Manufacturing Planner Sr - E3
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 14, 2026. Lockheed Martin scores A on the Alion truth index.
Standard Job Description
You will be the Manufacturing Planner Sr for the Manufacturing Planning Team. Our team is responsible for planning and coordinating manufacturing activities to optimize inventory, material flow, and production schedules.
What You Will Be Doing
As the Manufacturing Planner Sr you will be responsible for driving Make/Buy decisions, maintaining MRP parameters, and ensuring timely material delivery to meet customer requirements. 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.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Develop and maintain MRP parameters, lead times, and lot sizes.
- Coordinate make/buy decisions and production scheduling.
- Optimize inventory levels and material flow across the supply chain.
- Collaborate with procurement and operations to align procurement plans with production schedules.
- Provide shop-floor control, status reporting, and issue resolution to preserve schedule.
Why Join Us
The ideal candidate is collaborative, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the opportunity to impact cost-effective manufacturing processes and work with cutting-edge planning tools.
We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and overall well-being, offering flexible scheduling options. Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s comprehensive benefits package here.
Further Information About This Opportunity
This position is in Santa Barbara. Discover more about our Santa Barbara, California location.
MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.
Basic Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree.
- Experience: 3+ years in manufacturing planning, MRP, production control, or shop floor operations.
- MRP & System Expertise: Proven hands-on experience with Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) systems, including maintaining MRP parameters (lead times, lot sizes, safety stocks) and ensuring BOM integrity.
- Shop Floor & Production Control: Strong background in coordinating manufacturing activities, executing production schedules, managing capacity requirements, and providing real-time shop floor support and expediting.
- Supply Chain Coordination: Demonstrated experience coordinating with Procurement, Operations Management, and Supply Chain stakeholders to develop time-phased procurement plans and ensure deliverables align with production schedules.
- Analytical & Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze production variances, optimize inventory to minimize cost, and execute corrective actions to preserve schedules.
- Technical Proficiency: Proficiency with ERP/MRP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or equivalent manufacturing systems) and data analysis tools.
- MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. The selected candidate must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.
Desired Skills
- Familiarity with lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies.
- Change management participation
- Advanced Excel/Power Query skills for production data analysis, reporting, and dashboard development.
- Background in aerospace/defense manufacturing processes (highly valued in LM context).
- Project coordination or cross-functional team leadership experience.
- Knowledge of cost optimization strategies and inventory reduction initiatives.
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $81500.00 - $151300.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.