Supply Chain Planning Specialist - Level 2

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Supply Chain Planning Specialist- ​Level 2, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is located in Dulles, VA. The person hired will be expected to work onsite in Dulles, VA. Hybrid schedule with part-time telecommuting based on program requirements and business needs. FT remote work may be available for the right candidate. Job Duties:

• Define and develop 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.
• Participate 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.
• Analyze and aggregate supply / demand requirements.
• Analyze purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools.
• Plan inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Materials (BOM) requirements.
• Assess rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing requirements.
• Create/reduce supply requirements based on inventory adjustments.
• Participate 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.
• Interface with Source process area regarding inventory levels, working capital and other areas as needed.
• Receive and review requirements for non-standard parts. Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 2+ years of supply chain, planning, or closely related experience -OR- Master's degree; in lieu of degree 4+ years of additional experience in supply chain, planning or closely related experience may be considered
• Experience with Costpoint or similar ERP system
• MS Office including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Ability to obtain a government clearance. U.S. Citizenship is a pre-requisite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Supply chain experience for an aerospace and/or defense company.
• Top Secret Clearance not required, but preferred

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