Principal or Sr Principal 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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for a highly motivated Supply Chain Program Manager to join its team of qualified, dedicated, and diverse professionals. The successful candidate will define and develop material strategy to meet manufacturing and quality requirements for various programs. Duties will include: Responsibility for the assessment of supply resources; aggregating and prioritizing demand requirements; and evaluating production, material and rough-cut capacity for all products. He/she will participate 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. Utilizing MRP tools, the successful candidate will analyze supply / demand requirements, monitor inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements, and help maintain accurate material lead times. A key element of this position is the ability to communicate effectively with multiple functional areas, such as Procurement, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program Management. This includes oral and written presentations. This individual will also work with suppliers to ensure on time delivery at required quality levels for critical component material. The ability to collaborate with multiple functions and persons is essential. This position is a dynamic and vital job within the Northrop Grumman organization. This is an On-site Position located in Salt Lake City, Utah and can be filled at a level 3 or 4

Roles And Responsibilities
 

• Ensuring consistent Material Finance reporting on program material
• Responsible for working with other planners, engineers, and program representatives to forecast material costs.
• Responsible for creating a material baseline and working with Business Management to meet monthly Earned Value requirements, variance reporting, and Rout cause and corrective actions.
• Responsible for providing Monthly Current Material Estimates at completions (CME's)
• Monthly Material receipts forecasts
• Analyzes and aggregates supply/demand requirements
• 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
• 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
• Communicate with suppliers for lead times, and delivery times. Actively resolves and communicates and works to resolve issues
• Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts
• Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements
• Responsible for forecasting material receipt

Basic qualifications (Level 3):

• Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of supply chain, business management, program management or related or a Master’s Degree and 4+ years of supply chain, business management, program management or related
• Proficient in the use of MS Office
• Must be a US citizen and capable to obtain a secret clearance.

Basic qualifications (Level 4):

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of supply chain, business management, program management or related or a Master’s Degree and 8+ years of supply chain, business management, program management or related
• Proficient in the use of MS Office
• Must be a US citizen and capable to obtain a secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Program Management experience
• Major subcontract management experience
• Defense and Aerospace background
• Earned Value Management, Return To Greens, Forecasting and Variance Analysis
• Active 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
• Demonstrate success in managing complex problems related to program execution
• Experience with demonstrated leadership and people management skills and with the ability to model and promote a strong sense of engagement, teamwork, and cooperation
• Understanding of general procurement and subcontract execution workflows
• Understanding of general manufacturing and purchasing workflows
• Ability to communicate with multiple levels internal to the organization and externally to vendors
• Ability to work under limited supervision.  No instructions needed on routine work, and general instructions given on new lines of work or special assignments
• Understanding of forecasting and planning with an emphasis on driving execution to need with an emphasis on working knowledge of Plant Scheduling
• Capable of applying highly analytical approaches to problem solving.
• Ability to maintain an organized workload and preserve attention to detail
• Excellent business acumen, problem solving, communication and organizational skills

Salary Range: $74,600 USD - $111,800 USD

Salary Range 2: $92,400 USD - $138,600 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.