[Hiring] Supplier Quality Manager @Northrop Grumman

Role Description

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Supplier Quality Manager Manager 2. This position is fully remote, preference for candidates based in EST, core hours will be EST. Ability to travel to Melbourne site is required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Program Supplier Quality (SQ) leadership to ensure Field Engineer and site resource demands support the Supplier Quality strategy and meet Program expectations.
• Ensure staffing levels support current demands and engage with SQ and MA leadership to prepare for future demands.
• Ensure comprehensive data driven Supplier Surveillance plans are generated and implemented across the NGAS Supply base.
• Actively participate in Supplier performance reviews, collaborating with SQ leadership teams to identify and drive SQ actions to closure.
• Ensure adequacy and effectiveness of Supplier audits.
• Assist key suppliers in the resolution of significant issues that are and/or are likely to have a business-wide impact by working cross functionally with engineering, quality, procurement, program team members and operations leadership.
• Address risks and opportunities across multiple programs and update stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively engage, communicate and develop strong business relationships with all levels of leadership and professionals within the supplier(s) organization, internal customers and stakeholders to coordinate and partner on improvement programs/actions to achieve and sustain high levels of performance.
• Takes appropriate actions ensuring supplier performance, including proactively driving corrective actions when necessary to maintain commitments to internal and external customer(s).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 9+ years' of Supplier Quality / Supplier Management relevant experience OR a Master’s Degree and 7+ years of relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience as team lead and/or manager of people including working in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience working with engineering, manufacturing, global supply chain, quality or program management to collaborate and drive performance.
• Rigorous knowledge of metrics, performance tracking, and data integrity.
• High level of proficiency in SAP, MS Office suite, SharePoint, or similar digital tools.
• Active US Govt clearance with the ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Requirements

• Experience in managing leaders of teams located in multiple states, sites and regions of the US.
• Experience in managing a broad range of suppliers including providers of complex components/assemblies/systems, services, and commodities.
• Ability to assess a supplier’s factory operational model and walk a manufacturing line/process.
• Experience in conducting Root Cause and Corrective Action, Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis and related evaluation tools/processes.
• Ability to develop strategic plans and transition to strategy deployment.
• Thorough understanding of Govt FAR/DFARs, Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, Quality flow downs.
• Strong project management skills, with a proven ability to manage quickly shifting priorities, requirements and overlapping deadlines.

Benefits

• Primary Level Salary Range: $133,200.00 - $199,800.00.
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
• Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions.
• 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.