Manufacturing Planner Associate Manager

Lockheed Martin; Westford (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Massachusetts Westford is seeking a Manufacturing Planning and Material Management leader to oversee MRP, BOM, MPS, and warehousing activities. The role emphasizes optimizing inventories, ensuring production system integrity, and coordinating teams across Make and Buy functions.

The position requires proven leadership, experience with Lean concepts, and strong communication skills to drive cost-efficient operations and effective training and performance management.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Production and/or Production Control Experience.
• Experience in MRP Planning.
• Previous Leadership Experience.
• Experience with Lean Concepts.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple manufacturing planning, material management and MRP transactions across Make, Buy, BOM, MPS, Warehousing and Shipping.
• Oversee production systems integrity and drive inventory optimization to minimize cost.
• Coordinate subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Skills

MRP Planning

Production Scheduling

Lean Concepts

Leadership

Communication Skills

BOM interpretation

Bid/Proposal experience

Capital budgeting

Inventory management

Supply Chain

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Standard Job Description

This requisition is in support of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program. The selected candidate will manage multiple manufacturing planning, material management and support activities within various manufacturing job functions responsible for Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) transactions. These may include but not limited to, Make, Buy, Bill of Material (BOM) Planning, Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Warehousing and Shipping. Over sees production systems integrity and drives inventory optimization to minimize cost. Responsible for coordinating subordinate employee recruitment, selection and training, performance assessment, work assignments, salary, and recognition/disciplinary actions.

Basic Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Production and/or Production Control Experience
• Experience in MRP Planning
• Previous Leadership Experience
• Experience with Lean Concepts

Desired Skills

• Experience Production scheduling and Buy/Expedite planning
• Experience with Microsoft Office tools
• Strong background in all processes of Business Operations
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, both oral and written
• Candidate willing and able to engage on routine and unique problems/issues to help develop solutions
• Risk identification and management experience
• Experience in bid, proposal and estimating practices, and capital budgeting
• Experience with the Supply Chain Management process
• Inventory Management Experience
• Requirements and Bill of Material (BOM) interpretation

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $100200.00 - $186200.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.