Production Planner Manager

About the role

The role is located at RTX, a leading aerospace and defense company. It is an Onsite position requiring U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Development and ownership of the inventory plan (Raw, WIP, and Finished Goods) aligned with AOP/SFP objectives
• Ensure on-time delivery (OTD) of materials to production lines (on time starts) and customers by managing planning, staging, and fulfillment processes
• Quarterly analysis of Excess & Obsolete (E&O), PFEP, EMP, and Entitlement, including the development and execution of resulting action items
• Coordinate with the manufacturing team to manage changes in production priorities or order modifications
• Champion continuous improvement for material planning, receiving, storage, staging, and WIP control
• Auditing workload requirements to ensure adequate staffing is in place to support business operations and facilitate training and development of employees
• Manage the material strategy to support the New Product Introduction to End of Life
• Oversee the end-to-end materials process for the site, including planning, detailed scheduling, logistics, and delivery commitment, and lead strategic inventory initiatives
• Accountable for inventory control (e.g., cycle counting) ensuring stock is maintained at an appropriate level and meet site NITO targets
• Play a key role in the manufacturing automation strategy, material release strategy, handling methods, kitting strategy and material movement methods for all parts from storage location through to final delivery
• Coordinate with Production Planners to manage production schedules and coordinate with PMT members
• Communicate any changes or production impacts that affect the aligned production plan
• Track and report execution metrics such as Schedule adherence and On time to release Production Orders and address root cause corrective action as applicable
• Summarize and present material availability data for the S&OE horizon to site leadership
• Mentor, guide, and train all Production Planners, while setting performance goals aligned with organizational objectives

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience
• SAP Experience
• Leadership experience
• Capacity Planning experience
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Benefits

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• A generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy (pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection)
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program