Highlights
The Senior Planner develops and maintains the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Internal Operating Plan (IOP), aligning production capacity, material availability, and contractual requirements through close coordination with Production, Materials, Contracts, and the Program Office. The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Goose Creek, SC |
| Industry | Aerospace and Defense |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Website | http://www.drs.com/ |
Description
Job ID: 115840
The Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems business is a trusted provider of innovative naval gas and hybrid power systems, control technology and support solutions for the U.S. Navy and navies around the world.
Job Summary
The Senior Planner develops and maintains the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Internal Operating Plan (IOP), aligning production capacity, material availability, and contractual requirements through close coordination with Production, Materials, Contracts, and the Program Office. This role monitors schedule changes and shipment performance, coordinates replanning to meet delivery commitments, and improves planning processes to support consistent execution.
Job Responsibilities
- Create the Master Production Schedule (MPS) based on production capacity, materials availability and contractual requirements
- Obtain agreement from production, materials and program office before execution of the MPS
- Maintain the MPS files
- Ensure closeout of old programs/jobs to include the disposition of all requisition, purchase orders and residual inventory
- Monitor shipping performance to MPS and contract and create tracking reports
- Track and report the number of changes to each MPS
- Interfacing with contracts, planning, master scheduling and production to create and maintain the Internal Operating Plan (IOP)
- Ensure product is moving from production to packaging to shipping
- Create reports that show actual shipments against projections
- Work closely with manufacturing to establish and evolve a stable manufacturing schedule
- Improve current system, functions, and daily operations to more effectively meet goals
- Responsible for rescheduling daily delivery requirements if problems require a re-plan to meet internal needs and contractual obligations
- Consolidate demand for purchase requisitions
- Support, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience
- Solid understanding of business processes and functional inter-relationships
- Strong background in project material management
- Extensive experience in production planning
- Skilled in the use of Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, Power Point, Word, as well as Sharepoint
- Excellent understanding of MRP systems
U.S. Citizenship required.
Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.
- Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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Our Vision. To be the leading mid-tier defense technology company in the U.S.
Our Values. The Leonardo DRS culture is defined by our Core Values and Principles:
- Integrity
- Agility
- Excellence
- Customer Focus
- Community & Respect
- Innovation
We strive to uphold them in all aspects of our business practices to inspire our employees and provide outstanding support for our customers.
Nearest Major Market: Charleston South Carolina
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina
About Company
DRS Technologies, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A., is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. Focused on defense technology, the Company develops, manufactures and supports a broad range of systems for mission critical and military sustainment requirements, as well as homeland security.
The Company has been recognized as one of the fastest growing defense technology companies in the world and holds leading market positions in thermal imaging devices, combat display workstations, electronic sensor systems, power systems, rugged computer systems, air combat training systems, mission recorders, deployable flight incident recorders, environmental control systems, telecommunication systems, aircraft loaders, military trailers and shelters, and integrated logistics and support services.
DRS's broad range of mission critical systems and sustainment solutions uniquely position the Company to support the ongoing superiority of the military's Current Force, as well as the modernization and emerging transformation initiatives of the Future Force.
DRS responds to the needs of U.S. and allied military forces, as they engage in day-to-day expeditionary activities, by providing high-tech products and systems that improve the capabilities of many key platforms. The Company also provides a range of military support systems and services. DRS's products are deployed on a wide range of high-profile military platforms and on several platforms for non-military applications.
Our sustainment products, such as environmental control systems, power generators, water and fuel distribution systems, chemical/biological decontamination systems and heavy equipment transport systems, are used to support military forces, humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping. We also provide security and asset protection systems and services, telecommunication and information technology services, training and logistics support services for all branches of the U.S. armed forces and certain international militaries, homeland security forces, and select government and intelligence agencies.
DRS strives to provide quality products and services and stand behind them, to invest in research and development and new market opportunities, and to leverage existing core defense programs and business areas.
The Company has been recognized as one of the fastest growing defense technology companies in the world and holds leading market positions in thermal imaging devices, combat display workstations, electronic sensor systems, power systems, rugged computer systems, air combat training systems, mission recorders, deployable flight incident recorders, environmental control systems, telecommunication systems, aircraft loaders, military trailers and shelters, and integrated logistics and support services.
DRS's broad range of mission critical systems and sustainment solutions uniquely position the Company to support the ongoing superiority of the military's Current Force, as well as the modernization and emerging transformation initiatives of the Future Force.
DRS responds to the needs of U.S. and allied military forces, as they engage in day-to-day expeditionary activities, by providing high-tech products and systems that improve the capabilities of many key platforms. The Company also provides a range of military support systems and services. DRS's products are deployed on a wide range of high-profile military platforms and on several platforms for non-military applications.
Our sustainment products, such as environmental control systems, power generators, water and fuel distribution systems, chemical/biological decontamination systems and heavy equipment transport systems, are used to support military forces, humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping. We also provide security and asset protection systems and services, telecommunication and information technology services, training and logistics support services for all branches of the U.S. armed forces and certain international militaries, homeland security forces, and select government and intelligence agencies.
DRS strives to provide quality products and services and stand behind them, to invest in research and development and new market opportunities, and to leverage existing core defense programs and business areas.