Manufacturing Planner Sr - E3

Requisition  Eligible?:
Yes

ERP amount: $50 LMRecognition

Relocation:
Possible Type:
Exempt

Shift: 1

Clearance Prior to Start:
None Final Clearance:
Secret Pay Transparency: $81,500.00 - $Experience Level: Experienced Professional FT/PT/Casual:
Full Time Department : MFC-Primary Business Unit: MFC-Primary Standard

Job Description You will be the Manufacturing Planner Sr for the Manufacturing Planning Team. Our team is responsible for planning and coordinating manufacturing activities to optimize inventory, material flow, and production schedules.

What You Will Be Doing As the Manufacturing Planner Sr you will be responsible for driving Make/Buy decisions, maintaining MRP parameters, and ensuring timely material delivery to meet customer requirements. Performs the Make, Buy and / or Bill of Material (BOM) planning activities associated with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) transactions. Performs one or more multiple manufacturing activities within various manufacturing functions.

Maintains production systems integrity to drive inventory optimization to minimize cost. Expedites and optimizes material flow through the supply chain to meet customer requirements. Coordinates with manufacturing and Operations Management to provide shop floor control on make parts, analyzes and controls production schedule and capacity requirements, executes the plan, provides timely status and expedites or works around plans to preserve schedule.

Coordinates with Supply Chain Stakeholders including Procurement and Operations Management to determine appropriate time phased plan for procured parts and executes processes to ensure deliverables meet production schedule requirements. Maintains MRP parameters including lead times and lot sizes and coordinates with Engineering and Change Board Rep to make the associated changes to the BOM.Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Develop and maintain MRP parameters, lead times, and lot sizes.

Coordinate make/buy decisions and production scheduling.

Optimize inventory levels and material flow across the supply chain.

Collaborate with procurement and operations to align procurement plans with production schedules.

Provide shop‑floor control, status reporting, and issue resolution to preserve schedule.

Why Join UsThe ideal candidate is collaborative, detail‑oriented, and thrives in a fast‑paced environment.

This role offers the opportunity to impact cost‑effective manufacturing processes and work with cutting‑edge planning tools.

We are committed to supporting your work‑life balance and overall well‑being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity This position is in Santa Barbara. Discover more about our Santa Barbara, California location.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN – This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.

Basic Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree.

Experience:

3+ years in manufacturing planning, MRP, production control, or shop floor operations.

MRP & System Expertise:
Proven hands-on experience with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) systems, including maintaining MRP parameters (lead times, lot sizes, safety stocks) and ensuring BOM integrity.

Shop Floor & Production Control:
Strong background in coordinating manufacturing activities, executing production schedules, managing capacity requirements, and providing real-time shop floor support and expediting.

Supply Chain Coordination:
Demonstrated experience coordinating with Procurement, Operations Management, and Supply Chain stakeholders to develop time-phased procurement plans and ensure…