Supply Chain Planning Specialist

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's 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 nation's 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, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Sector has an opening for a Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Magna Utah. The selected candidate will manage a program or a function within the larger organizational unit, setting and operating to objectives and providing support and customer service to their supported program(s).

Will operate on 1st shift

Position is in-office, cannot accommodate a telecommute/hybrid schedule

Essential Functions:

Responsible for the assessment of supply resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements; plans inventory, distribution requirements, production, material and capacity for all products. Participates in make/buy process, capacity and resource planning, product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management and product-line management.

• Plans inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements
• Assesses 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
• Collaborates with source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital, and other areas as needed and creates/releases requisitions
• Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts
• Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements
• Analyzes and aggregates supply/demand requirements
• Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 4 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 2 years’ experience or a high school diploma (equivalent) with 8 years of experience. Experience in this case encompasses supply chain, production planning, materials planning, total quality management, procurement, supplier quality assurance and/or industry related fields
• Ability to perform 50% desk work and 50% production floor integration responsibilities with the ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Knowledge of SAP or other similar ERP/MRP system and experience with data sets including analyzing large data sets
• A current active DOD Secret Clearance that has been investigated in the last 5 years
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Process access within a reasonable period of time as required by the business to meet objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

• Production floor experience in the aerospace industry
• Knowledge of MES business system
• Current NGC Special Program Access

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off

Salary Range: $60,600 USD - $90,800 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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.