Senior Manager, Material Planning
L3Harris Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Camden • Massachusetts, New Jersey, Utah • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $123,500 - $229,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
ERP
About the role
- Provide strategic direction for material planning processes, ensuring alignment with overall operational goals and objectives
- Oversee the implementation of planning strategies and effective management of purchasing requisitions
- Manage and lead the Materials Planning team, providing guidance, mentorship, and professional development opportunities
- Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the team, as well as with cross-functional teams
- Ensure the maintenance of key planning parameters within the MRP system for data integrity
- Oversee the utilization of the MRP system, ensuring accurate and reliable output, and proactively addressing “action” messages
- Supervise the analysis and processing of purchase requisitions and the fulfillment of work orders across multiple projects
- Monitor and execute project production schedules to meet the Master Production Schedule and contract delivery dates
- Collaborate with Procurement leadership to ensure seamless communication and coordination between teams to resolve due date and shortage issues
- Engage with cross-functional teams to define project timelines, supply chain objectives, and execution strategies
- Oversee the proactive management of exceptions, such as material delays or changes, and facilitate communication to resolve issues
- Act as escalation point to resolve or minimize risk to the production plan or contract date
- Monitor and manage key operational and Supply Chain metrics, including MRP use, PO meeting manufacturing need-by date, work order/kitting execution, and master schedule attainment
- Actively participate in the site’s SIOP process, contributing expertise in material supply-related activities
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to materials planning
- Regularly lead and attend meetings and conference calls with internal department representatives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, supply chain management, or other technical discipline
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Materials, Planning, or Inventory management
- In-depth knowledge of MRP and ERP systems – SAP experience a plus
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational and time management abilities, capable of managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and comfortable working with large datasets
- Excellent communication skills across all levels of the organization.
Benefits
- health and disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- EAP
- education assistance
- parental leave
- paid time off
- company-paid holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
material planningpurchasing requisitionsMRP systemERP systemsSAPproject production schedulessupply chain metricsdata analysiscontinuous improvementinventory management
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillstime managementcommunicationteam managementstrategic directioncross-functional teamwork
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringBachelor’s degree in operations managementBachelor’s degree in supply chain management