Role Details

• Business Unit: Land Electronics
• Location: Melbourne, FL
• Career Functional Area: Planning
• Telework Type: On-Site
• Relocation Available: N/A
• Type: Full-time Employee
• Schedule: 9/80
• Shift: 1st

Our Mission

At Leonardo DRS Land Electronics, we build rugged, cutting-edge electronic systems that keep our warfighters connected, protected, and dominant on every battlefield. From advanced vehicle electronics and power management to tactical communications and sensor integration, our gear is engineered for the harshest environments and the highest stakes. We move fast, innovate relentlessly, and deliver solutions that turn technology into tactical advantage. Join us and own the edge where innovation meets mission.

Mission success depends on getting the right product built and delivered at the right time. As a Planner III, you will help turn customer commitments, factory capacity, and material availability into a production plan the business can actually execute. This role sits at the center of operations, partnering across manufacturing, materials, contracts, program teams, and scheduling to keep priorities aligned and deliveries on track. You will have direct visibility into how programs move from planning to production to shipment and real influence on how the team responds when priorities shift. If you thrive in fast-moving environments, like solving problems before they become roadblocks, and want your work to directly impact execution, this is a role where you can own the edge.

Essential Functions

• Align cross-functional teams across production, materials, contracts, planning, engineering, and program management before releasing and executing the schedule.
• Drive schedule performance by monitoring shipments against plan, identifying gaps early, and adjusting priorities to meet internal and customer delivery requirements.
• Partner with manufacturing to create and sustain stable, executable production schedules that move product efficiently through production, packaging, and shipping.
• Develop clear reporting and tracking tools that measure actual shipments, forecast accuracy, and changes to the production schedule.
• Support Internal Operating Plan (IOP) execution by coordinating planning inputs and maintaining schedule accuracy across functions.
• Resolve planning disruptions quickly by re-planning delivery requirements when material, production, or program issues affect commitments.
• Improve planning processes and daily operations to increase execution efficiency, visibility, and on-time delivery performance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience in production planning within a manufacturing or operations environment.
• Strong working knowledge of material planning, project material management, and cross-functional business processes.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems, BOM management, Excel, including Pivot Tables, and working knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint.
• Ability to analyze changing priorities, make sound decisions, and keep multiple stakeholders aligned.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across operations, manufacturing, program teams, and leadership.
• Proven ability to operate with accountability, integrity, and customer focus in a deadline-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting complex manufacturing programs with multiple dependencies and changing demand signals.
• Background working in defense, aerospace, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience improving planning tools, reporting workflows, or scheduling processes for greater efficiency and visibility.
• Comfort presenting schedule status, risks, and recovery plans to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.
• Familiarity with shipment performance metrics, forecast tracking, and production schedule change analysis.

Why Join Us

At Leonardo DRS, this role is more than schedule management. It is a chance to shape how critical work gets done, solve real execution problems, and help teams deliver with precision when it matters most. You will work alongside people who move fast, own outcomes, and care deeply about mission success. If you want a role with visibility, influence, and room to grow, this is where operational excellence meets real-world impact.