Principal or Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

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.

At the heart of who we are,
Northrop Grumman is an American manufacturing company building the next generation of innovation for the United States and its allies.
Our state-of-the-art Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Center located in Waynesboro, VA will deliver advanced radars, communications antennas, and electronic warfare capabilities. Slated to open in 2026, we are adding hundreds of high-quality jobs in the heart of Virginia. Together, we will work to deliver the world’s most advanced technologies to protect our national security.

As the Supply Chain Planning Specialist
, you will serve as a key onsite Global Supply Chain (GSC) professional for our brand-new Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Center. This is a high-impact opportunity to architect the GSC and Supplier Performance Management (SPM) operational landscape of a startup-style environment backed by the resources of a global defense leader.

You will be the primary onsite lead for our GSC and SPM organization. In this role, you will connect program, PMO, GSC, and SPM functional resources across multiple sites and ensure that the tactical needs of our shop floor are addressed from the GSC perspective.

We are looking for a process-thinking visionary who can take a greenfield site and establish a high-performing last mile process for success in the GSC domain, supported by numerous GSC professional and leaders across the organization.

• Demand & Supply Strategy - Create, document, and maintain formal supply‑and‑demand plans that align with program goals, business‑unit objectives, and corporate priorities.
• Forecasting & EAC Management - Produce accurate Earned‑Value, cost‑account‑management (CAM) forecasts; develop material sales forecasts and update Estimated At Completion (EAC) figures for senior leadership.
• Material Shortage Resolution - Identify critical material gaps early, develop corrective actions, and recover program schedules and budgets.
• Prioritization & Adaptability - Continuously assess shifting program needs; re‑prioritize tasks to meet changing delivery timelines and resource constraints.
• Project Planning - Draft and maintain detailed project plans that integrate supply‑chain milestones with overall program schedules, risk registers, and opportunity logs.
• Last‑Mile Coordination - Drive end‑to‑end delivery execution across multiple campuses, ensuring that final‑leg shipments meet timing, quality, and compliance standards.
• Supplier Engagement - Serve as the GSC prime contact for contract‑level supplier interactions; lead supplier briefings, performance reviews, and corrective‑action workshops.
• Delivery Optimization - Align supplier production and shipping schedules with program, business‑unit, and corporate targets; negotiate adjustments to minimize bottlenecks.
• Quality Assurance - Monitor supplier quality metrics; enforce Northrop Grumman quality standards and drive continuous‑improvement initiatives.
• Risk & Opportunity…