Sr Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist
Requisition ID: R10187344
Category: Global Supply Chain
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
Clearance Type: None
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time
Positions Available: 1
We are looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist based in Sunnyvale, CA.
The Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist supports the portfolio of Conventional Prompt Strike, Launch System programs.
Job functions may include but are not limited to:
- Ensuring consistent Material Finance reporting
- Responsible for forecasting and driving monthly Material Receipt
- Responsible for working with Global Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Integrated Program Teams, and Program Office to forecast material costs.
- Responsible for creating a material baseline and working with Business Management to meet monthly Earned Value requirements, variance reporting, and Rout cause and corrective actions.
- Responsible for providing Monthly Current Material Estimates at completions (CME's)
- Analyzes and aggregates supply/demand requirements
- Responsible for the assessment of supply resources; aggregates and prioritizes demand requirements; plans inventory, distribution requirements, production, material and rough-cut capacity for all products
- Participates in make/buy process, long-term capacity and resource planning; product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management and product-line management
- Analyzes and aggregates supply / demand requirements
- Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools
- Plans inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements
- Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments
- Participates in long-term capacity and resource planning to ensure proper scheduling of new product line phase-ins as well as existing product line phase-outs
- Interfaces with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed
- Communicate with suppliers for lead times, and delivery times. Actively resolves and communicates and works to resolve issues
- Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts
- Analyzes lead times and identify critical path procurements
Basic qualifications for a Sr. Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist:
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in supply chain and/or business management; OR a Master’s Degree and a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in supply chain and/or business management
- Experience managing complex issues/problems related to program execution
- Experience in Forecasting and Variance Analysis
- Experience in leading and accountability of a small team
Preferred Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist:
- Experience with SAP
- The ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance is preferred
- Experience with Earned Value Management
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.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
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