure operational control and performance.
• Conduct internal audits to validate planning process compliance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive standardization, simplification, and optimization of planning processes using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Collaborate with global planning teams to develop and share data-driven best practices.
• Lead complex planning-focused projects to improve systems and processes, including:

• Defining project scope, KPIs, and success criteria.
• Mapping current-state planning processes and designing future-state solutions.
• Managing stakeholder engagement, risk mitigation, and change management.
• Overseeing project execution, testing, training, and validation.

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, or related field required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 12 years of experience, including 3+ years in materials planning.
• Proven track record in project leadership, change management, and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of planning systems, methodologies, and manufacturing operations.
• Familiarity with Jabil Operating System (JOS) and quality systems preferred.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and conflict resolution skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, Visio, Project, and planning software tools.
• Ability to travel 50% across Jabil sites.

• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• Lean Six Sigma (Silver or Black Belt)
• APICS or other Supply Chain certifications
• Rapid Response Authoring Level certification

• Reports to: Regional Planning Manager
• This role does not have direct reports but may lead cross-functional project teams.