Manufacturing Planner - Early Professional - Level 2

WHAT WE'RE DOING

At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. We believe that by pushing the boundaries of visionary thinking, we can achieve exceptional results. As a Lockheed Martin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.

At Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, we're on a mission to drive innovation and uphold the highest standards of business ethics. We believe that by pushing the boundaries of visionary thinking, we can achieve exceptional results. As a Lockheed Martin employee, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in an environment that values integrity and excellence.

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.

Please Note:

This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

You are a detail-oriented professional with a strong command of ERP systems and a proven ability to optimize complex material flows. You possess the analytical mindset needed to resolve systemic inefficiencies and collaborate effectively across technical and operational teams.

A level 2 employee is an early-career professional and typically has 2+ years of professional experience.

Our benefits are built to match the caliber of your work. Reliable, high performing, and mission ready.

You’ll enjoy world class resources, mentorship, continuous learning, competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work life balance - within a culture that values innovation, integrity, and collaboration.

• Associate’s degree in Production Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business or a related technical field (or equivalent work experience).
• 2-4years of experience in digital organization, production planning, shop-floor control, scheduling, program planning or logistics.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) and the ability to create/maintain master production schedules.
• Strong analytical skills - capable of interpreting production data, parts logistics, inventory control,
• Working knowledge of Lean/continuous-improvement methodologies (e.g., 5S, Kaizen, Value-Stream Mapping) identifying bottlenecks and recommending process improvements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, enabling clear coordination with engineering, procurement, quality, and shop-floor personnel.
• Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and basic macro creation for…