Senior Associate, Material Planning

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Associate, Material Planning in Mason, OH (on site). You will plan, coordinate and track material requirements to ensure a smooth flow of approved materials for project demand and deliveries to customers.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with related experience (or equivalent) and may involve working within an IPT and liaising with cross-functional teams to resolve scheduling and inventory issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent with 2+ years of related experience, or 6+ years without a degree.
• Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0–2 years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of materials to meet project demand.
• Plan internal production to support on-time deliveries to internal and external customers.
• Place material requisitions and transfers; perform monthly financial analysis.
• Advise on material availability, WIP status, and potential delivery problems to meet milestones.

Job description

Job Title: Senior Associate, Material Planning

Job Code: 43452

Job Location: Mason, OH – On Site

Job Schedule: 9/80 -Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

Plans, prepares, issues and coordinates material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials to meet project demand. Plans internal production as needed to support deliveries to both internal and external customers. Responsible for placement of material requisitions, material transfers and monthly financial analysis. Program Control Account Manager for material spend. Advises team on the status of material availability, work in progress, and potential delivery problems to ensure that materials, equipment, and services are provided as needed. Confirms material supply and prepares work orders for assemblies based on the project demand. Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc. to achieve project timelines.

Work as part of an Integrated Project Team (IPT) as required to support program deliverable while managing and communicating schedule changes if/when they arise. Provide part planning and inventory control parameters to the control system for both buy and make items. Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with project schedules. Determine shortages and initiate actions to correct these deficiencies. Contribute suggestions toward the continuous improvement of systems and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to obtain a US security clearance.
• Requires practical knowledge of job area.
• Ability to learn the ERP system (Costpoint) and process transactions electronically and physically to ensure overall inventory accuracy.
• Operate and manage ERP inputs to ensure overall inventory accuracy
• Manage inventory levels for direct and indirect materials
• Communicate status and needs with cross functional teams including various internal and external customers (i.e. Program Management, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Finance, Logistics, etc.)
• Advise management of the status of material availability, work in process, and production problems to ensure that materials are provided as needed to achieve milestone completions along with product delivery.
• Coordinate the material to support the master production schedule, shop workload and inventory requirements. Provide financial justification and monthly estimated at completion totals for both material dollars and labor hours.
• Utilize prior experience to identify risks and opportunities regarding material availability to ensure success of the material/production plan and maintain finish date integrity.
• Manage multiple projects with varying complexity from project kickoff to completion.
• Schedule and expedite receipt of raw material and the movement of parts by means of material requisitions, move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders.
• Works under minimal direction and guidance within standard processes.
• No travel required, occasional overtime hours required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office applications Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams
• Aerospace or AS9100 experience
• Familiarization with control of GFM (Government Furnished Materials) and CFM (Customer Furnished Materials)
• Experience with Lean and/or Electronic Manufacturing
• APICS Certification

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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.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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