Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); West Virginia; On-site; USD 63,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company that is at the forefront of technology and innovation. This role offers an exciting opportunity to define and develop material strategies that impact significant projects. You'll be responsible for assessing supply resources, planning inventory, and participating in the make/buy process, all while working in a collaborative environment that values intellectual curiosity and diverse perspectives. With a commitment to excellence, this position not only allows you to contribute to groundbreaking systems but also to grow your career in a supportive atmosphere. If you have bold ideas and a pioneering spirit, this is the place for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor's or 1+ year with Master's.
• Must obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop material strategy and assess supply resources.
• Plan inventory, distribution, and production requirements for all products.

Skills

Costpoint or similar ERP system

MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Problem solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Risk-based thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools

Job description

Requisition ID: R10181036

• Category: Global Supply Chain

• Location: Rocket Center, West Virginia, 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.

Please note: This position is on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. No remote opportunities are available for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Define and develop 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.

• 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.

• Analyze and aggregate supply/demand requirements.

• Analyze purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools.

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

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

• Create/reduce supply requirements based on inventory adjustments.

• Participate 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.

• Interface with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed.

• Create/releases requisitions.

• Receive/review requirements for non-standard parts.

• Analyze lead times and identify critical path procurements.

Basic Qualifications:

• LEVEL 2: 3 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 1 Year with Masters

• LEVEL 3: 6 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors; 4 Years with Masters

• Experience with Costpoint or similar ERP system

• MS Office including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

• Problem solving, and interpersonal skills

• Proven ability to apply risk-based thinking in support of strategic decision making

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of production, material control and financial procedures and systems (such as Proposal, Line of Balance, EAC, and Sales Forecasting)

• Two (2) or more years directly related experience with progressively broader responsibility in Materials Management or related discipline with some degree of leadership experience

• Familiarity with government contracting requirements and compliance

• Some travel may be required.

Salary Range: $63,800 - $95,800

Salary Range 2: $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.

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.