Supply Chain Planning Specialist Level 1 or 2

About the role

The Aeronautics Systems Global Supply Chain organization is dedicated to the most trusted, innovative, world class supply chain organization that provides values to our customers by empowering GSC team members to be agile while maintaining a competitive posture, ensuring confidence and continued award placement.

Responsibilities

• Defines and develops material strategy.
• Responsible for the assessment of supply chain resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements.
• Develops, coordinates, and executes material forecasting and delivery schedule.
• Participates in make/buy process, long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management and product-line management.
• Led affordability, cost savings, and/or process improvement strategies.
• Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools.
• Maintains inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements.
• Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments.
• Participates in long-term capacity and resource planning to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins as well as existing product line phase-outs.
• Interfaces with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed.
• Reviews requirements for non-standard parts.
• Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.
• Supports manufacturing production line, providing planned and unplanned requirements in an expedited manner.
• Collaborates cross functionally with supplier quality, engineering, quality, production and other support functions.
• Prioritizes and communicates impacts of current and potential material shortages.

Requirements

• 4 years of experience with a HS diploma, 0 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience must be in supply chain, procurement, logistics or another relevant field.
• Proficient with Microsoft Suite with an emphasis on Excel and Power Point.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Developed organizational skills and the ability to handle multi-tasking.
• Self-motivated and able to work as a teammate and independently.
• Able to perform 50% desk work and 50% production floor integration responsibilities with the ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Able to obtain a U.S Government Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (after starting).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution preferred.
• Experience with ERP system, specifically SAP preferred.
• Experience in Aerospace Manufacturing preferred.
• Experience working knowledge in production planning process preferred.
• Working knowledge with Total Quality Management and/or, Procurement, and/or Supplier Quality Assurance preferred.

Skills

• Microsoft Suite proficiency, particularly Excel and Power Point.
• Organizational skills.
• Multi-tasking abilities.
• Clearance eligibility for a U.S Government Secret Clearance.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers 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.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $63,000.00 - $94,600.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $75,800.00 - $113,800.00

Schedule

This position is in-office, unable to accommodate a telecommute/hybrid schedule. It operates on a 1st shift, 4/10s schedule Monday – Thursday.