Manager Supply Chain 1

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Palmdale, CA +1 · Global Supply Chain Mult-Func

Manager Supply Chain 1 at Northrop Grumman, Palmdale, CA. Responsible for planning, issuing, and controlling production schedules and coordinating material requirements to ensure timely delivery of materials for production. Manages staff, advises management on production status and potential issues, and coordinates interdepartmental activities. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 4 years of experience or equivalent, 3 years of warehousing experience, 2 years of supervisory experience, inventory control experience, SAP knowledge, and a Secret clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Plans, prepares, issues and controls production schedules and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
  2. Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.
  3. Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements.
  4. Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers and requests for shipping orders.
  5. Responsible for the direct supervision/management of the staff.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 4 years of relevant work experience, OR Masters degree with 2 years of relevant work experience, OR High school diploma/equivalent with 8 years of relevant work experience
  • Minimum of 3 years warehousing experience
  • Two years of lead and/or supervisory experience
  • Inventory Control experience
  • Working knowledge of SAP
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Current active U.S. Government Secret clearance to apply/start with the ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access

Nice to have

  • Current Special Program Access
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Experience working with high volume, complex and fast paced environment
  • Minimum of 6 years of experience in production control, materials, procurement or quality
  • Experience with complex products within the Aerospace industry
  • SAP Production Control or Inventory Control MRP experience
  • Excellent working knowledge using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

What the JD emphasized

  • Current active U.S. Government Secret clearance to apply/start with the ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access