Integrated Planning Lead

Date Posted:

2024-11-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

AZ888: RMS AP Bldg 928 1151 East Hermans Road Building 928, Tucson, AZ, 85706 USA

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

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 an Integrated Planning Lead, specific to the Air & Defense Systems Strategic Business Unit (SBU), who will be responsible for driving schedule alignment with financial, factory, program operations, and engineering stakeholders which results in an integrated plan, providing the basis for long term sales and operations execution (S&OE). S&OE gives program managers and value stream leaders the ability to come together and make strategic and tactical decisions about how to collectively run their businesses to optimize customer satisfaction and financial performance.  The Integrated Planning team drives execution efficiency by applying analytics and optimization to system data to support business processes.

This execution position is focused on program readiness for major end-items tied to firm contracts.  This role is responsible for understanding production demand profiles and the corresponding internal and external constraints to ensure potential issues are well-understood, communicated, and addressed in a timely manner. The individual selected for this role will work to enable decision making and collaboration across a variety of functions and program areas through data analysis, simulation, and fact-based influence.  In addition to driving accountability for known issues, this role will identify areas of greatest risk and variability and analyze different scenarios to establish contingency plans as needed to increase our ability to deliver on schedule. 

The execution planner will be directly involved in scheduling and planning decisions for major deliverables and provide process support and oversight with focus on near-term and mid-term plans.  The individual in this role will need to leverage strong interpersonal and leadership skills to be successful in optimizing the schedule around factory efficiency, high customer satisfaction, and consistency in achieving financial targets.  This role will work closely with the cross-functional execution team.

What You Will Do:

Interface and coordinate with Program Leadership Team and other functional customers

Maintain & Drive accuracy in Planned Independent Requirements and Dependent Demand

Interface with Factory Production Control Leads and Planners

Communicate schedule changes across multiple factories

Run and analyze Kinaxis simulations for strategic execution

Coordinate material for various test milestones

Help develop strategic mitigation plans (MRSP) with the Program and Material Program Managers

Drive MRP Health data integrity

Coordinate PRISM set-up for transition to full rate production

Support and drive program Line of Balance actions

Support customer-oriented meetings and briefing material

This position requires a U.S. Person who is eligible to obtain any required Export Authorization

Communicate data analysis information to plan, control and direct activities and resources

Set goals to achieve strategic objectives both at the big picture level and tactical operational level

Be a proactive problem solver through demonstration of creative and critical thinking capabilities

Filter and distill relevant information from complex datasets into simple messages

Mediate discussions between stakeholders with varying incentives and arrive at consensus 

Read and evaluate lists of parts required for production work and work with a production planning system.

Use internal processes to develop financial plans (i.e. AOP, EAC, proposals, etc.)

Qualifications You Must Have:

8 years relevant experience in engineering, operations, analytics or similar job role.

Experience in production control, planning, and/or operations.

Experience performing data analysis.

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Qualifications We Prefer:

Typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree in a related field and minimum 5 years rele