Title:  Material Planning Manager

Job Title:  Material Planning Manager

Job Code: 34673

Job Location: Camden, NJ.

Schedule: 9/80-  Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Material Planning Manager is a subject matter expert with comprehensive knowledge of job area and in-depth knowledge of project management. This role is responsible for managing and optimizing the end-to-end material planning process to ensure the on-time availability of raw materials for all contract and non-contract material. The Material Planning Manager supports the Production Planning & Control site master production schedule through efficient utilization of the MRP system, including implementation of planning strategies and effective purchasing requisition management. This role will work closely with the Procurement organization to ensure material is proactively planned, ordered, received, stored, and issued to the manufacturing line to support the manufacturing need date, master schedule attainment, and customer on-time delivery. The Material Planning Manager plays a vital role in maintaining optimal inventory levels, minimizing costs, and ensuring timely delivery of products to customers.

Essential Functions:

• Monitor MRP system daily for action messages; review and generate reports as required; validate the output for accuracy and initiate corrective action for discrepant issues.
• Actively utilize and maintain key planning parameters within the MRP system (e.g., lead times, planning strategy, codes, etc.) at the site to ensure a high level of data integrity to effectively plan for every part for every program. 
• Manage and execute material procurement schedules to meet the Master Production Schedule and contract delivery date.
• Verify and validate L3Harris demand signals to suppliers and interface with Purchasing to resolve due date and shortage issues prior to Work Order release to support customer delivery/contract dates.
• Develop and execute material planning strategies to meet production requirements while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Proactively manage exceptions (material delays, material changes, substitute materials, etc.) and initiate communication between necessary parties to resolve.
• Support the site’s key operational and Supply Chain metrics:  
  • MRP use and data integrity/population 
  • PO Meeting Manufacturing Need-by Date 
  • Purchase Requisition On Time Release
  • Master Schedule Attainment  
• Participate in the site’s SIOP process and contribute to material supply-related SIOP activities.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, supply chain management, or other technical discipline and a minimum of 9 years of prior relevant experience. Or, Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• 9+ years of Materials Planning, Production Planning, or Inventory experience. 
• 7+ years experience and demonstrated knowledge of MRP and ERP – SAP experience a plus.  
• 7+ years experience in Microsoft Office Applications, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.  Comfortable working with large data sets to make decisions.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities and meet competing deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels of the organization. 
• Some knowledge of the SIOP process.  
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing concepts and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with manufacturing capacity planning. 
• Knowledge in defense program planning desired but not required.  
• Six Sigma, Lean, or APICS certification; CPIM certification highly desired.  

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Colorado State, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Vermont and New York State is $85K-$158K.  For California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Washington D.C., Maryland Greater Washington D.C. area, the city of Denver, Washington State and New York City, the salary range for this role is $96-$179K.  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. 

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