Hubbell Inc

Planning Supervisor - Lincoln, NH

Hubbell Inc • $85K — $110K *
Lincoln, NH 03251In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field
  • 7+ years of supply chain or production planning experience in an SAP environment
  • 3-5 years of team leadership experience
  • Strong hands-on expertise in SAP PP (Production Planning) and SAP MM (Materials Management)
  • Experience with SAP APO or IBP strongly preferred
  • APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) preferred
  • Deep understanding of MRP logic, planning strategies, and SAP master data structures

Responsibilities

  • Govern all planning-related activities within SAP, ensuring standardization and best practices
  • Maintain and optimize key SAP planning parameters, driving compliance across processes
  • Translate demand signals into actionable production and procurement plans
  • Manage and optimize planning to balance service, cost, and inventory targets
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely material availability and resource utilization
  • Utilize ERP/MRP systems for planning data management and report generation
  • Identify and implement process enhancements for planning efficiency and accuracy

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional development and team leadership
  • Access to advanced SAP training and enhancement programs
  • Supportive culture promoting continuous improvement
  • Involvement in cross-functional collaboration across multiple departments
  • Insights into strategic business operations through data-driven decision making
Full Job Description
Job Overview

The Planning Supervisor is responsible for leading all production planning activities within an SAP-driven manufacturing environment. This role owns the integrity, optimization, and execution of planning processes across SAP (PP/MM) systems, ensuring seamless alignment between demand, supply, capacity, and inventory. The Planning Supervisor drives S&OP integration, data accuracy, and system governance while leading a high-performing team and enabling operational and strategic business objectives.

A Day In The Life

Key Responsibilities:
  • SAP Planning Leadership & Governance
    • Own and govern all planning-related activities within SAP (PP/MM modules), ensuring standardization and best-practice utilization.
    • Maintain and optimize key SAP planning parameters including:
    • Drive system discipline and compliance across planning processes (MPS/MRP runs, exception management).
    • Partner with IT and SAP functional teams to implement system enhancements, upgrades, and continuous improvements.
    • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of planners operating within SAP.
    • Build deep SAP capability across the team, including transaction proficiency and analytical skills.
    • Establish standard work, training programs, and documentation for SAP planning processes.
    • Promote a culture of accountability, data accuracy, and continuous improvement.
  • Integrated Production Planning (SAP-Driven) and S&OP / IBP Integration
    • Lead execution of MPS (Master Production Scheduling) and MRP (Material Requirements Planning) within SAP.
    • Translate demand signals into actionable production and procurement plans through SAP.
    • Oversee and manage:
    • Optimize planning to balance service, cost, and inventory targets.
    • Ensure strong alignment between SAP planning outputs and S&OP / IBP processes.
    • Collaborate with demand planning to improve forecast consumption and planning accuracy within SAP.
    • Support deployment or enhancement of SAP IBP or APO (if applicable) for advanced planning capabilities.
    • Provide scenario modeling and data-driven insights to leadership.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
    • Work closely with procurement to ensure timely availability of raw materials.
    • Coordinate with manufacturing to optimize resource utilization and minimize downtime.
    • Communicate with customer service and sales teams to manage order fulfillment and lead times.
    • Serve as the key SAP planning interface with:
    • Provide visibility into constraints, system exceptions, and supply risks.
    • Influence enterprise decisions using SAP-driven insights.
  • Systems & Reporting
    • Utilize ERP/MRP systems to manage planning data and generate reports.
    • Analyze production metrics and KPIs to identify trends and areas for improvement.
    • Ensure data accuracy and integrity within planning systems.
    • Ensure high-quality master data in SAP, including:
    • Establish KPIs derived from SAP data:
    • Leverage SAP reporting tools (e.g., SAP Analytics, embedded reports) for actionable insights.
  • Process and Continuous Improvement & Optimization
    • Identify and implement process enhancements to improve planning efficiency and accuracy.
    • Lead initiatives to enhance SAP planning efficiency and reduce manual workarounds.
    • Identify and eliminate root causes of MRP instability (e.g., master data errors, poor parameters).
    • Drive Lean and Six Sigma initiatives leveraging SAP data visibility.
    • Standardize planning processes across value streams where applicable.
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
    • SAP MRP stability and exception management effectiveness
    • On-Time In-Full (OTIF) delivery
    • Forecast accuracy (via SAP consumption)
    • Inventory turns and days of supply
    • Master data accuracy rate
    • Schedule adherence and capacity utilization


What will help you thrive in this role?

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or related field
  • 7+ years of supply chain or production planning experience in an SAP environment
  • 3-5 years of team leadership experience
  • Strong hands-on expertise in:
    • SAP PP (Production Planning)
    • SAP MM (Materials Management)
  • Experience with SAP APO or IBP strongly preferred
  • APICS certification (CPIM, CSCP) preferred
  • Deep understanding of MRP logic, planning strategies, and SAP master data structures
  • Proven ability to lead system-driven process transformation


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About Hubbell Inc

Hubbell Incorporated is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells electrical and electronic products for non-residential and residential construction, industrial, and utility applications. Hubbell was founded by Harvey Hubbell as a proprietorship in 1888, and was incorporated in Connecticut in 1905. It is ranked 602 by Fortune. The company’s reporting segments consist of the electrical segment and the Power segment. Hubbell’s manufacturing facilities are located in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the People's Republic of China, Italy, the United Kingdom, Brazil and Australia and maintains sales offices in Singapore, China, India, Mexico, South Korea, and countries in the Middle East. Hubbell was previously headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, and has now moved its headquarters to Shelton, Connecticut. Hubbell Inc. assisted Allied efforts during World War II by manufacturing military vehicle electrical circuits, battery-charging systems for M4 Sherman tanks, power jacks for test meters, vacuum tube sockets for radio communications, and a line of electrical and electronic connectors for aircraft. Hubbell Inc. is in List of S&P 400 companies having stocks that are included in the S&P 400 stock market index, maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices.
Learn more about Hubbell Inc
Size
18,300 employees
Market Cap
$12.6 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$351.2 million
Founded
1888
5 Year Trend
+3.7%
Revenue
$4.1 billion
NASDAQ
HUBB
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