Staff Supply Chain Planning Specialist

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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 Mission System (NGMS) is seeking qualified and motivated professionals for the role of Staff Supply Chain Planning Specialist in the Power and Control Systems Programs (P/CS) Operating Unit within the Maritime/Land Systems and Sensors (MLSS) Division based out of Sykesville, MD. This person will manage critical suppliers, aide in solving urgent program issues, train supply chain planners, and identify and implement site process improvement opportunities. This person is expected to be onsite.

The position will require the individual to lead a team responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance of suppliers for the operating unit and be responsible for all phases of the program effort from the initiation of the supplier strategy and proposal phase through negotiation/negotiation strategy, award, execution, and management of supplier activities to meet program objectives. This individual will be responsible for mission success of their supply chain responsibilities and ensure their suppliers perform to the committed schedules, terms, conditions, and contractual requirements/specifications and drawings. The successful candidate will hold strong leadership characteristics, excellent oral and written skills, solid negotiation skills, knowledge of terms and conditions, and an aptitude for DoD contracting and the ability to lead a diverse team with varying requirements and priorities in support of the business.

Additional responsibilities include but, are not limited to:

• Interface/collaborate with other functions of the program team.
• Analyzes and aggregates supply / demand requirements.
• Planning and coordinating program requirements.
• Monitoring and establishing material inventory.
• CAM/EV reporting.
• Addressing supplier capacity and/or production issues.
• Evaluating suppliers and noting key performance indicators.
• Leveraging your skills and talents throughout this role.
• Forecasts material receipts and communicates variances to forecast.
• Creates/releases requisitions.
• Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts.
• Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.
• Develop/understand the proposal/execution strategy and structures.
• 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.
• Defines and develops material strategy.
• 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 purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools.
• Plans inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) 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.

Basic Qualifications for Staff Supply Chain Planning Specialist:

 

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 12 years of professional experience in supply chain management, or related fields, to include logistics, manufacturing/ project management,