Director, Production Planning

L3Harris•Camden, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

L3 Harris Technologies is seeking a Director, Scheduling/Material Planning/Logistics located in Camden, AR. This person will lead a team of Logistics, Scheduling and Material Management professionals. This leader will lead a team responsible for demand/material planning, production scheduling, logistics and production scheduling.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related Scheduling/ Planning and Logistics experience.
Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.
Ability to obtain a US secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree considered a plus
Inventory/Material Management certifications (e.g. APICS) considered a plus

Responsibilities

Manages experienced professionals or team(s) led by lower level supervisors or managers.
Often leads one or more teams or a department.
Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for team or department to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish departmental business results.
Has hiring, firing, promotion and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval.
Ensures Master Production Scheduling demand is properly loaded & actively maintained in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
Provides detailed scheduling context and analysis to production and support areas; Assists in development of scheduling “catch back / recovery” options.
Monitors inventory of on-hand supply, in-bound material, and in-house WIP vs. ERP demand.
Ensures timely issuance of material in alignment with program requirements and shop floor capacity.
Controls Inventory Management, Material Issue, Material Cost Transfers.
Releases direct material purchase requisitions.
Monitors work order progress & constraints to keep hardware flowing per schedule demands.
Coordinates tactical level tasks and issue resolution that may cross-cut multiple COE’s.
Coordinates the timely ordering / readiness of production support items such as tooling, fixtures, NC programming, to facilitate on-time starts.
Conducts resource load analysis & provides resource dispatch.
Coordinates final shipping requirements to ensure proper material control.
Executes Receipts, Kitting to support timely work order release / factory starts.
Manages material handling, material movement, & ERP system Move Orders.
Processes Shipping transactions; coordinates material shipments.
Conducts Cycle Counts, physical inventories, to include material reconciliation.
Validates flow of material to the floor, controls inventory.
Manages Site Organizational overhead budgets.
Ensures compliance to DFARS and MMAS business systems.