Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Clearfield (UT); On-site; USD 78,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join their innovative team in Clearfield, UT. This role is pivotal in developing material strategies, planning inventory, and ensuring efficient supply chain operations. Candidates will engage with cutting-edge technology and contribute to significant projects that shape the future of aerospace. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in supply chain management, with an emphasis on data organization and problem-solving skills. Join a dynamic environment where your contributions will make a lasting impact and help drive the company’s success.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Company Paid Holidays

Discretionary Bonus

Qualifications

• 5 years of supply chain experience in manufacturing or aerospace.
• Active DoD Secret clearance and US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Defines material strategy and plans inventory and distribution requirements.
• Analyzes supply/demand requirements and manages inventory levels.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Material Inventory

Data Collection and Organization

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

SAP

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Job description

Requisition ID: R10184538

• Category: Global Supply Chain

• Location: Clearfield, Utah, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Positions Available: 1

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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Specialist to provide support to our team in our Clearfield, UT location.

Defines and develops material strategy. 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. Assesses rough-cut 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. Interfaces with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed. Creates/releases requisitions. Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts. Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain a strong business acumen and ability to operate in a fast-paced development environment that consists of leading-edge technology suppliers and non-traditional supply base.

• Interface with the supply base to track orders and resolve issues.

• Support Statement of Work (SOW) creation for subcontract activities.

• Develop, coordinate, and execute material forecasting and delivery schedule.

• Generates and sends out count reports on all cycle counters.

• Plans inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements.

• Assesses rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing requirements.

• Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments.

• Performs Physical Counts in all Clearfield Warehouse locations for direct and indirect materials.

• Updates count data for all locations.

• Creates adjustment forms for variances (all locations).

• Completes adjustments/transactions in the system to correct variance, if needed.

• Researches root causes for count discrepancies, obtains signatures as required for Clearfield Counts.

• Collects and files completed adjustment forms for all locations.

• Creates monthly metrics for all locations.

• Maintains all documentation.

Basic Qualifications:

Supply Chain Planning Specialist (Level 3):

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 5 years of supply chain and/or material inventory in a manufacturing or aerospace environment; OR 9 years of supply chain and/or material planning in a manufacturing or aerospace environment; OR a master's degree and 3 years of supply chain and/or material planning in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.

• Experience collecting and organizing inventory data.

• Active DoD Secret clearance.

• US citizenship.

• Ability to obtain PAR.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CAM Certification / Earned Value Management Reporting experience.

• Ability to be agile and work in a fast-paced engineering environment.

• Experience with SAP/SAR Program.

• Previous defense experience.

Salary Range: $78,700 - $118,100

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.