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Manufacturing Planner Associate

Lockheed Martin · Camden, NJ · 3 days ago
OTHR$45k–$83k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor production schedules and ensure work orders are released on time to support program needs
  • Create and maintain reports to track material status, shortages, and schedule performance
  • Cook up daily material requirements with Purchasing and Expediting teams
  • Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies to maintain accurate system data
  • Confirm material supply and demand to support uninterrupted production flow
  • Communicate material availability risks and potential production impacts to program and operations teams
  • Support stock transfers and inter-site material movements as needed
  • Aid in resolving shortages, over-shipments, engineering changes, and traceability concerns
  • Maintain and update MRP parameters (lead times, lot sizes, BOM changes) in coordination with Engineering and Change Control
  • Aid in preparing and processing DD250 documentation to support product shipments and customer acceptance, ensuring required data and approvals are complete and accurate

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or equivalent planning experience/combined education
  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel
  • Effective communication skills and ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and functions
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical thinking skills
  • Ability to support business needs, including overtime and weekend work when required
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
  • Experience working directly with customers, suppliers, operations, or production teams
  • Interest in developing a career in Production Planning & Control

Desired Skills

  • Experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP or similar)
  • Experience using Excel to analyze data and create reports
  • Exposure to inventory control, material coordination, logistics, warehousing, or production planning
  • Experience identifying and resolving discrepancies or process issues
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
  • Experience working directly with customers, suppliers, operations, or production teams
  • Interest in developing a career in Production Planning & Control

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $44500.00 - $82700.00

At Lockheed Martin, we consider factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
  • 401(k) match
  • Paid time off, Holidays
  • Parental Leave
  • EAP
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Education Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability

Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position.

Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

(For Washington state applicants only): Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

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