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Manufacturing Planner Associate - Early Career

Lockheed Martin
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 18 Aug 2025
💰 $93,725/yr($47,000/yr$93,725/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Missiles and Fire Control

Department

YRYPPC:Pike Cnty PPC In Building

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Possible

Job Code/Title

E3921:Manufacturing Planner Asc

Job Class

Manufacturing

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Program

LRSS

Req Type

Full-Time

Job Description

By bringing together people that use their passion for purposeful innovation, at Lockheed Martin we keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work. With our employees as our priority, we provide career opportunities designed to propel development and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. At Lockheed Martin, we place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering innovation, integrity, and exemplifying the epitome of corporate responsibility. Your Mission is Ours.
You will be a Manufacturing Planner Associate for the Pike County Operations Production Planning and Control team. Our team is responsible for coordinating production planning, managing inventory, and ensuring timely deliveries to meet customer needs.

What You Will Be Doing
As the Manufacturing Planner Associate, you will be responsible for driving production planning and inventory management efforts to meet program requirements. Your responsibilities will include:
• Developing expertise in SAP and Apriso to optimize production planning.
• Coordinating with cross-functional teams, including supervision, operators, and internal customers.
• Managing inventory, including new part requests, and monitoring consumable material levels.
• Providing program health information to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Analyzing production data to identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborating with the Make Part Controller to coordinate kit releases and resolve part shortages.
• Maintaining and monitoring production planning and control (PP&C) metrics.
• Collaborating with Supply Chain Stakeholders to determine time-phased plans for procured parts.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Candidate must be able to pass a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) background check to obtain approval to be an “employee possessor” (of explosives or other ATF-regulated items) as defined by ATF regulations. Failure to obtain and retain employee possessor status may result in revocation of an offer and loss of employment.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a secret clearance and must have an interim secret clearance prior to starting.
• Valid Driver License

Desired skills

• Supply chain or manufacturing/production operations experience or Experience controlling and handling inventory.
• Working knowledge of SAP and Apriso WM or other Material Resource Planning, Warehouse Management, and Manufacturing Execution Systems.
• Ability to understand engineering drawings and parts lists.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple levels of management, industry peers, and internal and external customers.
• Tableau Reporting/Data Analytics.

State

Alabama

Zip

36081

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you’re invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements o

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