Sr Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support your goal of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. We are looking for you to join our team as a Sr Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist based out of Salt Lake City, UT.

What you'll get to do:

• Financial responsibilities including EAC’s, material sales forecasting, accruals, cost account management (CAM), and support of CAMs
• Present and represent Northrop Grumman Global Supply Chain in Program Management Reviews, leadership briefings, customer briefings, and supplier engagement
• Solve complex supply chain problems with data driven strategies
• Identify, document, and mitigate/realize Risks and Opportunities to the program.
• Create and document supply and demand strategies within formal plans to achieve desired program goals and objectives
• Identify and address critical material shortages quickly to resolve or recover to program schedules and budgets.
• Work in a fast paced constantly changing development environment.
• Develop and document project plans to overcome/achieve current & future material impacts, risks, and opportunities to support long range strategic program plans
• Coordinate and optimize delivery schedules with suppliers to achieve program, business unit, and company goals and objectives
• Challenge and overcome impediments to excellence and continuous improvement and champion continuous improvement opportunities
• Lead GSC and cross-functional team members through dynamic and fluid environments.

The ideal candidate must be professional, have experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Visio), communicate written and verbally, and have presentation skill set.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience; Master's degree in a Business related field with 6 years of experience; or 12 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Project/Program Management or Supply Chain Project/Program Management experience.
• Budgeting and Finance experience.
• Forecast experience.
• Experience leading in a proposal process.
• Experience managing projects to Federal Acquisition Requirements (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Requirements (DFAR) regulations.
• Earned Value Management Systems experience.

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Government Procurement processes and regulations; FAR/DFAR
• Lean and Six Sigma Certifications and/or experience.
• CAM experience.
• Experience leading and supporting proposal efforts (Basis of Estimate, Price Reasonableness, and Commercial Item Determination).
• Experience with Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, macros, and VBA scripting).
• Active Clearance.
• Experience working on Aerospace and Defense programs.
• Procurement experience.

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.