Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Requisition : R

• 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. 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.

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.

The Supply Chain Planning Specialist will have complete program responsibility and authority to manage all program subcontracts, materials and services. The successful candidate will manage the definition of program outsourcing requirements and will lead the integrated program team (IPT) and direct functional organizations to achieve material-related program objectives (cost, schedule, quality), while managing and communicating material risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Convey to the Program Manager and IPT a full understanding of the materials acquisition and subcontractor requirements and plan.

• Lead the IPT and direct functional organizations to achieve material-related program objectives (cost, schedule, quality), while managing material risks and opportunities.

• Ensure program budget, materials availability, and quality objectives are met by managing and directing the activities of IPT members, the Procurement Team and external suppliers and customers.

• Develop and communicate material acquisition and subcontractor management objectives and strategies.

• Manage the Make/Buy process.

• Manage material risks and obsolescence.

• Track and communicate performance against program Financial objectives (budget performance, sales and EBIT).

• Identify and promptly communicate all deficiencies and deviations from plan and assure and manage actions required to correct them.

• Represent Supply Chain Management to Customers, Program Management and NG Management.

• Support internal and external audits.

• Manage material-related proposal activity including line-loss and quotation requests.

• Proactively manage and monitor supplier performance.

• Promote a focus on safety and utilize Lean, PES or Six Sigma tools throughout program planning and implementation to emphasize continuous improvement.

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of production, material control and financial procedures and…