Job Title:  Specialist, Material Planner

Job Code: 15708

Job Location: San Diego, CA

Job Description: 

We are looking for a Material Planning Specialist to join our team who with experience in manufacturing operations using advanced MRP systems. You'll manage material schedules and production plans, ensuring resources align with manufacturing needs. Your role involves overseeing complex programs, maintaining workflow, and addressing scheduling issues. Collaborate with leaders and teams to drive process improvements. Join us to impact manufacturing innovation.

Essential Functions:

• Motivated self-starter well versed in the material management and scheduling process flow
• Must be able to communicate effectively with a wide array internal and external professional levels and functions
• Create and publish production schedules by product line and program.
• Use MRP data to identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts between stakeholders in the scheduling process, obtaining concurrence from Program Management and Internal Research and Development (IRAD) Engineering leads on planned production priorities.
• Translate MRP forecasted schedules and IMS schedules into a production plan with a time-phased build schedule.
• Manage detailed scheduling of constrained operations supported by material availability, manufacturing capacity, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate system updates with shop floor and material schedulers to ensure MRP alignment.
• Perform periodic evaluations of manufacturing lead-times and coordinate updates with Manufacturing Engineering.
• Support metrics and processes to evaluate the reasonableness and accuracy of the Master Schedule.
• Support MPS policies compliant with Material Management and Accounting System (MMAS) requirements.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience
• Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and advanced concepts

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Knowledge of, and experience with, FAR, MMAS, and CAS requirements, as well as ITAR and EAR regulations
• Thorough knowledge of Supply Chain processes
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite of Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong process orientation and demonstrated continuous improvement skills
• Lean Six Sigma experience
• APICS and/or ISM certification preferred, but not required

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $60,500- $112,500. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The application window for this requisition is anticipated to close 12/8/2024.