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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a dedicated Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA.
The Supply Chain Planning Specialist defines and develops material strategy. Responsible for the assessment of supply resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements; plans inventory, distribution requirements, production, material and rough-cut capacity for all products. 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. Analyzes and aggregates supply / demand requirements. Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools. Plans inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements. Assesses rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing 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. Creates/releases requisitions. Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts. Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.
This position can be hired at a level 3 (Principal) or a level 4 (Sr. Principal), depending on experience.
Basic qualifications for a level 3:
Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of supply chain and/or business management or a Master's Degree and 4+ years of supply chain and/or business; will consider an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of a bachelor's degree.
U.S. Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite with expertise in MS Excel
Proficient in the use of SAP
Demonstratable success in managing complex problems related to program execution
Basic qualifications for a level 4:
Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of supply chain and/or business management or a Master's Degree and 8+ years of supply chain and/or business ;;management; will consider an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of a bachelors degree.
U.S. Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance
Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite with expertise in MS Excel
Proficient in the use of SAP
Demonstratable success in managing complex problems related to program execution
Preferred Qualifications:
Financial background
Program Management Team
Earned Value Management, Return to Greens, Forecasting and Variance Analysis
Salary Range: $86,300 - $129,500
Salary Range 2: $107,000 - $160,600
Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
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