Sr Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

About the role

This role is a full-time remote position supporting San Diego, CA. It is open for a Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop supply chain strategy and lead activities for GSC in all phases of the Northrop Grumman Business Acquisition Process, working with Business Development and other cross-functional team members.
• Drive Global Supply Chain actions earlier into the Business Acquisition Process.
• Manage the GSC activities for acquisition opportunities; coordinate interdepartmental activity, facilitate internal/external team communication, coordinate with Suppliers, and integrate efforts across all GSC functions.
• Participate in make/buy process, long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up.
• Analyze and aggregate supply / demand requirements.
• Lead supply chain proposal activities and is accountable for horizontal and vertical integration, resource planning, material cost, forecasting, schedule performance, risk/opportunity and issue management, supplier performance, and issue resolution.
• Participate in long-term capacity and resource planning to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins.
• Create/release Request for Quotes to supply base based on program requirements. Coordinate with Engineering, Program Management, Contracts, Category Management, Cost & Pricing and Material Estimating to integrate costs into the Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Drive resolution of any supplier and customer issues/questions regarding BOM costs.
• Regularly brief the Business Management, GSC Program Management team and program leadership on GSC activity status and issues affecting proposal award.
• Involved in special projects and continuous improvement activities.
• Mentor other team members on procedural best practices with an eye for maximum proposal efficiencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 8 years of experience, or Master’s Degree with at least 6 years of experience in Supply Chain Management, Program/Project Management, Business Management, or a related field.
• Experience in project management.
• Direct experience working in Supply Chain.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, AI, and metrics management.
• Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management processes.
• Experience in supply chain, business management, operations, logistics, or program management.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship.

Skills

• Experience in working with or in the areas of supplier financial reporting/forecasting, contracting/subcontracting, or supplier/program/product scheduling.
• Experience with Federal and Defense Contracting requirements including FAR/DFARS/ITAR.
• Experience with SAP or similar Material Requirements Planning (MRP) system(s).
• Experience working with multiple complex contracting types and agreements including FFP, CR and CPFF type contracts.
• Previous proposal generation/evaluation experience.
• Experience in stakeholder management across multiple levels of an organization.
• Influence team members, interact with peers and all levels of management in the organization.

Benefits

• Health Plan.
• Savings Plan.
• Paid Time Off.
• Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $106,800.00 - $160,200.00

Schedule

Full-time remote position supporting San Diego, CA.