Manufacturing Analyst

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Baltimore, MD +1 · Manufacturing and Production

This role is for a Manufacturing Analyst at Northrop Grumman, focusing on production planning and coordination within the Commodities cells. Responsibilities include driving product flow, interfacing with various departments, analyzing production data, tracking KPIs, and leading efforts to reduce aging orders and material shortages. The role requires experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems, MS Office, and the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as a Manufacturing Analyst for P&MC organization, coordinating the production planning function across multiple shifts within the Commodities cells
  2. Drive the timely flow of product through the Commodities cells to support internal and external customer delivery requirements
  3. Interface between various support & management functions within P&MC, Manufacturing & Program Operations, Global Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Engineering, and Quality organizations
  4. Consolidate, analyze, and organize production data to provide effective and efficient status of hardware through manufacturing processes, including kit conversions, manufacturing processes, and final delivery of hardware to internal and/or external customers
  5. Track and report P&MC Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including On Time to Release (OTTR), Last Touch (LT), Out of Cycle (OOC), On Time to Finish (OTTF), etc
  6. Lead execution to drive down Aging Orders, Overdue hours, 'Confirmed not Delivered' orders, floor stock inventory control, Missing in Action (MIA), Not in Location (NIL) orders, and resolving material shortages

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree and 2 years of relevant experience in Manufacturing, Materials, MRP/planning, Production Control, Supply Chain or similar
  • Experience and ability to work on-site in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (such as SAP/ERP or other related system)
  • Experience working in MS Office 365 (Word, Excel – pivot tables, PowerPoint) & Tableau
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
  • U.S. citizenship required

Nice to have

  • Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Mathematics or other closely related areas
  • Advanced User for MS Office 365 and SAP
  • SQL, Coding (C++), Python software experience
  • Experience with Scheduling tools (DPS)
  • Active U.S. Government Secret clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance
  • U.S. citizenship required