Supply Chain Planning Specialist – Level 3 or 4

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⚔️ Virginia – Remote

⚔️ Virginia – Remote

💵 $85.6k - $176.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🔗 Supply Chain

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Northrop Grumman

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1939

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

Manufacturing • Logistics • Defense

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense company, recognized for its innovative solutions in air, cyber, land, sea, and space domains. With a focus on advanced technologies and innovation, Northrop Grumman provides unmatched expertise in military communications, satellite communications, and microelectronics manufacturing. The company is committed to solving complex challenges and 'defining possible' by transforming the concepts of what's achievable. Northrop Grumman is also actively involved in sustainability efforts and offers career opportunities to various levels of professionals, including veterans and entry-level candidates.

📋 Description

• Ensure the right materials are available for production and delivered on time • Review on-hand versus required material, prioritize needs, set inventory levels, and plan material distribution • Use MRP to compare demand and supply for purchased parts, identify shortages, and update plans and orders as inventory changes • Support product changes across new launches, production ramp-ups, and end-of-life phase-outs • Work with Sourcing/Procurement to set inventory targets, reduce working capital, drive cost savings, affordability, and process improvements • Assess supplier and supply chain capacity, review lead times, flag time-critical purchases, and coordinate timely, high-quality delivery • Partner with Program Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Procurement to solve problems, meet build/test schedules, and communicate shortages and impacts • Synchronize inventory targets, resolve nonstandard part requirements, and mitigate critical path procurements with sourcing, operations, and finance • Define, develop, and execute material procurement strategies with senior Supply Chain Planners • Analyze material and lead times and identify critical path procurements • Evaluate Bill-of-Materials requirements, build inventory levels, monitor inventory against BOMs, and adjust orders • Evaluate supply chain planning progress and issues using metrics and report performance to senior planners and supply chain management • Participate in make/buy processes, long-term capacity and resource planning, product phase-in/phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, end-of-life management, and product-line management • Support long-term capacity and resource planning for new product introductions • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience, or PhD with 1 year of professional experience for Level 3 • Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience, or PhD with 4 years of professional experience for Level 4 • An additional 4+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance • Demonstrated leadership and project ownership within supply chain roles or teams • Deep expertise with MRP systems and advanced ERP functions • Advanced data analytics skills, including dashboard creation and complex reporting • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive process improvements • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience creating clear, impactful presentations • Experience with advanced ERP systems such as Costpoint, SAP, or Oracle • Proficiency in Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools • Proficiency in data visualization and reporting platforms such as Power BI or Tableau • U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance

🏖️ Benefits

• Overtime eligibility • Shift differential • Discretionary bonus • Health insurance coverage • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Savings plan • Company-paid holidays • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business • No relocation assistance available