Integrated Planning Lead
About The Position
The Integrated Planning Lead is part of RTX’s Integrated Planning function, which aligns schedules with financial, factory, program operations, and engineering stakeholders to create an integrated plan that supports long-term sales and operations planning (S&OP). The team uses analytics and optimization of system data to support business processes and improve execution efficiency. This execution-focused role supports readiness for major end-items tied to firm contracts. It requires understanding production demand profiles and internal and external constraints, communicating and addressing potential issues, and enabling cross-functional decision-making through data analysis, simulation, and fact-based influence. The planner identifies areas of risk and variability, analyzes scenarios, and develops contingency plans to support on-schedule delivery. The role directly contributes to scheduling and planning decisions for major deliverables and provides process support and oversight for near- and mid-term plans. It works with cross-functional teams to optimize schedules for factory efficiency, customer satisfaction, and financial targets. The role may have direct reports.
Requirements
- University degree or equivalent experience and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and at least 5 years of experience.
- At least 8 years of experience in engineering, operations, or analytics.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required.
- Experience planning, controlling, and directing activities and resources.
- Experience with complex systems and processes, and the ability to filter and distill relevant information from complex datasets into simple messages.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in material planning and/or procurement.
- Experience with ITAR rules and regulations.
- Experience with SAP or other ERP systems.
- Experience with government and depot-type processes.
- Experience reading and evaluating parts lists required for production work and working with a production planning system.
Responsibilities
- Interface and coordinate with the Program Leadership Team and other functional customers.
- Interface with Factory Production Control Leads and Planners.
- Communicate schedule changes across multiple factories.
- Manage Program Master Scheduler exception messages; coordinate, create, and enter MSALT changes.
- Run and analyze Kinaxis simulations for strategic execution.
- Coordinate material for various test milestones.
- Help develop strategic mitigation plans (MRSP) with the Program and Material Program Managers.
- Drive MRP Health data integrity.
- Maintain Planned Independent Requirements and Dependent Demand.
- Coordinate PRISM setup for transition to full-rate production.
- Manage Program Residual.
- Support compliance for DCMA and other scheduled audits.
- Coordinate and manage MOCAS/DD250.
- Coordinate a Program Line of Balance.
- Support customer-oriented meetings and prepare briefing materials.
- Maintain inventory and support engineering efforts for program laboratories.
Benefits
- Healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits.
- Parental leave, including paternal leave.
- Flexible work schedules.
- Achievement awards.
- Educational assistance.
- Child/adult backup care.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- 401(k) match.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- Employee Scholar Program.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Potential eligibility for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
