Administrative Assistant 4

Posted 17 Days Ago
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Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA
In-Office
67K-111K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
Provides high-level administrative support to directors and teams by managing calendars, meetings, visitor badging, travel arrangements, expense reports, correspondence, presentations, reports, and confidential business matters. Coordinates customer visits, staff meetings, departmental activities, and administrative processes while using Microsoft Office, Concur, and related business systems. The role requires strong organization, communication, autonomy, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced defense environment.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: NoDescription

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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking an Administrative Assistant 4 to support the Integrated Digital Systems (IDS), Navigator Life Cycle Programs and Inertial Measurement Unit / Inertial Reference Unit (IMU/IRU) operating units onsite in Woodland Hills, CA.  This is an exciting, dynamic environment at the cutting edge of business in the high technology defense industry. The individual in this role will get to work in a challenging, internal, and customer-facing role that also has a lot of delegated authority/responsibility while working with the respective Operating Unit Director and their teams.

The successful candidate will work well in a highly dynamic environment, be an independent thinker, be customer oriented, be proactive and have a track record of working in a fast-paced, multi-faceted environment with a high daily workload supporting multiple directors, managers, employees, and priorities as required.

What You'll Get to Do:

  • Coordinate business meetings, both internal as well as for Customers. This includes ordering and setting up food for the attendees and post visit clean-up.
  • Manage the Director(s) calendar, coordinating agendas for customer visits, and interfacing with Customer.
  • Arrange visitor badging and receive visitors including customers and other contractors.
  • Coordinating receipt of customer clearances and administering customer badging process.
  • Arrange, maintain, and modify the Director(s) schedule and associated departmental activities.
  • Assist the Director(s) and team with making travel arrangements and submitting expense reports.
  • Handle confidential business matters and maintain effective and efficient organization of administrative requirements.
  • Prepare correspondence.
  • Coordinate staff meetings
  • Use Microsoft Office to produce high-quality reports, presentations, or other documents.
  • Use the Northrop Grumman travel system (Concur) to make travel arrangements and process expense reports.
  • Support other admin assistants as needed.
  • Follow up on actions on behalf of the director and perform other tasks as directed

Basic Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma with a minimum of 6+ years’ additional education and/or professional relevant experience.
  • Advanced expertise in Microsoft Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel).
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating Outlook calendars, conference call, and shared link applications.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating both on and off-site meetings and/or events with customers, including ordering, receiving and setting up food and refreshments.
  • Demonstrated experience making travel arrangements and expense reporting.
  • Demonstrated experience compiling and generating reports and presentations.
  • US Person required.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s or Associate degree, preferably in business or technical related field.
  • Experience with SAP, Concur, Facilities requests, S4, SmartBuy, etc.
  • SharePoint (or equivalent), and intranet/internet proficiency.
  • Experience proofreading and correcting documents for grammatical errors.
  • Demonstrated ability to be proactive, highly motivated and adaptable, with excellent organizational skills including the ability to juggle multiple tasks, changing needs, and competing priorities.
  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and proven success in organizing, prioritizing, and completing assigned responsibilities.
  • Experience interfacing with executive level internal and external contacts with considerable autonomy.

Primary Level Salary Range: $66,600.00 - $111,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Skills Required

  • High school diploma with a minimum of 6+ years of additional education and/or relevant professional experience
  • Advanced expertise in Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel
  • Experience coordinating Outlook calendars, conference calls, and shared link applications
  • Experience coordinating on-site and off-site customer meetings or events, including ordering and setting up food and refreshments
  • Experience making travel arrangements and processing expense reports
  • Experience compiling and generating reports and presentations
  • U.S. person status
  • Bachelor's or associate degree, preferably in business or a technical-related field
  • Experience with SAP, Concur, Facilities requests, S4, SmartBuy, or similar systems
  • SharePoint or equivalent, and intranet/internet proficiency
  • Experience proofreading and correcting documents for grammatical errors
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks, changing needs, and competing priorities
  • Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience interfacing autonomously with executive-level internal and external contacts

Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple medical plan options by region alongside dental, vision, mental‑health resources, and wellness programs. Recent materials also highlight added family‑building support, including a dedicated fertility benefit.
  • Retirement Support — The 401(k) savings plan is positioned as competitive with a company match, auto‑escalation features, and access to an employee stock fund/ESPP. Official filings and benefits guides emphasize retirement as a core element of the Total Rewards package.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Many sites offer a 9/80 schedule, generous PTO, paid holidays, and flexible/telework options where program needs allow. Paid parental and caregiver leave are prominently featured, with recent enhancements for the delivering parent.

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HQ: Charlotte, North Carolina
85,636 Employees

What We Do

We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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