Planning Supervisor

-; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company based in Dubai is seeking a Planning Supervisor to lead all planning activities for the Quick Ship and Parts business. The successful candidate will oversee a team of planners, develop and execute sales plans, and ensure material availability aligns with customer requirements. This role requires strong collaboration with sales, operations, and procurement to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction, with a focus on continuous improvement and strategic planning initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible benefits plans

Medical insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an Engineering-to-Order manufacturing environment.
• Technical expertise or exposure to control valves.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning function for QuickShip and Parts organizations.
• Develop sales plan and ensure targets are achieved.
• Review backlog and plan the release of orders.
• Coordinate daily operations meetings.
• Monitor performance metrics and drive improvements.

Skills

Team leadership

Sales planning

Material synchronization

Service level improvement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Instrumentation Engineering

Supply Chain degree or relevant experience

Job description

Job Summary

The Planning Supervisor leads all planning activities for the Quick Ship and Parts business, overseeing a team of planners and ensuring seamless execution from order receipt through final delivery. This role is responsible for developing and executing the sales plan, managing the Master Production Plan, level-loading plant capacity, and synchronizing material availability with customer requirements. By tightly coordinating with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Warehouse, and other key functions, the Planning Supervisor drives achievement of monthly sales POR targets while ensuring consistent on-time delivery and high customer satisfaction. The role maintains strong alignment between customer demand, operational capability, and material readiness, and leads initiatives to enhance service levels, improve responsiveness, and boost overall execution efficiency in the quote-to-cash process.

In this role, your responsibilities will be:

• Lead the planning function for both the QuickShip and Parts organizations, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Develop the sales plan and ensure monthly/yearly sales POR targets are achieved.
• Ensure the sales plan is synchronized with the Master Production Plan (MPS) and inbound material plans.
• Review backlog regularly and plan release of orders according to customer requested dates.
• Ensure timely scheduling of customer orders to support sales execution and revenue realization.
• Coordinate daily operations meetings to align cross-functional teams on priority orders and constraints.
• Conduct weekly reviews of late backlog and drive improvements in service levels through effective planning practices.
• Monitor RDSL and PDSL performance metrics and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure proactive and timely communication of order status to customers/LBP's/relevant stakeholders.
• Support expediting requests from customers by coordinating with the relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with Purchasing to ensure on time material availability and resolve shortages.
• Coordinate with Warehouse and Logistics to remove bottlenecks affecting order flow.
• Partner with Sales, Order Admin and Operations to drive alignment on forecast, execution priorities, and customer commitments.
• Drive team performance through coaching, capability development, and setting clear objectives.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance planning accuracy & drive KPI improvement.
• Improve planning parameters and provide input for the annual inventory plan, including monthly/quarterly updates.
• Ensure adherence to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) standards and promote 5S practices within the planning team.
• Ensure compliance with local and international trade compliance rules in all transactions and workflows.

Who You Are?

You display a can-do attitude in good and bad times. You provide timely and helpful information to individuals across the organization. You persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You build and deliver solutions that meet customer expectations. You show consistency between words and actions.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Instrumentation Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an Engineering-to-Order manufacturing environment
• Technical expertise or exposure to control valves

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Supply Chain degree and/or relevant supply chain experience

Our Culture & Commitment to You!

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives-because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our dedication to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing flexible, competitive benefits plans to meet you and your family's physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide, medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to end development, from onboarding through senior leadership. We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face-to-face and virtual training, mentorship, and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.