Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Baltimore, MD +1 · Global Supply Chain Mult-Func

Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist for Northrop Grumman's Restricted and Emerging Business Unit in Baltimore, MD. Responsibilities include managing on-time release, PO placements, and delivery dates to maintain program schedules, managing material budgets and costs, forecasting, identifying program risks, analyzing lead times, and monitoring supplier capacity. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience or a Master's with 3+ years, SAP experience, and U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage on time req release, PO placements, and PO delivery dates to maintain program schedule.
  2. Manage material budget for contract requirements. Supporting baselining/EVMS requirements.
  3. Manage/report and forecast material cost/performance of assigned program(s) (Cognos, CMEs, IPRS)
  4. Identify and manage program risks and opportunities as they pertain to material requirements.
  5. Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain, contracts, business and/or related field OR Master's degree and minimum of 3 years of experience in supply chain, contracts, business and/or related field.
  • SAP experience
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance.

Nice to have

  • Previous experience in Supply Chain, Business or Operations, or Financial Planning.
  • Experience in Earned Value Management Systems
  • Control Account Manager (CAM) certification
  • Experience in Federal and Defense contracting requirements including ITAR, DOS licenses, FAR and DFARS.

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret Clearance