Planning Supervisor

Safran; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran in California seeks an experienced Aftermarket Planning Supervisor to lead a team of spares planners, driving planning, scheduling, and inventory management for aerospace aftermarket operations.

You will oversee KPI performance, data accuracy in ERP systems, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations, and finance to meet customer commitments and protect delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive planning, scheduling and inventory management in aerospace/manufacturing.
• 2+ years in a planning leadership role.
• BS/BA degree required from an accredited university.
• Strong MS Office skills and ERP data integrity experience.
• Experience with airframe/aerospace aftermarket planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of spares planners within the aftermarket division.
• Develop and maintain world-class strategies for planning, scheduling, and inventory.
• Oversee queue management, KPI performance, and daily planning execution.
• Ensure BOM analysis, material planning, and on-time fulfillment of customer requirements.
• Maintain weekly KPI charts and support PMO and senior leadership reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Inventory management

KPI tracking

ERP/MRP systems

Data accuracy

Communication skills

Education

BS/BA degree

Tools

MRP/ERP software

Job description

Here, we craft excellence together. Your mission? Making the journey the most enjoyable part of the trip.

Join our first-class team to reinvent in-flight experience. In the role of Planning Supervisor, you'll play a pivotal part on our production team.

The Aftermarket Planning Supervisor will lead and manage a team of spares planners within the aftermarket division of a global aerospace manufacturing company. This role is dedicated to ensuring operational excellence in aftermarket planning, scheduling, and inventory management. With a strong focus on aerospace spares support, the Supervisor will oversee queue management, KPI performance, and daily planning execution to meet customer requirements. The position plays a key role in ensuring the accuracy of data in the business system, which directly impacts company-wide financial reporting and aftermarket customer satisfaction.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

• Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of spares planners in the aerospace aftermarket division, ensuring high performance, accountability, and alignment with organizational goals.
• Implement and maintain world-class strategies for aftermarket planning, scheduling, inventory, and customer satisfaction, while driving continuous improvement across all functions.
• Oversee all aftermarket planning activities, including workload balance, prioritization, and queue management for PPO, initial commitment dates and recovery dates, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and ownership of all lines.
• Drive daily execution of key aftermarket KPIs including PPO release adherence, initial commitment dates and recovery date creation, and PMO release compliance. Monitor individual performance, flex resources to balance changing workloads, and lead cross-functional efforts to resolve the highest aging lines.
• Act as the first line of escalation for planning and operational issues, providing rapid problem-solving support to both the team and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain and update weekly KPI charts for Tuesday management reports, providing analysis and insights while the Manager presents. Transition ownership of additional metrics (supply cancellations, pull-ins, pushouts, NCR, etc.) from Manager to Supervisor over time.
• Develop and monitor aftermarket production plans, budgets, and schedules in line with aerospace requirements and plant capacity. Proactively identify risks or delays and implement corrective actions to protect customer commitments.
• Ensure planners execute essential functions including BOM analysis, material planning, timely requisition delivery to purchasing, work order release and management, revision control, ERP data accuracy, and on-time fulfillment of aftermarket customer requirements.
• Oversee inventory levels to meet company and aftermarket customer goals, ensuring alignment with financial targets and operational needs.
• Foster premier customer service for airlines, MROs, and other aerospace aftermarket clients by ensuring planning execution supports client expectations.
• Conduct risk assessment and mitigation activities specific to aftermarket supply chain challenges.
• Provide leadership through training, mentoring, and talent development, driving a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth within the spares planning team.
• Execute strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and other applicable planning tools, leveraging aerospace expertise to optimize performance.
• Collaborate with supply chain, operations, engineering, and quality teams to ensure aftermarket planning alignment with aerospace manufacturing standards and long-term business objectives.
• Other duties as assigned by the management team.

Education: BS/BA degree required from an accredited university

Experience: Minimum of 7+ years of progressive planning, scheduling and inventory management experience in aerospace, automotive or mechanical manufacturing environment with the ability to lead and influence others, with 2+ years of the 7 years in a planning leadership position

Computer Skills:

• Experience working with MRP/ERP systems
• Proficiency with MS Office Skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Other Skills:

• Broad knowledge of the field with proven management skills.
• Effective oral and written communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and assignments with attention to detail
• Problem solving, well organized, detailed oriented and accurate.
• Strong written and verbal business communications abilities must be comfortable delivering information to all levels of the organization including senior leadership.
• Working knowledge of business finance skills and abilities.

Additional Preferred Skills: (not required)

• BS/BA in supply chain, business management, or operations from an accredited university
• APICS CPIM and/or ISM certifications
• Problem-solving skills (Six Sigma Green Belt, etc.)
• Aftermarket or Spares Business experience

Description: Entry-level management position within field.