[Hiring] Associate Supply Chain Planning Specialist @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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges.

The Supply Chain Planning Specialist acts as the focal point between Global Supply Chain’s Procurement and Program, ensuring supplier On-Time-Delivery (OTD). A successful candidate will effectively manage competing priorities, build strong internal and external relationships, and present timely, accurate information when required. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Coordinating
• Possess high levels of organization and self-motivation with the ability to accomplish challenging tasks in a high-pressure and short-turnaround environment, with minimal supervision
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks and close the loop on lagging sub-tasks
• Use trends and historical metrics to foresee risks in procurement activities
• Ownership of scope with the ability to see what’s necessary for repeatable success
• Travel to regional supplier locations as needed by the company or programs
• Delivery Management
• Partner with procurement team to manage purchase orders on-time delivery
• Work closely with suppliers to identify non-supporting deliveries and their impact to schedule
• Facilitate development of milestone plans and return-to-green plans
• Work through complex issues with cross-functional teams until closure
• Utilize SDMS tool and S4/HANA to efficiently communicate with suppliers and programs on purchase order status
• Excellent communication skills and presenting data to a larger team

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years experience in Logistics, Global Supply Chain, Project Management, Product Support, Training, or Cross-departmental coordination related experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• SAP (or any ordering platform) experience in procurement or inventory management
• Ability 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 business needs (after starting)
• Must be proficient in MS Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Requirements

• Data skills: vLookup, xLookup, PivotTables, Boolean, methods of aggregating large data sets
• Office 365 tools: Power Automate, Lists, Power Apps
• Understanding of Federal Logistics Info System (FLIS), Mil-Specs, Standards, Drawings
• Experience with flight worthy parts and acceptability
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Comprehensive 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
• Annual bonuses 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