Senior End Item Planner (Onsite)

RTX•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology. Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. As a Senior End Item Planner, you will play a critical role in ensuring production continuity and operational excellence. This role goes beyond day-to-day execution, requiring advanced problem-solving, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic planning to optimize material flow and inventory performance. You will serve as a key partner to operations, supply chain, and engineering, driving proactive solutions to complex material challenges.

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience.
Experience in any of the following: Supply Chain, Production and/or Planning Control, MRP, Inventory Management, Capacity Planning, Property Management, JIT Concepts, Master Production Scheduling, or Delivery Administration.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position. The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Nice To Haves

Working experience with SAP (or an equivalent MRP/ERP system), with ability to troubleshoot and optimize system usage.
Working experience with inventory management principles, supply chain strategy, and production scheduling.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis).
Experience creating and analyzing reports in Tableau or similar tools.
Track record of driving improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of materials planning strategies across multiple business units, ensuring alignment of material readiness, inventory performance, and production continuity with overall operational and financial objectives.
Provide enterprise oversight of multi-level BOM structuring and material visibility by directing advanced SAP extraction methodologies, data consolidation techniques, and reporting automation to generate accurate, cross-BU planning intelligence focused on purchased parts, long-lead materials, and critical components.
Drive cross-business inventory health strategy by analyzing SAP inventory data, and demand forecasts to identify systemic risks, excess and obsolete exposure, and supply-demand gaps that could impact build plans or working capital targets.
Serve as a subject matter authority for materials planning systems and digital tools, supporting SAP enhancements, automation initiatives, and data governance improvements that increase end-to-end supply chain visibility and reporting accuracy across the enterprise.
Develop and monitor enterprise-level performance metrics and dashboards linking material readiness, shortage trends, inventory turns, and planning effectiveness to operational stability and financial outcomes, enabling leadership-level decision support.
Continuously advance the Materials Planning strategy by identifying cross-BU process gaps, harmonizing planning methodologies, and implementing scalable improvements that enhance production stability, reduce disruptions, and improve overall supply chain performance.
Lead material planning and execution activities across assigned value streams, ensuring on-time availability of materials to meet production schedules.
Serve as an escalation point for critical shortages, developing and executing recovery plans in partnership with operations, procurement, suppliers, and engineering.
Attend daily Tier meetings – ensure material shortage data is up-to-date and prepared for review with Operations.
Collaborate with internal suppliers and stockroom to ensure parts are transferred, stocked, and issued to the floor on time.
Follow up on high-priority material shortages, escalate as needed.
Monitor demand changes & inventory levels, and action accordingly.
Review and analyze stock levels for inter-company stock transfer requests – if approved, collaborate with stockroom to create delivery and transfer parts.
Identify and ensure material coverage for high-priority programs.
Use data-driven approach to recommend forecast and inventory adjustments to SIOP Manager as needed.
Prioritize safety and quality, and follow all EH&S guidelines when working on the shop floor.
Participate in continuous improvement events as needed to improve efficiency of shop operations.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
Tuition reimbursement program
Student Loan Repayment Program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program