Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations.
Northrop Grumman's Space Sector’s Mission Enabling Products Business Unit invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our inclusive team. As a Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
The position is based onsite in Oxnard, CA. This is not a teleworking position. Relocation will not be provided.
The Principal Supply Chain Planning Analyst is responsible for representing Supply Chain to Program Management, Operations, Quality and NGC Management for one to two production programs within the Mission Enabling Products Business Unit in the Intelligence Systems Division within the Space Systems sector.
Candidate will serve as liaison between supply chain and program management, planning, quality, engineering, and operations. Review status of projects, manages schedules, and prepares status reports. Assess supply chain related Program issues and in conjunction with purchasing, develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Will be fully engaged with the Global Supply Chain (GSC) team and other cross-functional teams to develop and implement integrated system tools and processes within the BU.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Represent supply chain onsite as the focal point for coordinating and communicating supply chain management functions and status to and working with internal groups to ensure requirements are met in accordance with internal customer needs
- Meet company and customer requirements by providing the linkage between supply chain, customer, program management, and internal support functions
- Communicate to program leadership on status, as pertaining to supply chain, including execution issues and any other items that may impact ability to deliver
- Collaborate with buyers, supplier performance, and supplier quality to address systemic or major issues at suppliers requiring coordination with site or program functions
- Represent supply chain in internal daily and escalation meetings specific to the program
- Understanding of program deliverables, due dates, and basic technical knowledge of the assigned programs
- Participates in pre-award contract kickoff’s
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management, or logistics. Or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management, or logistics
- Solid understanding of supply chain processes
- High level of proficiency in MS Office suite and ERP systems/tools
Preferred Qualifications:
- MBA and/or Supply Chain-related professional designation and experience in defense or aerospace systems
- Experience in high program volume / low production rate environment
- Working knowledge of NGC Global Supply Chain, Business Development, and/ or Manufacturing/Operations.
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