RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Ridgecrest, CA is currently seeking a **Material Requirements Planning Analyst 3 ** to join the team in supporting various programs within the Advanced Weapons Business Unit.
This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site in Ridgecrest, CA on a 9/80 schedule. Telework is not available for this position. No relocation assistance.
Responsibilities Include:
Plans and prepares, issues and controls production schedules and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements. Identify material shortage requirements and develop solutions to complex problems
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
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 to ensure timely and accurate material forecasting to support on-going activity
Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders
Assists in determining possible and actual shortages may initiate action to correct these deficiencies
Independently demonstrates the skill and ability to perform complex professional tasks with little to no oversight
Develop and analyze material requirements; establish and execute priorities and prepare material requirements per schedule
Create Manufacturing work orders and Purchase requisition
Resolve schedule, material requirement, or business system problems with cross-functional representatives as well as master schedules and production problems
Review and track internal status of actions and participate in internal production meetings and communicate status changes to program management, IPTs and stakeholders in a timely manner
Able to train and lead a small team on complicated project
Basic Qualifications Level 3:
- BS degree with 5 years of experience or an MS degree with 3 years of experience. 9 years of experience are required in lieu of a degree
- Experience should be in a Development, Production, Repair, and/or Depot environment
- Must have demonstrated analytical skills required for determining priorities, lead times, and shop floor schedules
- Basic proficiency with MS Office Suite; Excel, Work, PowerPoint (i.e. working with tables, VLOOKUP, and conditional formatting
- Ability to obtain and retain a US Govt. Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- SAP ERP Knowledge
- Costpoint ERP experience in an MRP environment
- TIPQA experience
- Lean manufacturing and process improvement experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project
- Experience with Earned Value Management a plus
- Experience in Development programs a plus
- Inventory experience a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to clearly express oneself. Have excellent presentation, project and organizational skills
- Active Secret Clearance
Primary Level Salary Range: $106,800.00 - $160,200.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are 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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a 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.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.