Requisition ID: R10180817Category: Global Supply Chain Location: Rocket Center, West Virginia, United States of America Clearance Type: Secret Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America) Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time Positions Avail
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Supply Chain Planning Specialist
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10180817
  • Category: Global Supply Chain
  • Location: Rocket Center, West Virginia, United States of America
  • Clearance Type: Secret
  • Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
  • Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
  • Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
  • Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nations history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history.

Please note: This position is on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. No remote opportunities are available for this position.

Defines and develops material strategy. Responsible for the assessment of supply resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements; plans inventory, distribution requirements, production, material and rough-cut capacity for all products. Participates in make/buy process, long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management and product-line management. Analyzes and aggregates supply / demand requirements. Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools. Plans inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements. Assesses rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing requirements. Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments. Participates in long-term capacity and resource planning to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins as well as existing product line phase-outs. Interfaces with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed. Creates/releases requisitions. Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts. Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.

Responsibilities:

  • Convey to the Program Manager and IPT a full understanding of the materials acquisition and subcontractor requirements and plan.
  • Lead the IPT and direct functional organizations to achieve material-related program objectives (cost, schedule, quality), while managing material risks and opportunities.
  • Ensure program budget, materials availability, and quality objectives are met by managing and directing the activities of IPT members, the Procurement Team and external suppliers and customers.
  • Develop and communicate material acquisition and subcontractor management objectives and strategies.
  • Manage the Make/Buy process
  • Manage material risks and obsolescence
  • Track and communicate performance against program financial objectives (budget performance, sales and EBIT)
  • Identify and promptly communicate all deficiencies and deviations from plan and assure and manage actions required to correct them.
  • Represent Supply Chain Management to Customers, Program Management and NG Management
  • Support internal and external audits.
  • Manage material-related proposal activity including line-loss and quotation requests.
  • Proactively manage and monitor supplier performance.
  • Promote a focus on safety and utilize Lean, PES or Six Sigma tools throughout program planning and implementation to emphasize continuous improvement.

Basic Qualifications:

  • LEVEL 2: 3 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 1 Year with Masters
  • LEVEL 3: 6 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 4 Years with Masters
  • Experience with Costpoint or similar ERP system
  • MS Office including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
  • Problem solving, and interpersonal skills
  • Proven ability to apply risk-based thinking in support of strategic decision making
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated knowledge of production, material control and financial procedures and systems (such as Proposal, Line of Balance, EAC, and Sales Forecasting)
  • Two (2) or more years directly related experience with progressively broader responsibility in Materials Management or related discipline with some degree of leadership experience
  • Familiarity with government contracting requirements and compliance
  • Some travel may be required.
Salary Range: $63,800 - $95,800
Salary Range 2: $78,700 - $118,100
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Company Details
Northrop Grumman
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 20171 USA
www.careers.northropgrumman.com
2001 Open Jobs Available
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create...

Benefits:
Our benefits are designed to be flexible, because we know each one of our 120,000 employees have unique needs. We offer a range of benefit packages to ensure that everyone - from new graduates to long-term employees and their dependents - has options in health, savings and other important areas that support work/life balance.

Supported Manufacturers:
Unmanned Systems, Cybersecurity, Logistics

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Job Info
Location
Rocket Center, West Virginia, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
Northrop Grumman
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 20171 USA
www.careers.northropgrumman.com
2001 Open Jobs Available
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create...

Benefits:
Our benefits are designed to be flexible, because we know each one of our 120,000 employees have unique needs. We offer a range of benefit packages to ensure that everyone - from new graduates to long-term employees and their dependents - has options in health, savings and other important areas that support work/life balance.

Supported Manufacturers:
Unmanned Systems, Cybersecurity, Logistics

Supported Models:

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