Production & Inventory Controller II

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 43,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Inventory/Materials Associate to manage material requirements and optimize storage for production lines. The role involves coordinating with production, quality, and purchasing to resolve stock issues, conducting cycle counts, and expediting shipments.

The candidate should have a high school diploma with additional education, experience in ERP (Deltek Costpoint), and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain schedules for material requirements and availability to support production control.
• Optimize inventory storage systems.
• Interface with Production, Quality Control, Purchasing, and other departments to resolve receipt/distribution issues.
• Decide part categorization, default bin size and location.
• Research kit shortages, expedite missing kits, and ensure proper kit integration.
• Understand, research, and reconcile traceability.
• Ensure inventory processes comply with quality standards and procedures.
• Participate in 5S and other continuous improvement practices.
• Manage projects using relevant software tools and track to meet deadlines.
• Support organizational metrics and objectives.
• Analyze flow of material to reduce request-to-delivery time.
• Receive and transact all incoming material in MRP system.
• Conduct cycle counts to validate quantity, revision levels, stock location, and transfers.
• Expedite flow of materials between departments per schedules.
• Identify shortages and initiate corrective actions.
• Liaise with production, procurement, and engineering to alert for potential problems.

Skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Kitting liaison

Education

High School diploma + 2 years education

Tools

Deltek Costpoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Inventory/Materials Associate to manage material requirements and optimize storage for production lines. The role involves coordinating with production, quality, and purchasing to resolve stock issues, conducting cycle counts, and expediting shipments.

The candidate should have a high school diploma with additional education, experience in ERP (Deltek Costpoint), and strong communication skills.