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Job Title: Specialist, Materials Planning

Job Code: 26934

Job Location: Huntsville, Alabama

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

Job Description:

L3 Harris is a world-recognized Aerospace and Defense leader that provides propulsion and energetics to domestic and international markets. We are a leading provider in both the solid and liquid propulsion market areas, as well as the number one provider in the tactical segment area of solid propulsion.

We are seeking a Specialist, Materials Planning to work at our new state-of-the-art Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in Huntsville, AL, which will be our inert manufacturing facility for fabrication and assembly of composite rocket motor hardware.

As a Materials Planner, you will analyze MRP supply and demand requirements for both production and development programs. You will work directly with Assembly, Engineering, Program, and Procurement personnel daily. Additionally, this position works directly with other MRP analysts to coordinate hardware requirements for various programs. Must be capable of functioning in a highly technical environment, dealing with a wide variety of communication types and products. 

This position may require overtime, weekend, holiday and/or second shift work.

Essential Functions:

• Use ERP system (Oracle) to plan and execute program schedules. Analyze program manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM) and schedules for the manufacturing, assembly, and test of hardware. Maintain and generate Program Planning Requirements, release supplier requisitions and shop orders for both MBOM and independent demand requirements. This also includes the identification of supply chain shortages to ensure velocity is maintained during the fabrication, assembly, and test cycle. 
• Track both raw materials and finished parts through assembly and shop areas. Coordinate with other organizations as needed to ensure that schedule commitments are met. Interface with Program and Master Schedulers in support of the Master Schedule to resolve conflicts with other programs. If schedule is impacted, be able to understand and communicate what is needed from the team to get back on track.
• Identify and communicate concerns and issues with potential scheduling impacts. Use historical and forecast data, with the goal of helping program teams reach optimum solutions to issues/concerns involving internal and external customer requirements. Make recommendations to your team on how schedules can be minimally impacted. Relay information to the Integrated Product Team (IPT) and management.
• Lead site and segment improvement projects.
• Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior Materials Planning experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior Materials Planning experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior Materials Planning experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong experience with MRP/ERP is preferred.
• Experience with Oracle is preferred.
• Excellent communication, Interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with cross-functional/cross-site teams.
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and direct activities for the organization.

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