Staff Material Program Manager (level 5)
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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’s Defense Systems sector location located in Northridge, California is currently seeking a Staff Material Program Manager to support the Global Supply Chain team and our growing tactical missile business within the Advanced Weapons Business Unit.
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 is looking for a Staff Material Program Manager (level 5) that is responsible and accountable for the execution of material schedule and budget for the Advanced Weapons Business Unit. The Material Program Manager (MPM) is a unique position that requires strategic thinking as well as tactical execution allowing an individual to make immediate tangible impacts on material strategy within our Global Supply Chain organization. A successful MPM can work with minimal supervision to solve complex problems to ensure both short term and long-term success of their respective program. An MPM would need to possess strong hard skills to execute plans to completion, as well as soft skills to appropriately work with multiple disciplines, and communicate challenges to many stakeholders. It is a rare position to stretch your skillsets and test your abilities making a real impact on the organization.
Responsibilities include:
- Demonstrated ability or understanding of EVMS (earned value management system)
- Financial responsibilities including EAC’s, material sales forecasting, accruals, and cost account management (CAM)
- Ability to confidently present and represent the Global Supply Chain organization in Program meetings. Management Reviews, leadership briefings, and customer briefings
- Ability to creatively solve complex supply chain problems with data driven strategies
- Demonstrated aptitude in identified Risks and Opportunities to the program
- Consistently work on supply and demand to proactively identify gaps to eliminate them with return to green plans
- Escalate critical material shortages immediately upon identification and own efforts to resolve them
- Ability to resolve short term problems while maintaining long term success of the program
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced development environment
- Implement solutions to overcome current & future material shortages
- Coordinate and optimize delivery schedules with critical Suppliers
- Challenge business impediments to excellence and continuous improvement
- Demonstrated ability to lead others through dynamic and fluid environments
Basic Qualifications:
- A Bachelor's degree and twelve (12) years supply chain planning experience; OR a Master's degree and ten (10) years supply chain planning experience; OR a PhD and eight (8) years supply chain planning experience
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