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Associate Supply Chain Planning Specialist (Skillbridge)
Northrop Grumman - Keyser, WV
posted 3 months ago
About the position
The Associate Supply Chain Planning Specialist position at Northrop Grumman is designed for transitioning service members participating in the SkillBridge program. This role involves managing program subcontracts, materials, and services, with a focus on developing material strategies and ensuring compliance with industry standards. The position offers a comprehensive internship experience aimed at preparing candidates for potential full-time opportunities within the company.
Responsibilities
- Help define and develop material strategy
- Participate in make/buy process, capacity planning, and resource planning
- Analyze purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools
- Understand inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements
- Receive and review requirements for non-standard parts
- Act as one of the Program facing liaisons for the Global Supply chain team
- Competitive and non-competitive sourcing approaches, requests for quotes
- Solicitation bid packages strategies, targeting optimized pricing through volume
- Source selections in a competitive environment & participate in proposal activities
- Understand and evaluate multiple supplier proposals to place compliant purchase orders
- Extract, monitor, analyze and validate data and information from multiple sources
- Develop engaging and collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal partners/customers to drive problem resolution
- Help GSC management understand and explain material forecasts
- Participate in Agile environment teams to drive Change Request updates to TDP
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 4 years' experience in supply chain, planning, or a closely related field
- Bachelor's degree with at least 0 years' experience in supply chain, planning, or a closely related field
- Master's degree with 0 year of experience in supply chain, planning, or a closely related field
- Experience with Costpoint or similar ERP system
- Proficiency in MS Office including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Meets DoD SkillBridge qualifications as per DODI 1322.29
Nice-to-haves
- Supply chain experience for an aerospace and/or defense company
- Familiarity with government contracting requirements and compliance
- Ability to discern and analyze data to formulate and execute effective negotiation strategies
- Demonstrated experience in the analysis and negotiation of contractual terms and conditions
- Knowledge of FAR/DFAR
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
