Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

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Northrop Grumman Space Sector's Mission Enabling Products Business Unit is seeking a Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist to join our team. This position will be located onsite in Hanover, MD.

The Principal Supply Chain Planning Analyst is responsible for representing Supply Chain within an IPT with Program Management, Operations, Quality and Engineering within the Mission Enabling Products Business Unit in the Payload and Ground Division within the Space Systems sector.

Candidate will serve as liaison between supply chain and the site program management, planning, quality, engineering and operations. Review status of projects, manages schedules, and prepares status reports. Assess supply chain related Program issues and in conjunction with purchasing, develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. Will be fully engaged with the GSC team and other cross-functional teams to develop and implement integrated system tools and processes within the BU.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Works under general supervision to represent supply chain onsite as the focal point for coordinating and communicating procurement and subcontractor supplier status.
• Represents supply chain in internal daily and escalation meetings IPT reviews on programs and site status, as pertaining to supply chain, including execution issues and any other items that may impact ability to deliver.
• Collaborates with internal functions, including Program, Operations, Quality and Engineering to ensure requirements are met in accordance with internal customer needs and to NG policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with buyers, supplier performance, and supplier quality to understand systemic or major issues at suppliers that require coordination with site functions.
• Understands program deliverables, due dates, and possesses basic technical knowledge of the assigned programs.
• Reviews BOMs, assesses impacts, risks, and opportunities and presents to leadership for new business proposals.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management or logistics. Or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience in supply chain, business/project management or logistics.
• Solid understanding of supply chain processes
• High level of proficiency in MS Office suite and ERP systems/tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA and/or Supply Chain-related professional designation and experience in defense or aerospace systems
• Experience in high program volume / low production rate environment
• Demonstrated capability and success in identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities
• Working knowledge of NGC Global Supply Chain, Business Development, and/ or Manufacturing/Operations.