Aerospace Supply Chain Planning Lead

0904 SP - Space Components; United States; On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/o

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist to coordinate procurement activities onsite in Commerce, CA. You will act as the liaison among program management, operations, quality and engineering to ensure supply chain alignment with program needs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience (or 9 years without a degree) and a strong grasp of supply chain processes, ERP systems, and manufacturing workflows. Security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management, or logistics.
• Or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management, or logistics.
• Solid understanding of supply chain processes and procedures.
• Experience with general manufacturing and purchasing workflows.
• High level of proficiency in MS Office suite and ERP systems/tools.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Works under general supervision to represent supply chain onsite for coordinating and communicating procurement and subcontractor supplier needs and activity
• Define and execute end-to-end material strategy, including assessment of supply resources and prioritization of demand requirements
• Review requirements for non-standard parts, analyze lead times, and identify/drive critical-path procurements
• Represent supply chain in internal daily and escalation meetings IPT reviews on programs and site status, as pertaining to supply chain, including execution issues and any other items that may impact ability to deliver.
• Understanding deliverables, due dates and basic technical knowledge of the assigned systems.
• Collaborates with internal functions, including Program, Operations, Quality and Engineering to ensure requirements are met in accordance with internal customer needs and to NG policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with buyers, supplier performance and supplier quality to understand systemic or major issues at suppliers that require coordination with site functions

Skills

MS Office proficiency

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CostPoint (Deltek)

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist to coordinate procurement activities onsite in Commerce, CA. You will act as the liaison among program management, operations, quality and engineering to ensure supply chain alignment with program needs.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience (or 9 years without a degree) and a strong grasp of supply chain processes, ERP systems, and manufacturing workflows. Security clearance is required.