Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations.
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our inclusive team. As a Sr. Principal Procurement Analyst, you’ll be crucial to missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
This position will in one of the following locations:
San Diego, CA
Commerce, CA
Oxnard, CA
Goleta, CA
Requires up to 10% travel. Hybrid position at the above California sites. This is not a virtual/teleworking position. Relocation assistance will not be provided.
Key Responsibilities:
Conduct supplier evaluations and performance monitoring to ensure quality and reliability.
Manage all pre-award and post-award subcontract activities, including but not limited to onboarding suppliers, drafting RFPs and RFQs, analyzing bids and conducting negotiations, completing compliant purchase order/subcontract packages meeting FAR/DFAR requirements, managing subcontract performance, and closing out subcontracts.
Coordinate and collaborate with key internal stakeholders such as contracts, engineering, quality, planning, operations, programs, end-users, and others to finalize Statements of Work (SOWs), manage supplier performance, and draft various agreements like Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Long-Term Purchasing Agreements (LTPAs).
Ensure strict compliance with public laws, company policies, import/export regulations, flow-down clauses while upholding high standards of procurement integrity and ethical business practices.
Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and drive program success, while implementing strategies to optimize cost savings and reduce supplier-related risks.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience in supply chain, purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts. Or in lieu of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience in supply chain, purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts.
Must have government purchasing/subcontracting experience
Experience in an MRP system, SAP, Costpoint, or Oracle
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 8 years relevant experience in supply chain, purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts OR 12 years relevant experience in lieu of degree
- Government purchasing/subcontracting experience
- Experience in an MRP system, SAP, Costpoint, or Oracle
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.







