Sr Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist; Category Analytics

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• Category: Global Supply Chain

• Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 25% 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 — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Category Analytics Supply Chain Planning Analyst to support our Global Supply Chain Category Management team.

This position may support a hybrid/telecommute work arrangement; however, the selected individual will need to be in a commutable local distance to one of the following NGAS facilities to support occasional onsite work:

• Melbourne, FL

• El Segundo, CA

• Redondo Beach, CA

• Palmdale, CA

The Supply Chain Planning Analyst assesses demand forecasts across categories to provide insights to category managers/category buyers. This individual will have the opportunity to be a part of a team that defines, develops, and implements long-term supply chain strategies and networks that address material risk management, cost avoidance, and savings, and influence make/buy decisions, in support of business growth.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain compelling data visualizations to summarize and communicate findings at various organizational levels

• Partner with Program Management and GSC teammates who will provide in-depth expertise of relevant data sources

• Provide Data Analytics in support of the development and execution of long-term supply chain strategies.

• Support supply chain strategy development and integration of new programs and initiatives that include forecast and coordination for key commodities and suppliers, new product launches, and network redesigns.

• Monitor key performance indicators, analyze supply chain performance data, and coordinate cross-functional work teams to increase the effectiveness of supply chain initiatives.

• Participate in multiple cross-functional activities including analyzing and aggregating supply/demand requirements.

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

• 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.

• Analyze lead times and identify critical path procurements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years’ experience; master’s degree with 6 years’ experience; or 12 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Experience must be in Supply Chain, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Engineering, Operations Project Management, or Industrial Engineering.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance and Program Clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Experience in managing multiple projects.

• Ability to interface and collaborate with Programs and other organizations within and outside of Global Supply Chain.

• Understanding of engineering requirements, production schedules, and change process.

Preferred Qualifications:

• The preferred candidate should possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills and be extremely organized, as well as being an Excel power user.

• Deep knowledge of SAP, Tableau, Power BI, Excel, CPLM, MES.

• Active, In-Scope, DoD Secret Security Clearance investigated within the past 6 years.

• Experience interacting with multifunctional roles/departments.

• Solid understanding of engineering/technical requirements.

• Tableau and Power BI familiarity.

Salary Range: $98,10…