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Northrop Grumman's Space Sector’s Mission Enabling Products Business Unit invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our inclusive team. As a Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
The Principal Supply Chain Planning Analyst is responsible for representing Supply Chain within an IPT with Program Management, Operations, Quality and Engineering for the Commerce, CA facility within the Mission Enabling Products Business Unit in the Payload and Ground Division within the Space Systems sector.
This position is based onsite in Commerce, CA. This is not a telecommuting position. No relocation will be provided
Candidate will serve as liaison between supply chain and program management, planning, quality, engineering, and operations. Review status of projects, manages schedules, and prepares status reports. Assess supply chain related Program issues and in conjunction with purchasing, develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Will be fully engaged with the Global Supply Chain (GSC) team and other cross-functional teams to develop and implement integrated system tools and processes within the Business Unit (BU).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Works under general supervision to represent supply chain onsite for coordinating and communicating procurement and subcontractor supplier needs and activity
- Define and execute end-to-end material strategy, including assessment of supply resources and prioritization of demand requirements
- Review requirements for non-standard parts, analyze lead times, and identify/drive critical-path procurements
- Represent supply chain in internal daily and escalation meetings IPT reviews on programs and site status, as pertaining to supply chain, including execution issues and any other items that may impact ability to deliver. Understanding deliverables, due dates and basic technical knowledge of the assigned systems.
- Collaborates with internal functions, including Program, Operations, Quality and Engineering to ensure requirements are met in accordance with internal customer needs and to NG policies and procedures.
- Collaborate with buyers, supplier performance and supplier quality to understand systemic or major issues at suppliers that require coordination with site functions
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management, or logistics. Or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management, or logistics
- Solid understanding of supply chain processes and procedures
- Experience with general manufacturing and purchasing workflows
- High level of proficiency in MS Office suite and ERP systems/tools
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Machining and Welding Industry, supporting Aerospace applications
- CostPoint (Deltek) and/or SAP software programs experience
- Experience supporting production centers in the Aerospace and/or Defense industry
- Experience in Federal and Defense contracting requirements including ITAR, FAR and DFARS
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business or project management, or logistics; alternatively, 9 years of relevant experience without a degree
- Solid understanding of supply chain processes and procedures
- Experience with general manufacturing and purchasing workflows
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems or tools
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- Experience with machining and welding industries supporting aerospace applications
- Experience with CostPoint (Deltek) and/or SAP
- Experience supporting aerospace or defense production centers
- Experience with federal and defense contracting requirements, including ITAR, FAR, and DFARS
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