MRP Planner

Leonardo DRS; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

9/80 work schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

Join Leonardo DRS as an MRP Planner and play a key role in keeping manufacturing operations on track through effective production scheduling, material planning, and cross-functional coordination.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing demand, solving planning challenges, and working closely with operations, procurement, and project teams to ensure products move efficiently through production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 3 years of manufacturing planning experience.
• Solid understanding of business processes and inter-relationships.
• Strong background in project material management.
• Extensive experience in production planning.
• Proficiency in Excel, Pivot Tables, PowerPoint, Word and SharePoint.
• Knowledge of MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and sequence jobs based on MPS-driven demand at workstations.
• Meet weekly with Contracts to review demands and assign planners.
• Manage workload and align resources to balance production.
• Ensure clear communication across planning, accounting, and project management for EACs and charts.
• Maintain manufacturing build plans daily.
• Maintain run/setup times for each job.
• Create expected completion dates for scheduled jobs.
• Plan raw materials and purchase requisitions to support runs.
• Ensure outside services are planned and monitored.
• Highlight critical parts and issues affecting MPS.
• Support Leonardo DRS mission and culture.

Skills

Business processes

Production planning

Cross-functional coordination

MRP systems

Excel

Pivot Tables

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Excel

Excel Pivot Tables

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

MRP systems

Job description

Job ID: 114857 Location: Dallas TX Schedule: 9/80 The Electro Optical Infrared Systems (EOIS) line of business within DRS has locations in Dallas and Austin, TX, Melbourne, FL, and Cypress, CA. EOIS develops, manufactures, and supports infrared and electro-optical solutions for soldiers, ground vehicles and airborne platforms. We offer an exciting and challenging work environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and a business culture that rewards performance.

Employing the world’s brightest. Supporting the world’s bravest.

Job Summary

Join Leonardo DRS as an MRP Planner and play a key role in keeping manufacturing operations on track through effective production scheduling, material planning, and cross-functional coordination. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing demand, solving planning challenges, and working closely with operations, procurement, and project teams to ensure products move efficiently through production.

Job Responsibilities

• Based on the MPS driven demand, select and sequence available jobs to be run at specific workstations or machines
• Meet weekly with Contracts to review all pending and recently received demands and assign planner responsibility to the appropriate individual
• Manage overall workload and align resources as needed to maintain balance
• Drive consistent communications between planning, project accounting, and project management for consistent project Material EAC’s and Execution Charts
• Improve current system, functions, and daily operations to more effectively meet goals
• Maintain manufacturing build plans on a daily basis
• Maintain the run and set up times associated with each job / product / part
• Create and maintain the expected completion of each scheduled job
• Review the schedule and ensure the raw materials are available when needed to run according to the schedule
• Create a forward‑looking plan to create purchase requisitions and monitor material deliveries to support the run schedules
• Ensure all outside services are planned and monitored
• Consolidate demand for purchase requisitions
• Highlight critical parts and any issue, which may keep operations from meeting the MPS
• Support, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience
• Solid understanding of business processes and functional inter-relationships
• Strong background in project material management
• Extensive experience in production planning
• Skilled in the use of Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, Power Point, Word, as well as Sharepoint
• Strong understanding of MRP systems

U.S. Citizenship required. This position requires an active DOD security clearance or the ability to obtain such clearance within a reasonable time after commencement of employment.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well‑being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career‑growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

• Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.