MRP Demand Planner

About the role

Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems is seeking to hire multiple MRP Demand Planning – Level 3 or 4 to join its team of diverse and qualified individuals. These positions will be located near two Utah sites, Clearfield and Magna. The roles will support all of Propulsion Systems’ MRP, demand, and scheduling systems and report through the demand planning organization. The position can be filled with either Level 3 or Level 4.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to a variety of complex MRP and demand problems; perform research and determine the best option from a variety of options without manager guidance.
• Work with peers and business partners to identify workflows or processes to establish standards that improve program cost and efficiency.
• Set standards for business processes and then train, coach, and gatekeep those standards across functions and programs.
• Evaluate and determine best fit of tools and techniques for data mapping, data mining, data transformation, and data integration.
• Execute through contracts the sales order line entries to ensure proper demand and configuration.
• Act as an MRP Subject-Matter Expert (SME), point of contact, and key resource for many functional groups.

Basic Qualifications

• Level 3: Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience related to data management and analysis or Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience related to data management and analysis.
• Level 4: Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience related to data management and analysis or Master’s degree with 4+ years of experience related to data management and analysis.
• An additional 9+ years of direct MRP management or data management experience in a complex production environment can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and experience in implementations and execution of countermeasures.
• Subject-Matter Expert in Excel and able to produce technical reports quickly.
• Basic competency in project management skills.
• Strong ability to research, define, and document processes.
• Ability to prioritize and execute key metrics.
• Must be an MRP expert and understand how processes flow, affect one another, and influence costs.
• Must be able to learn and consume a large amount of data quickly.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Costpoint or SAP SME.
• Familiarity with SyncChrono scheduling tool.
• Understanding of MES systems.
• VBA and Power BI creation experience.
• Project management experience leveraging individuals across multiple different organizations.
• Confident, public speaking presence.
• Ability to create cross-functional teams and drive performance execution as an indirect team leader.
• Familiar with DoD and EVM.
• Active US Government clearance.

Schedule

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80: nine (9) hour days Monday through Thursday and every other Friday off.

Travel

Yes, 10% of the time.