Title:  Specialist, Material Management

Job Title: Specialist, Material Planner

Job Code: MLP3

Job Location: Huntsville, AL

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

Job Description:

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a Material Planner to join our defense tech manufacturing facility. This critical role will assist in standing up our new production lines and transitioning our material control infrastructure into a fully integrated Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system.

The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in defense procurement protocols and advanced material control methodologies. You will directly shape our end-to-end supply chain architecture, ensuring zero-defect compliance while optimizing material flow for initial production runs.

Essential Functions

• Material Requisition Management: Generate, review, and authorize material requisitions within the MRP system based on master production schedules, engineering changes, and inventory thresholds to ensure uninterrupted supply.
• Materials Process Creation: Author, establish, and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the plant's foundational material control processes, including receiving, material handling, material delivery, and kitting workflows.
• MRP Implementation & Data Integrity: Partner with Supply Chain and IT teams to map Bills of Materials (BOM), audit inventory master data, and establish time-phased planning parameters during system implementation.
• Production Stand-Up Coordination: Translate engineering drawings, prototypes, and initial blueprints into actionable contractor-furnished material requirements to ensure seamless production lines kickoff.
• Work Order Management: Generate, release, and manage production work orders within the MRP system to align with the master manufacturing schedule.
• Material Issuance & Tracking: Oversee the accurate issuance, tracking, and staging of materials from inventory to the production floor, maintaining strict chain of custody.
• Inventory Control & Cycle Counting: Establish and execute a robust cycle count program to identify variances, reconcile data discrepancies, and drive toward a 98%+ inventory accuracy target.
• Program Allocation & Reporting: Monitor and control material allocations dedicated to specific defense contracts, ensuring materials are correctly charged to appropriate program codes and generating status reports.

Qualifications

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, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience: Proven experience in material planning, inventory control, or supply chain management within a defense or aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Systems: Strong working knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and automated inventory management tools.
• Compliance: Familiarity with defense procurement protocols, government property management regulations, and strict quality compliance standards.
• Skills: Ability to interpret engineering blueprints, schematics, and Bills of Materials (BOM).