Senior Associate Production Planning

L3HHCM20•Mason, OH

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Plans, prepares, issues and controls production and coordinates material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials to meet project demand. Advises team on the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential problems to ensure that equipment, materials and services are provided as needed. Confirms material supply and demands and prepares work orders for components based on the project demand. Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc. to achieve project timelines. Work as part of an Integrated Project Team (IPT) as required to support schedule changes. Provide part planning and inventory control parameters to the control system for make items. Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with project schedules. Determine shortages and initiate action to correct these deficiencies. Contribute suggestions toward the continuous improvement of systems and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience.
Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.
Requires practical knowledge of job area.
Works under minimal direction and guidance within standard processes.

Nice To Haves

Intermediate proficiency in MS Office applications Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams
Aerospace or AS9100 experience
Familiarization with control of GFM (Government Furnished Materials) and CFM (Customer Furnished Materials)
Experience with Lean and/or Electronic Manufacturing
APICS Certification

Responsibilities

Manage inventory levels for direct and indirect materials
Communicate status and needs with cross functional teams including various internal and external customers (i.e. Program Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Logistics, etc.)
Advise management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that materials are provided as needed to achieve milestone completions.
Coordinate the production material to support the master production schedule, shop workload and inventory requirements.
Utilize prior experience to identify risks and opportunities regarding material availability to ensure success of the production plan and maintain finish date integrity.
Manage multiple projects with varying complexity to completion.
Schedule and expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders.
Learn the WMS system (Costpoint) and process transactions electronically and physically to ensure overall inventory accuracy.
Manage ERP inputs to ensure overall inventory accuracy.