Director, Production Planning

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Harris Technologies is seeking a Director, Scheduling/Material Planning/Logistics located in Camden, AR. This person will lead a team of Logistics, Scheduling and Material Management professionals. This leader will lead a team responsible for demand/material planning, production scheduling, logistics and production scheduling.

Manages experienced professionals or team(s) led by lower level supervisors or managers. Often leads one or more teams or a department. Responsible for creating workforce and staffing plans for team or department to ensure availability of human capital necessary to accomplish departmental business results. Has hiring, firing, promotion and compensation authority within own organization, in accordance with management review and approval.

Reports to the Site Lead.

Requires broad management and cross‑functional leadership knowledge and mastery level knowledge within a specific technical area or broad expertise across multiple related job areas.

• Production Scheduling:
  Ensures Master Production Scheduling demand is properly loaded & actively maintained in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Detailed scheduling context and analysis to production and support areas; assists in development of scheduling “catch back / recovery” options.
• Demand/Material Planning:
  Inventory monitoring of on‑hand supply, inbound material, and in‑house WIP vs. ERP demand.
• Timely issuance of material in alignment with program requirements and shop floor capacity.
• Controls Inventory Management, Material Issue, Material Cost Transfers.
• Release of direct material purchase requisitions.
• Production Control - Monitor work order progress & constraints to keep hardware flowing per schedule demands.
• Coordination of tactical level tasks and issue resolution that may cross‑cut multiple COE’s.
• Coordinates the timely ordering / readiness of production support items such as tooling, fixtures, NC programming, to facilitate on‑time starts.
• Conduct resource load analysis & provide resource dispatch.
• Coordinates final shipping requirements to ensure proper material control.
• Oversees Logistics / Material Management:
  • Execute Receipts, Kitting to support timely work order release / factory starts.
  • Material handling, material movement, & ERP system Move Orders.
  • Process Shipping transactions; coordinate material shipments.
  • Cycle Counts, physical inventories, to include material reconciliation.
  • Validate flow of material to the floor, control inventory.
• Manages Site Organizational overhead budgets.
• Ensure compliance to DFARS and MMAS business systems.
• Domestic travel required, up to 20%.
• Ability to obtain a US secret security clearance.

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 15 years of prior related Scheduling/ Planning and Logistics experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience.

• Master’s Degree considered a plus.
• Inventory/Material Management certifications (e.g. APICS) considered a plus.

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Harris Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3

Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

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Harris maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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Harris Technologies is an E‑Verify Employer.