Supply Chain Planning Specialist

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 an Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist or Sr. Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist to provide support to our team in our Iuka, Mississippi 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.

• A bachelor degree from an accredited university and 5 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience; or a master's degree and 3 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience, or a PhD with 1 year of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience, OR a High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must have an Active U.S Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation.
• Must have the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Planning/Scheduling Experience
• Production Control Experience
• ERP/MRP experience

• A bachelor degree from an accredited university and 8 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience; or a master's degree and 6 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience, or a PhD with 4 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience, OR a High…