Strategic Production Planner | MRP & Materials Flow

Leonardo DRS; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Company 401(k) savings plan

Health savings account contributions

Telemedicine services

Life and disability insurance

Flexible 9/80 work schedule

Paid parental leave

Community service hours

Job summary

Leonardo DRS is seeking a Production Planner in Fort Walton Beach to orchestrate MPS-driven workloads, sequence jobs at dedicated workstations, and maintain accurate build plans. You will collaborate with Contracts, Planning, and Project teams to align resources and ensure timely execution while monitoring material delivery and supplier services.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience, strong Excel and MRP knowledge, and a track record in production planning and

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.
• Experience using Excel, Pivot Tables, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
• Strong understanding of MRP systems.

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.

Skills

Excel

Pivot Tables

PowerPoint

Word

SharePoint

MRP systems

Production planning

Materials management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Leonardo DRS is seeking a Production Planner in Fort Walton Beach to orchestrate MPS-driven workloads, sequence jobs at dedicated workstations, and maintain accurate build plans. You will collaborate with Contracts, Planning, and Project teams to align resources and ensure timely execution while monitoring material delivery and supplier services.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience, strong Excel and MRP knowledge, and a track record in production planning and