Leonardo DRS

Contract Planner

Leonardo DRS
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeFort Walton Beach • Florida • United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in production planning and project material management, with a strong ability to coordinate resources and improve operational efficiency. Proficient in MRP systems and skilled in utilizing Excel and other tools for effective planning and communication.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Production PlanningProject Material ManagementMRP SystemsExcel Pivot TablesBachelor's Degree

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Select and sequence available jobs for specific workstations or machines based on MPS-driven demand
  • Meet weekly with Contracts to review pending and recently received demands and assign planner responsibility
  • Manage overall workload and align resources to maintain balance
  • Coordinate communications between planning, project accounting, and project management for project Material EACs and Execution Charts
  • Improve systems, functions, and daily operations to meet goals more effectively
  • Maintain manufacturing build plans daily
  • Maintain run and setup times for jobs, products, and parts
  • Create and maintain expected completion dates for scheduled jobs
  • Review schedules and ensure raw materials are available when needed
  • Create forward-looking plans for purchase requisitions and monitor material deliveries
  • Plan and monitor all outside services
  • Consolidate demand for purchase requisitions
  • Highlight critical parts and issues that may prevent operations from meeting the MPS
  • Support, communicate, and defend the company’s mission, values, and culture

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 3 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 Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint
  • Strong understanding of MRP systems

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Company contribution to a health savings account
  • Telemedicine
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Legal insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Wellness programs focused on physical, emotional, and financial well-being
  • Career-growth, professional development, and skill-enhancement programs and activities
  • Flexible work schedules with a 9/80 program
  • Competitive vacation
  • Health/emergency leave
  • Paid parental leave
  • Community service hours

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Hard Skills
Production PlanningProject Material ManagementExcelExcel Pivot TablesPowerPointWordSharePointMPS-driven Demand ManagementMaterial EACsExecution Charts
Soft Skills
CommunicationCoordinationProblem SolvingResource ManagementTeam Collaboration
Industry Keywords
Business ProcessesFunctional Inter-relationshipsManufacturing Build PlansPurchase RequisitionsMaterial Deliveries