Senior Manager, Production Planning & Control

Stellant Systems, Inc.; Torrance (CA); Presencial; USD 135.000 - 155.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Stellant Systems, Inc. in Torrance, CA, seeks a Manager of Production Planning & Control to lead the planning organization and drive on-time delivery, material readiness, and schedule execution across the manufacturing enterprise.

The role requires aerospace/defense manufacturing experience, strong MRP/ERP fluency (SAP, Oracle, Infor), and proven people leadership to mentor planners and partner with Procurement.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, industrial engineering, operations, or related field.
• 7+ years of production planning or operations experience in aerospace, defense, or complex制造.
• 5+ years of direct people management experience including performance management and team development.
• Hands-on MRP/ERP experience with ability to manage parameters and drive data integrity (SAP, Oracle, Infor, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools preferred.
• Knowledge of production planning and inventory management principles.
• High level of attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Must be a U.S. Person per ITAR requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of planners; assign workloads, conduct performance management, and resolve most escalations independently without senior management involvement.
• Oversee master production scheduling (MPS) aligned to customer delivery commitments, capacity constraints, and demand signals from S&OP.
• Serve as functional MRP owner: manage parameters (lot sizing, lead times, safety stock), analyze and drive exception message closure, and maintain system data integrity.
• Monitor real-time shop floor execution; identify schedule deviations early, manage work order priorities, and coordinate corrective actions to protect on-time delivery.
• Proactively identify material shortages and long-lead risks; partner with Procurement to drive mitigation strategies and own the material risk log through closure.
• Develop and publish planning KPIs — schedule adherence, kit delivery, MRP exception rates — and create dashboards that provide leadership visibility into planning health. Analyze metrics and drive root cause / corrective actions to address any performance gaps.
• Represent Planning in program reviews, customer milestone meetings, and cross-functional operations forums.
• Develops and maintains excellent relationships with Supply Chain peers and other internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions within the material planning organization through use of lean tools, standard work and training.
• Communicate material plans, forecasts, and strategies to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
• Provide training and development opportunities to enhance team skills.

Conhecimentos

Team leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Time management

Formação

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or related field

Ferramentas

SAP

Oracle

Infor

Excel

Power BI

Descrição da vaga

Stellant Systems, Inc. in Torrance, CA, seeks a Manager of Production Planning & Control to lead the planning organization and drive on-time delivery, material readiness, and schedule execution across the manufacturing enterprise.

The role requires aerospace/defense manufacturing experience, strong MRP/ERP fluency (SAP, Oracle, Infor), and proven people leadership to mentor planners and partner with Procurement.