Principle Specialist, Materials Planning SIOP

RTX•McKinney, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. Raytheon is seeking a successful candidate to be tasked with supply planning responsibilities within the Materials Management Organization located in McKinney, Texas. This role supports programs that operate in a fast-paced environment and requires an individual that forms data driven decisions that will support the factory. The successful candidate will operate in multiple shop floor control and Material Requirement Planning (MRP) related systems to ensure alignment between material position and production schedule. This role will work closely with the material management team members, factory, supply chain and operations teams, to ensure program execution. In this role the ownership and use of metrics will be key to maintain system health and drive the level of performance that will support customer expectations.

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in Supply Chain, Production and/or and Planning Control, MRP, Inventory Management, Capacity Planning, and/or manufacturing engineering in a government contractor environment
Experience using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes and/or software
Previous experience transforming complex information and data into clear, concise, and visually engaging slides.
Experience with Microsoft Office 365 software (Excel, Word, Power Point).

Nice To Haves

Financial Acumen: AOP, Forecasting, Estimates at Complete, Earned Value Management, CAM knowledge
Experience with Special programs access, Kinaxis, CMES or similar software
Experience with Six Sigma methodology (CORE) and/or tools such as lean manufacturing, diagnostic, process optimization and continuous improvement
Previous experience with complex systems and processes
Previous experience interfacing, collaborating, and communicating with all levels of an organization, as well as with a large external customer base, to accomplish tasks.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and coordinate program requirements to ensure a controlled flow of materials and services to meet customer requirements.
Provide status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
Work daily to confirm material supply availability.
Prepare purchase requests for components based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
Work with program support staff to resolve material shortages and other issues impacting product build.
Report on and troubleshooting MRP system generated exceptions; and taking corrective action on unfavorable trends as necessary.
Conduct quarterly physical inventory cycle counts and reconciling the system
Expedite the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, etc.
Perform movement of material to and from the factory, pack/ship (or other area) as needed.
Must be able to lift per RTX EHS Lifting Guidelines.
Responsible for maintaining stacked LOB and extracting impact data for weekly analysis in support of IPT/PPR meetings with programs.
Attend, support, and/or lead weekly program and factory meetings.