Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is looking for a Manager Supply Chain 1 to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals in the Palmdale, CA facility. This is for our Second Shift. 4:12 pm-2:42 am, Monday to Thursday.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
Responsibilities include:
- Plans, prepares, issues and controls production schedules and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
- Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.
- Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements.
- Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders.
- Responsible for the direct supervision/management of the staff.
- Responsible for providing objective-oriented direction to subordinates utilizing management guidelines & general policies.
- Candidate must have strong communication skills, and orientated for teamwork and objective results.
- Must have a proactive attitude and ability to work under pressured environment.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree with 4 years of relevant work experience, OR Masters degree with 2 years of relevant work experience, OR High school diploma/equivalent with 8 years of relevant work experience
- Two years of lead and/or supervisory experience
- Inventory Control experience
- Working knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Current active U.S. Government Secret clearance to apply/start with the ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current Special Program Access
- Bachelor's degree
- 3 years warehousing experience
- Experience working with high volume, complex and fast paced environment
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in production control, materials, procurement or quality
- Experience with complex products within the Aerospace industry
- SAP Production Control or Inventory Control MRP experience
- Excellent working knowledge using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Skills Required
- Bachelors degree with 4 years relevant experience OR Masters degree with 2 years relevant experience OR High school diploma/equivalent with 8 years relevant experience
- Two years of lead and/or supervisory experience
- Inventory control experience
- Working knowledge of SAP
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Current active U.S. Government Secret clearance to apply/start with ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access
- Current Special Program Access
- 3 years warehousing experience
- Experience working with high volume, complex and fast paced environment
- Minimum of 6 years of experience in production control, materials, procurement or quality
- Experience with complex products within the Aerospace industry
- SAP Production Control or Inventory Control MRP experience
- Excellent working knowledge using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
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.
-
Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
-
Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
Northrop Grumman Insights
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.







