Production Planner Manager

About the role

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Materials Manager to lead material planning and inventory strategy at our Rockford, IL site. This role oversees the end-to-end materials process, including planning, scheduling, logistics, and delivery commitment, while driving continuous improvement and leading a team of production planners. You will play a key role in manufacturing automation strategy, material release methods, and kitting strategy to support production and customer on-time delivery.

What You Will Do

• Development and ownership of the inventory plan (Raw, WIP, and Finished Goods) aligned with AOP/SFP objectives, including defining action items to achieve targeted outcomes
• Ensure on-time delivery (OTD) of materials to production lines (on time starts) and customers by managing planning, staging, and fulfillment processes
• Support quarterly analysis of Excess & Obsolete (E&O), PFEP, Effective Material Planning (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
• Assess 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 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
• Support site SIOP reviews
• Monitor and report on key metrics for the site, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Manage the execution of production schedules set by Production Planners
• Manage the coordination of Production Planner engagement across the Product Management Team (PMT): master production schedulers, quality, engineering, purchasing, inventory control, program management leaders and other groups, and remove barriers as they arise
• 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
• Mentors, guides, and trains all Production Planners, while setting performance goals aligned with organizational objectives

What You Will Learn

• Develop expertise in capacity management, identifying and addressing long-term capacity gaps to meet customer demands and support the Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process
• Refine your leadership abilities by driving part shortage resolutions, overseeing operations to ensure schedule adherence, and contributing to risk mitigation strategies
• Monitor Production Planning processes to identify inefficiencies and recommend improvements
• Attend site Tier meetings, support escalation processes, and report on the latest material availability priorities and challenges to execute the production plan
• Track and report execution metrics (Schedule adherence, On Time to Release Production Orders, Aged WIP)
• Ensure compliance with company policies, materials governance, and audit requirements
• Resolve escalation of material shortages, bottlenecks, and disruptions; manage the implementation of recovery schedule and mitigation plans with cross-functional team

Qualifications You Must Have

• 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
• Capacity Planning experience
• Experience driving product flow and on time delivery
• Demonstrated leadership competency
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract

Qualifications We Prefer

• Program management experience
• Collins organizational change management experience
• SAP GPD/actual cost environment experience
• Experience managing teams

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• 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
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• 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

Pay

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.

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