L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $18 billion in annual revenue and 50,000 employees, with customers in more than 100 countries.

Job Description:

This role will support the business with a focus on implementing, maintaining, and continually improving the production scheduling process.  The production planning manager will develop and maintain complex program schedules to include resource loading and Earned Value AnalysisThis role will manage the team’s use of SAP to execute production planning and manage a team of production planning professionals.  Additional responsibilities include frequent interactions with the demand planning team, supply chain organization and operations managers to create and support an effective Sales, Inventory and Operations Plan (SIOP).  Qualified candidates will interact with all elements of the program team to develop and support regular maintenance of the production plan and be able to demonstrate agility amongst a variety of tasks.

Essential Functions:

Work with Program Management Office, the Supply Chain team, and the Operations Management team to create and execute a production plan by means of material lead time analysis, inventory management, and production lead time analysis.  Daily tasks include:Scheduling and execution of production plans.  Leadership and management of a team of 4 people.  Multiple interactions with operations leadership to implement continuous improvement activities and execute business process improvements.  Understanding and execution of all business policy and procedures for compliance to preserve industry certifications.Plan, direct, and control all planning and scheduling operations for assigned programsLead weekly reviews of production plan/status including but not limited to:Production Lead Time AnalysisBacklog ReportsPlanned Hour/Resource ForecastsWork closely with the quality team to implement and maintain L3Harris production planning policies and proceduresPerform regular analysis of program schedules to evaluate program and enterprise wide resource needs through the integration of all program schedulesAssist with monthly earned value analysis and reporting for production planningLead and manage a group of professionals including conducting performance analysis and reviewsObtain and analyze data and status from affected organizations to prepare, update, and present periodic project status reports This person will be a resource for all projects within the organizationAbility to work overtime as needed.

Qualifications:

Knowledge and familiarity with SAP/ S4Hana and demonstrated proficiency in production planningBachelor’s Degree and 10 years of equivalent work experience in operations planning OR Program ManagementAbility to obtain Secret ClearanceDemonstrated experience on programs with responsibility for development and executions of plansProven leadership and management experienceAbility to work cross-functionally with other departmentsKnowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) practices, Project Planning/Coordination and Production SchedulingAbility to multi-task within tight deadlinesPrior Experience in engineering and manufacturing environmentStrong analytical and problem-solving capabilitiesKnowledge of engineering processes, principles, and practices to include risk management concepts and risk analysis related to master schedules 

Preferred Additional Skills:

Military contractor, aerospace or defense industry background is preferredObjective thinker with a passion for problem solving and the ability to execute challenging tasks to completionActive SECRET clearanceSix Sigma Green Belt Certification

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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