Production Planning Manager
Camden, New Jersey
Job ID 17019L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Description:
- This role will support the business with a focus on implementing, maintaining, and continually improving the production scheduling process. The production planning manager will develop and maintain complex program schedules to include resource loading and Earned Value Analysis
- This role will manage the team’s use of SAP to execute production planning and manage a team of production planning professionals. Additional responsibilities include frequent interactions with the demand planning team, supply chain organization and operations managers to create and support an effective Sales, Inventory and Operations Plan (SIOP).
- Qualified candidates will interact with all elements of the program team to develop and support regular maintenance of the production plan and be able to demonstrate agility amongst a variety of tasks.
Essential Functions:
- Work with Program Management Office, the Supply Chain team, and the Operations Management team to create and execute a production plan by means of material lead time analysis, inventory management, and production lead time analysis.
- Daily tasks include:
- Scheduling and execution of production plans.
- Leadership and management of a team of 4 people.
- Multiple interactions with operations leadership to implement continuous improvement activities and execute business process improvements.
- Understanding and execution of all business policy and procedures for compliance to preserve industry certifications.
- Plan, direct, and control all planning and scheduling operations for assigned programs
- Lead weekly reviews of production plan/status including but not limited to:
- Production Lead Time Analysis
- Backlog Reports
- Planned Hour/Resource Forecasts
- Work closely with the quality team to implement and maintain L3Harris production planning policies and procedures
- Perform regular analysis of program schedules to evaluate program and enterprise wide resource needs through the integration of all program schedules
- Assist with monthly earned value analysis and reporting for production planning
- Lead and manage a group of professionals including conducting performance analysis and reviews
- Obtain and analyze data and status from affected organizations to prepare, update, and present periodic project status reports
- This person will be a resource for all projects within the organization
- Ability to work overtime as needed.
Qualifications:
- Knowledge and familiarity with SAP/ S4Hana and demonstrated proficiency in production planning
- Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of equivalent work experience in operations planning OR Program Management
- Ability to obtain Secret Clearance
- Demonstrated experience on programs with responsibility for development and executions of plans
- Proven leadership and management experience
- Ability to work cross-functionally with other departments
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) practices, Project Planning/Coordination and Production Scheduling
- Ability to multi-task within tight deadlines
- Prior Experience in engineering and manufacturing environment
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Knowledge of engineering processes, principles, and practices to include risk management concepts and risk analysis related to master schedules
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Military contractor, aerospace or defense industry background is preferred
- Objective thinker with a passion for problem solving and the ability to execute challenging tasks to completion
- Active SECRET clearance
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.
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