In summary, this role is essentially a material/supplier focused role with responsibilities ranging from budgets to supplier management. A person working this role will be expected to manage supply chain activities from development to production while also tracking and forecasting material and labor budgets. This includes regular forecasting on program material expenditure, labor and overall schedule performance using Earned Value Management. As a Supply Chain Planner you are in charge of working/managing cross-functional teams to ensure suppliers execute in alignment with program schedule, engineering requirements and your material budget. This role is for the Virginia Turbine Generator Program
Roles And Responsibilities

Ensuring consistent Material Finance reporting on program material

* Responsible for working with other planners, engineers, and program representatives 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)

* Monthly Material receipts forecasts

* 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 identifies critical path procurements

* Responsible for forecasting material receipt

Basic qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of supply chain and/or business management or a Master's Degree and 8+ years of supply chain and/or business management
- Proficient with Microsoft Suite with an emphasis on Excel and Power Point.
- Proficient in the use of SAP
- Demonstrate success in managing complex problems related to program execution
- U.S. Citizenship is required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Financial background
- Program Management Team
- Earned Value Management, Return To Greens, Forecasting and Variance Analysis
- The ability to obtain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance is preferred
Salary Range: $109,900 - $164,900
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for 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.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.