Title:  Specialist Production Planning

Job Description:

The Sr Associate, Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating, and/or monitoring final approval of products through the complete production cycle to meet production requirements. The selected candidate will work from engineering plans and production specifications to ensure materials are provided according to schedules. They will advise management of the status of work in progress, coordinate with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain and interfaces with engineering and program management as well as external customers. Ensure availability of materials and labor to meet production requirements and delivery commitments. Works to resolve labor and material shortages, backlogs, and other potential schedule interruptions. planning, and project and Work Center schedule execution. Minimal supervision of daily activities will be required with independent judgment relative to work activities expected.

Essential Functions:

·         Reviews SAP daily, validates the output for accuracy and initiates corrective action for discrepancy issues.

·         Interface with Purchasing to resolve due date and shortage issues prior to work order release to support customer delivery/contract dates.

·         Reviews SAP daily for actions. Reports to include the exception message report, Allocation of Excess Inventory report, Open Work Order report, and Project Shortage report.

·         Manages the work order process to include revision control, material availability, work order release, start and completion date maintenance, material allocation changes, Work Center labor requirements, material, and labor variance analysis, and released BOM’s and routers.

·         Notify the Manager, Production Planning when available resources do not support the production plan (MPS) or meeting the contract date is at risk.

·         Performs other duties as assigned by Management

·         Must understand ERP Manufacturing Planning Systems, ideally SAP

·         Experience and understanding of requirements in the requisitioning, purchasing, stocking, control, and issuance of inventory. 

·         Capable of generating moderately complex spreadsheets and reports utilizing: Microsoft Excel (pivot tables) and Microsoft Word. 

Qualifications:

Requires proficient knowledge of the job area. May have practical knowledge of project management. Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience 

Preferred Additional Skills:

·         Must understand ERP Manufacturing Planning Systems, ideally SAP.

·         Experience and understanding of requirements in the requisitioning, purchasing, stocking, control, and issuance of inventory. 

·         Capable of generating moderately complex spreadsheets and reports utilizing: Microsoft Excel (pivot tables) and Microsoft Word. 

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $68,500-127,000k. 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