Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Principal Supply Chain Planner

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.

Northrop Grumman is seeking experienced and motivated professionals for the role of a Principal Supply Chain Planner with experiences in supply chain management, or related fields, to include business and financial planning, contracts administration, project management, logistics, or manufacturing. The successful applicant will become a part of Advanced Mission Capabilities Business Unit within the Mission Systems Sector supporting the Advanced Systems and Restricted / Emerging Operating Units in Baltimore, MD.

This role functions as a material / supplier focused Program Manager with responsibilities ranging from material budgets to supplier management. You will be expected to manage supply chain activities from development to production while also tracking and forecasting material and labor budgets. This includes regular forecasting on program material expenditure, labor and overall schedule performance using Earned Value Management. As a Supply Chain Planner you are in charge of working with cross-functional teams to ensure suppliers execute in alignment with program schedule, engineering requirements and material budget.

Roles and responsibilities include :

• Manage on time req release, PO placements, and PO delivery dates to maintain program schedule.
• Responsible for creating a material baseline and working with Business Management to meet monthly Earned Value requirements, variance reporting, and root cause and corrective actions.
• Manage / report and forecast material cost / performance of assigned program(s)
• Act as CAM to support Program PLATO / CEAC / EAC activities
• Identify and manage program risks and opportunities as they pertain to material requirements.
• 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
• Monitor and address supplier capacity and / or production issues to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins as well as existing product line phase-outs
• Maintain strong business acumen and ability to operate in a fast-paced production environment that consists of leading-edge technology suppliers.
• Support Program proposal activities (BOE's creation, CBOM review, etc)

Support development of supply chain strategy including supplier development and supplier risk management, which may include development of secondary sources.

Liaison for assigned program(s) and supply chain management function including buyers, planners, subcontract administrators, scheduling, customers and suppliers, etc.

Represent Northrop Grumman in Program Management Reviews (PMRs) and leadership briefings (internal / external).

The Band 3 basic qualifications are :

Preferred Qualifications :

Primary Level Salary Range : $89,900.00 - $134,900.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.