Supply Chain Planner

RTX•Tucson, AZ

3d•$68,900 - $131,100•Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planner manages material needs for multiple Engineering programs and performs technical and business tasks in a dynamic environment. The role requires working independently and collaboratively, sharing knowledge, communicating calmly under stress, raising issues, and recommending solutions. The planner manages multiple parts and maintains a broad view of program and factory needs to prevent work stoppages and schedule slips that could affect cost and schedule requirements. The position is onsite in Tucson, Arizona, and supports material planning and coordination from requirements evaluation through production and customer delivery. It includes material management for explosive components, coordination across engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, warehouse, program, and factory teams, and support for continuous improvement. An active, transferable U.S. government Secret clearance is required before starting, and U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.

Requirements

Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field.
Experience in one or more of the following areas: supply chain, production or planning control, MRP, inventory management, capacity planning, property management, JIT concepts, master production scheduling, or delivery administration.
Active and transferable U.S. government-issued security clearance required before the start date; U.S. citizenship is required for eligibility for a security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or Operations Management.
Experience with SAP or other ERP systems.
Experience with Rapid Response.
Experience with MS Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Demonstrated ability to interface, collaborate, and communicate with all organizational levels and a large external customer base to accomplish tasks.
Critical thinking and data analysis skills to provide detailed status to Program, Operations, and Supply Chain teams.
Ability to contribute to organizational projects and goals.
Good time-management and organizational skills.
Strong SAP knowledge.
Kinaxis experience.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and coordinate material requirements to ensure approved materials flow in a controlled manner and meet production and customer requirements.
Create Material Masters.
Evaluate and status assemblies in progress, material availability, and potential shortages or delays.
Resolve potential production problems to ensure personnel, equipment, materials, and services are available as needed.
Control and analyze multiple, moderately complex Bills of Material in an MRP system.
Confirm material supply and demand and prepare work orders based on shop load and inventory requirements.
Coordinate activities with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, and engineering.
Propose solutions to mitigate factory work stoppages caused by material-order delays.
Facilitate Department of Defense safety compliance and initiatives.
Coordinate material movement between the warehouse, labs, production areas, and customers.
Attend and provide material status at Line of Balance (LOB) meetings.
Support customer sales/DD250 of all-up-round missiles and spare components as required.
Manage explosive components from procurement through installation or disposal.
Maintain knowledge of the ERP system, including SAP/PRISM, and manage MRP health metrics.
Work with engineers to maintain Bill of Material accuracy and real-time updates.
Interface with internal customers, including Engineering Whole Life Group, Program, and Factory management, as required.
Participate in projects or teams to accomplish continuous improvement (CORE).
Provide parts status to Operations and Program teams as requested or required.