Sr Manager Production Planning

L3Harris•Camden, NJ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

L3Harris Technologies is hiring a Manager, Production Planning to oversee the use and functioning of the ERP manufacturing planning system, including MRP, production work order release, material allocations, bills of materials, capacity and load planning, Production Master Schedule execution, and On Time Delivery metrics. The role manages the daily activities and standard work of salaried and hourly production planners, coordinators, and Operations Program Managers. The manager plans and executes project production schedules to meet the Master Schedule and contract delivery dates, manages constrained demand and capacity, oversees work orders and inventory, and coordinates schedule changes and mitigation. The position serves as a systems leader, champions process and system improvements, maintains and reports key performance indicators, and leads production planners to maintain workflow, productivity, and company objectives. The role also involves working with unions and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree and at least 12 years of related experience, or a graduate degree and at least 10 years of relevant experience; alternatively, at least 15 years of related experience in lieu of an engineering degree.
At least 10 years of production-planning experience in an environment producing military products.
6–8 years of managerial experience.
Comprehensive understanding of SAP or other ERP manufacturing planning systems, primarily MRP and MRP-II.
Experience and understanding of requirements for requisitioning, purchasing, stocking, controlling, and issuing inventory.
Experience working with unions.

Nice To Haves

Practical knowledge of leading and managing the execution of processes, projects, tactics, and employees within a team.
Ability to generate moderately complex spreadsheets and reports using MS Excel, including pivot tables, data mining/review, MS PowerPoint, MS Project for Master Schedules, and MS Word.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Responsibilities

Use Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to schedule project-based demand, balancing schedule needs with existing demand and shop-floor capacity.
Manage demand against constrained work centers and provide demand forecast reports to management.
Recommend capacity plans based on current and forecast demand.
Maintain inputs for active schedule management and balance project mitigations with the overall production schedule, including dates, quantities, configuration, job creation, and changes to existing job orders.
Maintain the interface between the MRP system and the Product Scheduling/Status system.
Ensure material demands support program schedules while balancing production with available capacity.
Process Work Authorization (WA) and Program Directive (PD) documents in accordance with scheduling-system, project-grouping, configuration-control, and approval guidelines.
Manage impacts and implement changes resulting from Engineering Change Notices (ECN).
Manage inventory and open orders for project assemblies, including project transfer approvals, transfer-payback activity, excess/inactive/obsolete inventory reconciliation, and open job order maintenance.
Manage special MRP demand inputs, including Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs), Final Acceptance Orders (FAOs), and Blocking Jobs, to meet program needs while mitigating excess demand.
Manage schedule compression and critical-path mitigation.
Manage the work order process, including 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 BOMs and routers.
Assist Work Centers with dispatch report management and execution, work order prioritization, and schedule management.
Manage and execute project production schedules to meet the Master Schedule and contract delivery dates.
Act as systems leader and champion improvements to processes, systems, and solutions.
Maintain and report key performance indicators; compile performance data and metrics into weekly and monthly reporting deliverables.
Lead, direct, and review production planners’ work to maintain workflow and productivity and achieve company objectives.
Work with unions.
Perform other duties as assigned.