Principal/Sr. Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a dedicated Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Supply Chain Planning Specialist 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.

This position can be hired at a level 3 (Principal) or a level 4 (Sr. Principal), depending on experience.

Basic qualifications for a level 3:

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of supply chain and/or business management or a Master’s Degree and 4+ years of supply chain and/or business; will consider an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
• U.S. Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
• Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite with expertise in MS Excel
• Proficient in the use of SAP
• Demonstratable success in managing complex problems related to program execution

Basic qualifications for a level 4:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of supply chain and/or business management or a Master's Degree and 8+ years of supply chain and/or business ;;management; will consider an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of a bachelors degree.
• U.S. Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
• Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite with expertise in MS Excel
• Proficient in the use of SAP
• Demonstratable success in managing complex problems related to program execution

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial background
• Program Management Team
• Earned Value Management, Return to Greens, Forecasting and Variance Analysis

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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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.