Principal Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

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

This role is for a Principal Supply Chain Procurement Specialist at Northrop Grumman, focusing on sourcing and procuring hardware, COTS, and electronic components for production and IRAD requirements. The specialist will be responsible for price analysis, negotiations, managing procurement packages, and ensuring compliance with regulations like FAR and DFARS. Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems and government purchasing is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Source and procure commodities such as hardware components, COTS items, and electronic components in support of production and IRAD requirements
  2. Proficiency in the procurement process, including but not limited to price analysis, negotiations, policies and procedures, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
  3. Ability to place and oversee procurement packages.
  4. Initiates Requests for Quotations and Proposals and receives same, analyzing proposed pricing from potential suppliers.
  5. Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through targeted negotiations.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain management, business and financial planning, contracts administration, project management, logistics, manufacturing or a closely related field. Or a Master's degree with a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in supply chain management, business and financial planning, contracts administration, project management, logistics, manufacturing or a closely related field
  • Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems
  • Experience with Government purchasing and contracting, including price and source justification

Nice to have

  • Work experience with FAR and/or DFAR Regulations
  • Experience with negotiating terms and conditions in a corporate setting
  • Experience in Administering high dollar value Purchase Orders

What the JD emphasized

  • Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
  • Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)