Sr. Manager, Planning and Production Control

RTX • El Segundo, CA

2d • 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.
Raytheon is seeking a Senior Manager to join our Production Control team in El Segundo, CA. This critical role will be managing a team responsible for the alignment of material availability, production schedule, and contractual requirements in Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Shop Floor Control Manufacturing Execution System (MES). The successful candidate must have effective communication skills, MRP/MES troubleshooting know-how, an understanding of MRP in a manufacturing environment, aptitude for innovative solutions, and proven leadership skills. The ability to interface with all levels of management from both functional and program will be essential in this job. In this role, the ownership and use of metrics will be key to maintaining system health and drive the level of performance that will support customer expectations.
This will be an onsite role on our El Segundo, CA site.

Requirements

• Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum of 10 years prior relevant experience, or an Advance Degree in a related field and 7 years’ experience
• Experience in aerospace and defense
• Experience managing a team
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in developing and delivering effective presentations to Senior and Executive Leaders
• Experience in Planning and Production Control fundamentals such as MRP, Inventory Management, Capacity Planning, Production Scheduling, and Manufacturing ideally in a government contractor environment
• Experience in Data Science and Analytics
• Experience with Rapid Response Kinaxis, Pelico

Responsibilities

• Set strategic vision, direction and plan to execute on short to medium term program and functional strategies and initiatives.
• Drive alignment to the financial plan and take direct ownership and responsibility for actions and execution to ensure a controlled flow of materials and services.
• Lead and support front end of the business start-up activities, including developing basis of estimates for production control activities and labor estimates.
• Responsible for maintaining and driving accurate MRP schedules requiring cross-functional collaboration.
• Evaluate program and functional strategy and provide tactical and operational solutions.
• Monitor and proactively act to improve key performance indexes.
• Responsible for evaluating, coaching, and developing opportunities for team members.
• Foster collaboration, learning, and sharing knowledge amongst all team members.
• Organize, coordinate and/or lead training, internal projects, or process improvement initiatives and influence cross-functional decisions.
• Ensure materials compliance through the adherence to company rules, policies, guidelines, and audits applicable to the site.

Benefits

• Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs.
• Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays.
• Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.
• Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees