Principal Specialist, Materials, Planning, SIOP

About the role

Raytheon is seeking a Principal Specialist to join our Production Control team in Forest, MS. This critical role will be responsible for the alignment between material availability, production schedule, and contractual requirements in Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Shop Floor Control systems. The successful candidate must have effective communication skills, an understanding of MRP in a manufacturing environment, and an aptitude for innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating and coordinating program requirements to ensure a controlled flow of materials and services to meet customer requirements
• Providing status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed
• Working daily to confirm material supply availability
• Preparing purchase requests for components based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements
• Working with program support staff to resolve material shortages and other issues impacting product build
• Reporting on and troubleshooting MRP system generated exceptions; and taking corrective action on unfavorable trends as necessary
• Accountable for achieving organizational Key Performance Metrics (KPIs) for the assigned product line
• Responsible for maintaining stacked LOB and extracting impact data for weekly analysis in support of IPT/PPR meetings with programs

This role will be onsite in our Forest, MS Facility.

Qualifications

You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
• Experience to include planning, scheduling, production control, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, finance, or relevant project management experience
• Experience with MRP/ERP systems

We Prefer:

• Experience utilizing lean manufacturing concepts with a proven track record of lean or six sigma project implementations
• Experience with ERP or purchasing systems
• Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Pay & benefits

The salary range for this role is 86,800 USD – 165,200 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

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.