Senior Supervisor, Production Planning

Job Description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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.

Essential Functions

• Partner with cross-functional teams—Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Engineering—to aggressively drive program priorities and resolve constraints.
• Manage and coordinate the timely movement of hardware to and from test and engineering labs, ensuring accurate location scan accuracy and traceability throughout the process.
• Oversee the creation and accuracy of material inventory transactions to ensure proper demand signals within MRP system.
• Utilize MRP systems to plan, monitor, and adjust schedules based on evolving supply and demand conditions.
• Identify and communicate potential risks to schedule performance, proposing mitigation strategies.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise presentations to leadership and stakeholders regarding production status, risks, and recovery plans.
• Lead operational containment and execution strategies during Engineering Change Order (ECO) implementations to minimize schedule and production impacts.
• Extract, manipulate, and analyze large datasets in Microsoft Excel to assess WIP trends and highlight positive or negative performance drivers.
• Monitor material availability, capacity constraints, and resource allocations to ensure schedule adherence.
• Support continuous improvement efforts aimed at increasing schedule accuracy, reducing cycle time, and improving delivery performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of experience in production control, planning, or related operations roles.
• Strong working knowledge of MRP systems and supply/demand planning principles.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization, both verbally and through professional presentations.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data analysis functions.
• Demonstrated success in influencing and driving priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions under pressure.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience in a manufacturing or defense/aerospace production environment
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement methodologies