Director, Production Planning

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Camden (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in Camden, AR is seeking a Director of Scheduling/Material Planning/Logistics to lead a team responsible for demand/material planning, production scheduling, logistics and production scheduling.

This role ensures ERP loading and maintains master schedules to meet program requirements while coordinating cross‑functional tasks across COEs. Executive leadership experience is required, with strong cross‑functional capabilities, materials control, and ability to secure a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related Scheduling/ Planning and Logistics experience.
• Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

Responsibilities

• Manages experienced professionals or team(s) led by lower level supervisors or managers. Often leads one or more teams or a department.
• Production Scheduling: Ensures Master Production Scheduling demand is properly loaded & actively maintained in ERP system.
• Demand/Material Planning: Inventory monitoring of on‑hand supply, in‑bound material, and in‑house WIP vs. ERP demand.
• Timely issuance of material in alignment with program requirements and shop floor capacity.
• Controls Inventory Management, Material Issue, Material Cost Transfers.
• Release of direct material purchase requisitions.
• Production Control - Monitor work order progress & constraints to keep hardware flowing per schedule demands.
• Coordinations of tactical level tasks and issue resolution that may cross‑cut multiple COE’s.
• Coordinates the timely ordering / readiness of production support items such as tooling, fixtures, NC programming, to facilitate on‑time starts.
• Conduct resource load analysis & provide resource dispatch.
• Coordinates final shipping requirements to ensure proper material control.
• Oversees Logistics / Material Management.
• Execute Receipts, Kitting to support timely work order release / factory starts.
• Material handling, material movement, & ERP system Move Orders.
• Process Shipping transactions; coordinate material shipments.
• Cycle Counts, physical inventories, to include material reconciliation.
• Validate flow of material to the floor, control inventory.
• Manages Site Organizational overhead budgets.
• Ensure compliance to DFARS and MMAS business systems.
• Domestic travel required, up to 20%.
• Ability to obtain a US secret security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Graduate Degree

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.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Director, Production Planning - (Scheduling/Material Planning)

Job Code: 40397

Job Location: Camden, AR

Job Schedule: 4/10: Employees work 10 hour days, 4 days a week

Job Description:

L3 Harris Technologies is seeking a Director, Scheduling/Material Planning/Logistics located in Camden, AR. This person will lead a team of Logistics, Scheduling and Material Management professionals. This leader will lead a team responsible for demand/material planning, production scheduling, logistics and production scheduling.

Essential Functions:

• Manages experienced professionals or team(s) led by lower level supervisors or managers. Often leads one or more teams or a department. Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for team or department to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish departmental business results. Has hiring, firing, promotion and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval. Reports to the Site Lead.
• Requires broad management and cross-functional leadership knowledge and mastery level knowledge within a specific technical area or broad expertise across multiple related job areas.
• Production Scheduling: Ensures Master Production Scheduling demand is properly loaded & actively maintained in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system
• Detailed scheduling context and analysis to production and support areas; Assists in development of scheduling “catch back / recovery” options
• Demand/Material Planning: Inventory monitoring of on‑hand supply, in‑bound material, and in‑house WIP vs. ERP demand
• Timely issuance of material in alignment with program requirements and shop floor capacity
• Controls Inventory Management, Material Issue, Material Cost Transfers
• Release of direct material purchase requisitions
• Production Control - Monitor work order progress & constraints to keep hardware flowing per schedule demands
• Coordination of tactical level tasks and issue resolution that may cross‑cut multiple COE’s
• Coordinates the timely ordering / readiness of production support items such as tooling, fixtures, NC programming, to facilitate on‑time starts
• Conduct resource load analysis & provide resource dispatch
• Coordinates final shipping requirements to ensure proper material control
• Oversees Logistics / Material Management
• Execute Receipts, Kitting to support timely work order release / factory starts
• Material handling, material movement, & ERP system Move Orders
• Process Shipping transactions; coordinate material shipments
• Cycle Counts, physical inventories, to include material reconciliation
• Validate flow of material to the floor, control inventory
• Manages Site Organizational overhead budgets
• Ensure compliance to DFARS and MMAS business systems
• Domestic travel required, up to 20%
• Ability to obtain a US secret security clearance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related Scheduling/ Planning and Logistics experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Master’s Degree considered a plus
• Inventory/Material Management certifications (e.g. APICS) considered a plus

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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