Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Northrop Grumman•Iuka, MS

1d•$77,000 - $144,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking an Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist and Sr. Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist to provide support to our team in our Iuka, Mississippi location. This role is for our A Shift. Defines and develops material strategy. 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. Assesses rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing 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. Creates/releases requisitions. Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts. Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 5 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience, or a High School Diploma with 9 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related may be considered in lieu of degree (for Level 3).
A bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 8 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience; OR a Master's degree and 6 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience, or a High School Diploma with 12 years of supply chain, material planning, or closely related experience may be considered in lieu of degree (for Level 4).
Must have an Active U.S Government Secret Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain special program access (SAP), within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet it's business needs
Planning/Scheduling Experience
Production Control Experience
ERP/MRP experience

Nice To Haves

Special Program Access
Material planning experience
Experience working in an Aerospace manufacturing environment
Experience with SAP and MES
Power Bi or Tableau experience

Responsibilities

Defines and develops material strategy.
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.
Assesses rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing 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.
Creates/releases requisitions.
Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts.
Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.