Manager of Planning & Master Scheduling

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With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries’ thousands of products have impacted people’s lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, and much more.

CPI is headquartered in Plano, Texas and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

We are seeking an experienced Manager of Planning & Master Scheduling to lead end-to-end production planning and master scheduling within an electronics manufacturing environment. This role is accountable for translating customer demand, product life cycles, and business priorities into executable production plans that ensure on-time delivery, revenue attainment, and optimized inventory levels across complex, high-mix electronic assemblies.

This position requires strong leadership, systems thinking, and cross-functional influence across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Program Management.

• Own and govern the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for electronic assemblies, subassemblies, and finished goods.
• Translate customer forecasts, backlog, and program demand into time-phased production plans.
• Balance capacity, material availability, long lead-time electronic components, and revenue priorities.
• Lead scenario planning for demand volatility, component shortages, and capacity constraints.
• Establish planning policies and scheduling standards aligned with electronics industry best practices.

• Oversee work order planning, release, execution, and closure within ERP/MRP systems.
• Ensure proactive management of material availability, shortage resolution, and component risk.
• Partner with Operations to optimize SMT, test, and final assembly capacity.
• Oversee Kanban and pull systems for high-volume or repeat-build electronic products.

• Serve as the primary planning interface with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Program teams.
• Communicate schedule performance, risks, and recovery plans to leadership.
• Provide planning inputs to daily production meetings, S&OP, and executive reviews.
• Drive alignment in a fast-paced, matrixed electronics manufacturing environment.

• Lead planning integration of ECRs, ECOs, and PCNs with minimal production disruption.
• Manage new product introductions (NPI), product transitions, and end-of-life (EOL) planning.
• Ensure ERP accuracy for BOMs, routings, alternates, and component substitutions.

• Own planning KPIs including schedule adherence, on-time delivery, inventory turns, and aging.
• Lead root cause analysis for schedule misses and component-related delays.
  
  Drive Lean, CI, and Kaizen initiatives focused on planning stability and material flow.
• Standardize planning processes and documentation.

• Lead, mentor, and develop planners and master schedulers.
• Establish clear accountability, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Build a culture of ownership, data-driven decision making, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in production planning or master scheduling in electronics manufacturing.
• Prior people leadership experience preferred.
• Advanced ERP/MRP experience (SAP, Oracle, Net Suite, etc.).
• Strong Excel skills;
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• Deep understanding of BOM structures, electronic components, lead times, and capacity planning.
• Experience managing engineering changes and NPIs.
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