Senior Defense Programs Planner - Master Scheduling

Leonardo DRS; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 101,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off (vacation, holidays, and

Sick leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Leonardo DRS is hiring a Principal Planner to join our Germantown, MD team on-site. The ideal candidate brings at least eight years of planning experience in the aerospace or defense industry, and will develop and manage the Master Production Schedule (MPS) aligned with capacity, materials, and contract requirements.

You will collaborate with production, materials, and program offices, maintain MPS files, monitor shipments, and lead lower-level planners as needed, ensuring a smooth progression

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 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.
• Excellent understanding of MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Create the Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on production capacity, materials availability and contractual requirements.
• Obtain agreement from production, materials and program office before execution of the MPS.
• Maintain the MPS files.
• Ensure closeout of old programs/jobs to include the disposition of all requisition, purchase orders and residual inventory.
• Monitor shipping performance to MPS and contract and create tracking reports.
• Track and report the number of changes to each MPS.
• Interfacing with contracts, planning, master scheduling and production creates and maintain the Internal Operating Plan (IOP).
• May lead lower-level planners by communicating work priorities; provide technical assistance; verify accuracy of work.
• Ensure product is moving from production to packaging to shipping.
• Create reports that show actual shipments against projections.
• Work closely with manufacturing to establish and evolve a stable manufacturing schedule.
• Improve current system, functions, and daily operations to more effectively meet goals.
• Responsible for rescheduling daily delivery requirements if problems require a re-plan to meet internal needs and contractual obligations.
• Consolidate demand for purchase requisitions.
• Support, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company.

Skills

Production scheduling

Excel

Pivot Tables

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

Leonardo DRS is hiring a Principal Planner to join our Germantown, MD team on-site. The ideal candidate brings at least eight years of planning experience in the aerospace or defense industry, and will develop and manage the Master Production Schedule (MPS) aligned with capacity, materials, and contract requirements.

You will collaborate with production, materials, and program offices, maintain MPS files, monitor shipments, and lead lower-level planners as needed, ensuring a smooth progression