
Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist
Required skills
- SAP
- ERP
- MS Office
- Excel
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- security clearance
Nice to have
- aerospace
- defense
- TS/SCI clearance
- CAM
- EVMS
- Subcontract Management Teams
Role summary
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist for their Global Supply Chain team in Redondo Beach, CA. This hybrid role involves supporting program metrics, sales forecasting, and GSC labor, while also potentially leading projects with budgetary and schedule responsibilities. The specialist will define and execute material strategies, conduct make-vs-buy analysis, identify risks, and participate in proposal submissions. A bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, including project leadership and SAP/ERP systems, are required. Experience in aerospace/defense, subcontract management, and EVMS are preferred.
Description
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.Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is currently hiring a Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join our Division’s Global Supply Chain team.
This position is based on site for a hybrid role in Redondo Beach, CA. This is not a remote/telecommuting position. No relocation will be provided.
Job duties include:
- Day to day support to GSC PM regarding program metrics, CDRL status and completion, sales forecasting, and GSC labor while closely coordinating with/supporting other functions and IPT’s
- May be assigned as a lead of projects that have budgetary and schedule requirements
- Compiles and provides succinct status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports, oftentimes briefing leadership
- Define and execute GSC material strategies in a Rapid environment
- Conduct make‑vs‑buy analysis
- Participation and potential lead in new capture and proposal submissions
- Proactively identify risks and opportunities and provide mitigation plans for critical‑path procurements
Basic Qualifications:
- A bachelor's degree and 5+ years of supply chain, contracts, subcontracts, procurement, logistics or other relevant experience. Or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of supply chain, contracts, subcontracts, procurement, logistics or other relevant experience
- Has held a lead role on a project or implementation
- Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system
- MS Office including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Supply chain experience for an aerospace and/or defense company
- TS/SCI clearance
- Master’s degree in supply chain or an MBA
- CAM/EVMS experience
- Experience in Subcontract Management Teams
- Experience in CDRL/SDRL tracking and reporting
- Capture/Proposal experience
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