Supplier Quality Manager 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics sector (NGAS) is hiring a Supplier Quality Manager 1 to join our team within the Mission Assurance (MA) Organization. This position will report to the Global Surveillance Division Supplier Quality Manager and will lead Supplier Quality SOW on one of the divisions programs. This leadership opportunity will be located at Melbourne, FL.

The Supplier Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance. This position shall serve as a communication conduit between the supplier(s) organization and the NGAS Mission Assurance, Global Supply Chain and other relevant stakeholders.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Program Quality (MA) leadership to ensure SQ resource demands support the Supplier Quality strategy and meet Program expectations and ensures the resources are adequately trained.

• Support EMD development activities and identify upfront Supplier Engagement activities to help suppliers understand flow down quality requirements - thus setting the supplier up for success in performing their SOW.

• Support SQ requirements development, supplier classification designation (Critical, Key and Standard), supplier pre-award capability assessments, source selection evaluations, PDR, CDR, other supplier critical milestones, supplier quality audits, and supplier performance assessments.

• Preform stock purges on nonconforming materials and generate MES nonconformance tags accordingly.

• Work with other NGC sites, St Augustine, Moss Point, Palmdale, Redondo, El Segundo etc. for impact and reach across. Provide Supplier Quality (SQ) leadership for the program and is the point of contact for all supplier related activities and actions.

• Ensure comprehensive data driven Supplier Surveillance plans are generated and implemented across the NGAS Supply base.

• Actively participate in Supplier performance reviews, collaborating with SQ leadership teams to identify and drive SQ actions to closure.  

• Ensure adequacy and effectiveness of Supplier audits

• Assist key suppliers in the resolution of significant issues that are and/or are likely to have a business-wide impact by working cross functionally with engineering, quality, procurement, program team members and operations leadership.

• Address risks and opportunities across on assigned programs and update stakeholders

• Ability to effectively engage, communicate and develop strong business relationships with all levels of leadership and professionals within the supplier(s) organization, internal customers and stakeholders to coordinate and partner on improvement programs/actions to achieve and sustain high levels of performance.

• Take appropriate actions ensuring supplier performance, including proactively driving corrective actions when necessary to maintain commitments to internal and external customer(s).

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years' of Supplier Quality  / Supplier Management relevant experience OR a Master’s Degree and 7+ years of relevant experience

• Experience working with engineering, manufacturing, global supply chain, quality or program management to collaborate and drive performance

• Rigorous knowledge of metrics, performance tracking, and data integrity

• High level of proficiency in SAP, MS Office suite, SharePoint, or similar digital tools

• Ability to obtain and maintain US Govt clearance and special program access based on business needs

• Configuration Management Experience

• Extensive knowledge in CAD Modeling and Simulation

• QMS & Process Audits Experience

• Root Cause and Corrective Action Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Clearance

• Experience in managing a broad range of suppliers including providers of complex components/assemblies/systems, services, and commodities

• Ability to assess a supplier’s factory operational model and walk a manufacturing line/process

• Experience in conducting Root Cause and Corrective Action, Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis and related evaluation tools/processes

• Ability to develop strategic plans and transition to strategy deployment

• Thorough understanding of Govt FAR/DFARs, Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, Quality flow downs

• Strong project management skills, with a proven ability to manage quickly shifting priorities, requirements and overlapping deadlines

Primary Level Salary Range: $104,500.00 - $156,700.00

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.