About the job
Work Arrangement
This is an onsite position. Occasional travel to suppliers, other manufacturing sites, and test locations may be required.
Job Overview
The Senior Manager of Production Planning and Warehousing plays a crucial role in overseeing the development and execution of the Production Plan, which encompasses scheduling, material kitting/flow, and warehousing operations for unmanned drone production. This includes airframes, payloads, ground control systems (GCS), and spare parts. This position is essential for ensuring a synchronized value stream from demand signal through to shipment, delivering unmanned drone products on time, within budget, and in compliance with aerospace and defense standards.
Essential Functions
- Lead and cultivate a team of production planners, material handlers, and receiving staff.
- Collaborate closely with Operations, Supply Chain - Material Planning and Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Programs, and Finance to create an integrated plan that supports New Product Introduction (NPI), engineering changes, and field retrofit campaigns.
- Ensure configuration control by aligning planning and material flows with the latest released Bills of Materials (BOMs), routings, and software/firmware versions.
- Provide transparent updates on work in process, material availability, and delivery commitments to internal and external stakeholders.
- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Own the site production plan for unmanned vehicles, ground control systems, and mission kit product lines, ensuring alignment with customer orders, program milestones, and sales forecasts (SIOP, Master Schedule).
- Translate demand into actionable production plans and finite schedules for assembly, integration, testing, and configuration activities.
- Maintain MRP/ERP planning parameters (lead times, lot sizes, safety stock, planning BOMs) in conjunction with Material Planning to optimize availability, inventory, and capacity.
- Monitor adherence to schedules, identify bottlenecks and constraints (personnel, equipment, test assets, supplier deliveries), and implement recovery plans.
- Material Flow, Warehousing, and Logistics
- Oversee WIP and raw material inventory strategies for the drone factory and associated kitting cells.
- Design and manage warehouse layout, storage strategies, and material flow to assembly, integration, and flight-test operations, optimizing safety, space utilization, and picking efficiency.
- Lead receiving, put-away, kitting, and line-side delivery processes; implement visual management techniques to enhance efficiency.

