Material Requirements Planning Analyst 3

Northrop Grumman•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$106,800 - $160,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Northridge, CA is currently seeking a Material Requirements Planning Analyst 3 to join the team in supporting various programs within the Advanced Weapons Business Unit. This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site in Northridge, CA on a 9/80 schedule. Telework is not available for this position. No relocation assistance.

Requirements

BS degree with 5 years of experience or an MS degree with 3 years of experience. 9 years of experience are required in lieu of a degree.
Experience should be in a Development, Production, Repair, and/or Depot environment.
Must have demonstrated analytical skills required for determining priorities, lead times, and shop floor schedules.
Basic proficiency with MS Office Suite; Excel, Work, PowerPoint (i.e. working with tables, VLOOKUP, and conditional formatting).
Ability to obtain and retain a US Govt. Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

SAP ERP Knowledge
Costpoint ERP experience in an MRP environment
TIPQA experience
Lean manufacturing and process improvement experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Project
Experience with Earned Value Management a plus
Experience in Development programs a plus
Inventory experience a plus
Strong written and verbal communication skills to clearly express oneself. Have excellent presentation, project and organizational skills
Active Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

Plans and prepares, issues and controls production schedules and coordinates with material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of approved materials timed to meet production requirements.
Identify material shortage requirements and develop solutions to complex problems.
Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
Schedules equipment and personnel, confirms material supply and demands, prepares work orders or purchase requests for the production or purchase of components or parts based on a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements to ensure timely and accurate material forecasting to support on-going activity.
Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders.
Assists in determining possible and actual shortages may initiate action to correct these deficiencies.
Independently demonstrates the skill and ability to perform complex professional tasks with little to no oversight.
Develop and analyze material requirements; establish and execute priorities and prepare material requirements per schedule.
Create Manufacturing work orders and Purchase requisition.
Resolve schedule, material requirement, or business system problems with cross-functional representatives as well as master schedules and production problems.
Review and track internal status of actions and participate in internal production meetings and communicate status changes to program management, IPTs and stakeholders in a timely manner.
Able to train and lead a small team on complicated project.