["Principal Specialist, Production Planner (Onsite)","Principal Specialist, Production Planner (Onsite)"]

Position Overview The Principal Specialist, Production Planner will lead the development and execution of materials planning strategies across multiple business units, ensuring alignment of material readiness, inventory performance, and production continuity with overall operational and financial objectives.Responsibilities Provide enterprise oversight of multi‑level BOM structuring and material visibility by directing advanced SAP extraction methodologies, data consolidation techniques, and reporting automation to generate accurate, cross‑BU planning intelligence focused on purchased parts, long‑lead materials, and critical components.Drive cross‑business inventory health strategy by analyzing SAP inventory data and demand forecasts to identify systemic risks, excess and obsolete exposure, and supply‑demand gaps that could impact build plans or working capital targets.Serve as a subject matter authority for materials planning systems and digital tools, supporting SAP enhancements, automation initiatives, and data governance improvements that increase end‑to‑end supply chain visibility and reporting accuracy across the enterprise.Develop and monitor enterprise‑level performance metrics and dashboards linking material readiness, shortage trends, inventory turns, and planning effectiveness to operational stability and financial outcomes, enabling leadership‑level decision support.Continuously advance the Materials Planning strategy by identifying cross‑BU process gaps, harmonizing planning methodologies, and implementing scalable improvements that enhance production stability, reduce disruptions, and improve overall supply chain performance.Lead material planning and execution activities across assigned value streams, ensuring on‑time availability of materials to meet production schedules.Serve as an escalation point for critical shortages, developing and executing recovery plans in partnership with operations, procurement, suppliers, and engineering.Attend daily Tier meetings – ensure material shortage data is up‑to‑date and prepared for review with Operations.Collaborate with internal suppliers and stockroom to ensure parts are transferred, stocked, and issued to the floor on time.Follow up on high‑priority material shortages, escalating as needed.Monitor demand changes & inventory levels, and action accordingly.Review and analyze stock levels for inter‑company stock transfer requests – if approved, collaborate with stockroom to create delivery and transfer parts.Identify and ensure material coverage for high‑priority programs.Use data‑driven approach to recommend forecast and inventory adjustments to SIOP Manager as needed.Prioritize safety and quality, and follow all EH&S guidelines when working on the shop floor.Participate in continuous improvement events as needed to improve efficiency of shop operations.Required Qualifications University degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or advanced degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in a related field.Experience in supply chain, production and/or planning control, MRP, inventory management, capacity planning, property management, JIT concepts, master production scheduling or delivery administration.Experience with SAP.Proficient with MS Office, especially Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis).Strong communication and collaboration skills across all organizational levels and with external customers.Preferred Qualifications Experience with MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.Experience interfacing, collaborating, and communicating with all levels of an organization, as well as a large external customer base.Experience with inventory management principles, supply chain strategy, and production scheduling.Benefits Medical, dental, and vision insurance.Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds.Tuition reimbursement program.Student loan repayment program.Life insurance and disability coverage.Optional coverages – pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness, group legal, ID theft protection.Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.Ovia Health fertility and family planning assistance.Adoption assistance.Autism benefit.Employee assistance plan with up to 10 free counseling sessions.Healthy You incentives and wellness rewards program.Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits.Bright Horizons child and elder care services.Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program.And more.Equal Opportunity Employer RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in compliance with Section503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.#J-18808-Ljbffr