Sentinel Staff Project Manager Supplier Site Lead - 20465

Northrop Grumman; United States; Sur place; USD 150 000 - 210 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Résumé du poste

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Staff Project Manager to serve as the onsite Northrop Grumman representative co-located at supplier sites in Canoga Park, CA. You will lead programmatic and technical execution, drive performance, and provide early visibility of risks to leadership.

You will monitor delivery, cost, and quality, partner with NG quality teams, and support RTG planning and supplier performance improvements. Requires active DoD Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance and SAP access within scope.
• Ability to co-locate at supplier site 100% of the time with travel as required.
• 7+ years in global supply chain, program management or related areas.
• Experience leading suppliers or cross-functional teams to meet cost/schedule/quality goals.
• Proven risk/issue management with mitigation and recovery planning.

Responsabilités

• Serve as primary onsite point of contact for supplier program tasking.
• Lead onsite execution of supplier scope to align with program plans.
• Drive accountability to meet cost, schedule, and quality commitments; lead recovery plans.
• Identify high-impact risks and develop mitigation and improvement actions.
• Participate in supplier meetings and external reviews; monitor KPIs and trends.
• Collaborate with quality/mission assurance on RCCA and corrective actions.
• Support SAMS assessments and RTG planning/execution for supplier performance.

Connaissances

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Program management

Supplier management

Formation

Bachelor's in Business / Supply Chain

Master's degree

PhD or related field

Description du poste

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Project Manager. This position is located in Canoga Park, CA/Telecommute.

What You'll Get To Do:

The Supplier Site Lead (SSL) is the onsite Northrop Grumman representative co-located at the supplier site 100% of the time in Canoga Park, California. In this role, you will lead programmatic and technical execution at the supplier, drive performance to cost/schedule/quality objectives, and provide early visibility of risks, issues, and opportunities to program leadership. You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with the supplier team and internal stakeholders to remove roadblocks, improve performance, and ensure critical hardware deliveries are met.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary onsite point of contact for all supplier-related program tasking and actions.
• Lead onsite execution of the supplier scope to align with program plans.
• Drive supplier accountability to meet cost, schedule, and quality commitments; develop and lead recovery plans when performance deviates.
• Identify and elevate high-impact risks and "help needed" items; develop and track mitigation and improvement actions.
• Participate in supplier internal meetings (wall walks, stand-ups, PMRs, technical coordination) and external reviews (supply chain, test facilities).
• Monitor and report key performance metrics, including delivery schedule, production throughput, late-to-need parts, staffing, CPI/SPI, and quality/tag trends.
• Partner with NG quality/mission assurance and supplier quality on RCCA and corrective actions; verify effectiveness and closure.
• Support SAMS assessments and RTG planning/execution to drive long-term supplier performance improvement.

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.

Position Benefits:

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

Basic Qualifications :

• 1 2+ Years with Bachelors in Business Supply Chain; 10+ Years with Masters; 8+ Years with PhD or related field; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree per company guidelines.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
• Ability to co-locate at the supplier site 100% of the time, with occasional travel to sub-tier suppliers or other locations as required.
• Typically, 7+ years of experience in global supply chain, program management, supplier management, manufacturing/integration of complex hardware, and/or mission assurance/quality.
• Demonstrated experience leading suppliers or cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule, and quality objectives.
• Proven experience in risk/issue management, including development and execution of mitigation and recovery plans.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence supplier and internal stakeholders.
• Experience using program performance metrics (e.g., CPI/SPI, throughput, late-to-need parts, quality/tag trends) to drive decisions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a Supplier Site Lead, Program Manager, CAM, Supplier Manager, Manufacturing Engineer, or Quality/Mission Assurance lead on complex defense/aerospace hardware programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), or MBA/MS.
• Direct experience managing major hardware suppliers on large development or production programs.
• Familiarity with SAMS assessments, RTG planning/execution, and supplier performance improvement frameworks.
• Working knowledge of Statements of W