Production/Material Planner

Position Details

Title: Production/Material Planner

Pay: $40.00/hr - $51.00/hr on W2

Shift : M-F 8:00 am - 4:30pm

Location : Bohemia, NY - 11716

Duration: 12 months Contract to hire

Citizenship : US Citizen or Perm Resident required

Job Description

Reporting into the Senior Materials, Planning, & SIOP Manager, this position is for an experienced Production/Materials Planning professional who is responsible for the supply and demand planning process, and for making improvements to systems and processes for product families supported by the Interiors organization. Works with internal team to develop financial sales and inventory forecasts. This individual will utilize analytical skills to drive improvements on existing planning processes and to proactively manage, coordinate, and communicate forward looking projections to ensure service to customers and predictability of business performance within the Interiors division of Collins Aerospace.

Primary Responsibilities

• Scheduling management, qualitative and quantitative monitoring of production dates
• Planning, scheduling and maintenance of a sales plan and supporting production orders
• Develop workorders based on start dates and maintain valid due dates through its closure.
• Develop Can-Build build analysis.
• Analyzes pre-order entry requests for material and labor availably in support of customer requirements.
• Monitor customer requirements and develop a level loaded MPS
• Maintain and utilize standard tools to manage short and long term SIOP Capacity profiles.
• Maintain optimized Inventory levels aimed to maximize customer service levels while increasing inventory turns.
• Leads multi disciplined Production Meetings. Will communicate with various levels within the organization.
• Develops weekly and monthly sales estimates for assigned product line.
• Responsible for managing the Item Master (IM) Planning Parameters supporting different replenishment strategies.
• Shortage Management responsibilities – Proactive identification, prioritization, and tracking.
• Works with New Product Introduction (NPI) developing preliminary planning bills of materials, coordinates prototype builds, and contributes to production readiness activities.
  
  

Qualifications/Experience Needed

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future. RTX will not offer sponsorship for this position.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working within the aerospace industry in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Prior experience with production and/or material planning and forecasting operations preferred.
• Advanced user of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to utilize formulas, pivot tables etc. to manipulate large data sets.
• Basic understanding of bill of materials and drawings.
• Working knowledge of continuous improvement (Lean) activities is preferred