Principle Specialist, Materials Planning SIOP

RTX•McKinney, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. This position is for a MRP Controller role within the APEX Center in McKinney, TX. Plans and prepares manufacturing production schedules, assesses changes and improves processes as necessary. Tracks status of material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, and materials are available as needed. Prepares reports on works in progress. Coordinates material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials are timed to meet production requirements. Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, and other groups. May be responsible for creating commit/build plans, managing metrics and driving action for burn downs, and drive part shortage resolution. Monitors inventory and responsible for system troubleshooting. Performs escalated expediting when required to ensure on time delivery of material. Mitigates risks for short-term shortages with internal suppliers to ensure successful customer delivery. This job requires clear and effective communication that will be utilized to provide daily briefings and reporting pertaining to operations. This position requires a self-starter, capable of achieving organizational and program objectives in a demanding environment. The ability to interface with all levels of management in an IPT environment is essential to perform in this job. This individual will also be expected to promote Raytheon’s keys values, facilitate problem resolution and apply Raytheon Six Sigma.

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ experience.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in Operations Production/Inventory Control/Supply Chain/Material management or similar field.
Experience working with multiple levels of management in an IPT environment and interacting with internal and external customers with respect to product/material planning, problem resolution and process improvement.
Experience with manufacturing processes and environments and using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes and/or software.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

SAP experience
Experience setting and working towards goals at a “big picture” level, and influence change at a detailed operational level
Experience understanding complex systems and processes.

Responsibilities

Handle PRISM functions
Assess supply resources
Aggregate and prioritize demand profile requirements, plan inventory, distribution requirements, coordinate material for all products and all activities impacting hardware build and VM/CMES & shop floor coordination.
Assessing capacity for current and short term manufacturing
Participate in resource and factory build planning and product line management.
Work closely with the factory and operations teams
Be responsible for material inventory audits and movement of material to the factory.
Own and use metrics that will be key to maintain system health
Drive the level of performance that will support customer expectations.