Material Requirements Planning Analyst 1

Northrop Grumman • Madison, AL

4d • $54,700 - $82,100 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Enhanced Production Manufacturing Center and assembly facility in Madison, Alabama is seeking a Material Requirements Planning Analyst 1 to provide material resource planning and production support for Northrop Grumman programs and U.S. Government customers. The organization supports products and services including integrated end items, spare resources, repair parts, and component system rework and upgrades for multiple Department of Defense products and programs.

The analyst reviews manufacturing, enterprise resource planning, and material requirements in response to assembly demand, component replenishment, substitute parts or materials, production setups, engineering changes, and enterprise supplies. The role addresses schedule, material requirement, and business system issues with cross-functional partners; creates material requisitions and production or purchase change orders; and supports the preparation, processing, and scheduling of purchasing requisitions. The analyst also plans and manages material movement from receiving or the warehouse to production, developing requirements and schedules from engineering specifications and production plans in coordination with purchasing, warehouse, and production teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with no experience, or high school diploma with 7 years of experience.
• Understanding of general manufacturing and purchasing workflows.
• 0–3 years of material resource planning experience.
• Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to obtain a Department of Defense security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree with 1 year of experience, a master’s degree with 0 years of experience, or applicable high school-level experience as described in the posting.
• Working knowledge of SAP.
• Knowledge of general manufacturing and purchasing workflows.
• 1–3 years of experience with SAP Material Resource Planning systems.
• Understanding of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning systems.
• Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Create Material Masters in SAP to initiate requests for quotation and purchasing for buy-complete or make-in-house delivery orders.
• Use MRP analysis tools to plan material resources against demand, stock levels, production need dates, vendor lead times, and material processing times.
• Analyze data, information, and documents in the SAP MRP module and create required purchase requisitions for end items, including simple requisitions for non-recurring engineering and tooling.
• Document requisition text notes with terms and conditions required by the current request-for-quotation proposal and Program Work Authorizations.
• Facilitate change effectivity notices from Design or Manufacturing Engineering to the responsible Global Supply Chain procurement analysts to address suppliers or program requests for change or information.
• Create authorized change orders for Global Supply Chain to address deviations between requisitions and purchase orders, including increased pricing or clarification of planning configuration documents addressed in change effectivity notices.
• Support, accommodate, and prioritize MRP workload for Post Production Support Center requests for quotation and delivery orders.
• Coordinate return material authorizations and repair or rework orders with Global Supply Chain and vendors for return, repair, or replacement of nonconforming resources.
• Plan and manage the movement of material from receiving or the warehouse to production in coordination with purchasing, warehouse, and production.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level