Principal or Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

What You'll get to Do:
As the Supply Chain Planning Specialist, you will serve as a key onsite Global Supply Chain (GSC) professional for our brand-new Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Center. This is a high-impact opportunity to architect the GSC and Supplier Performance Management (SPM) operational landscape of a startup-style environment backed by the resources of a global defense leader.

You will be the primary onsite lead for our GSC and SPM organization. In this role, you will connect program, PMO, GSC, and SPM functional resources across multiple sites and ensure that the tactical needs of our shop floor are addressed from the GSC perspective.

We are looking for a process-thinking visionary who can take a greenfield site and establish a high-performing last mile process for success in the GSC domain, supported by numerous GSC professional and leaders across the organization.

Responsibilities will include:

Demand & Supply Strategy - Create, document, and maintain formal supply-and-demand plans that align with program goals, business-unit objectives, and corporate priorities.

Forecasting & EAC Management - Produce accurate Earned-Value, cost-account-management (CAM) forecasts; develop material sales forecasts and update Estimated At Completion (EAC) figures for senior leadership.

Material Shortage Resolution - Identify critical material gaps early, develop corrective actions, and recover program schedules and budgets.

Prioritization & Adaptability - Continuously assess shifting program needs; re-prioritize tasks to meet changing delivery timelines and resource constraints.

Project Planning - Draft and maintain detailed project plans that integrate supply-chain milestones with overall program schedules, risk registers, and opportunity logs.

Last-Mile Coordination - Drive end-to-end delivery execution across multiple campuses, ensuring that final-leg shipments meet timing, quality, and compliance standards.

Supplier Engagement - Serve as the GSC prime contact for contract-level supplier interactions; lead supplier briefings, performance reviews, and corrective-action workshops.

Delivery Optimization - Align supplier production and shipping schedules with program, business-unit, and corporate targets; negotiate adjustments to minimize bottlenecks.

Quality Assurance - Monitor supplier quality metrics; enforce Northrop Grumman quality standards and drive continuous-improvement initiatives.

Risk & Opportunity Management - Identify, document, and mitigate supply-chain risks; capture and pursue improvement opportunities that enhance cost, schedule, or performance.

Cross-Functional Collaboration - Partner with PMO, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and other campus teams to resolve issues that span multiple sites and functions.

Leadership Presentation - Prepare and deliver concise briefings for internal and external decision-makers, including manufacturing center of excellence reviews, leadership boards, and customer meetings.

This job will be filled as a Principal or a Senior Principal based on the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications for the Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist:

Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Global Supply Chain/Logistics/Supplier Performance Management or a Master's Degree with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in Global Supply Chain/Logistics/Supplier Performance Management

GSC experience in an Aerospace /Defense/DOD environment

Experience in forecasting demand, identifying critical material gaps early, developing corrective actions, and recovering program schedules and budgets

Experience in driving end-to-end delivery execution, ensuring that final-leg shipments meet timing, product quality, and compliance standards

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams

Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance and additional program clearances

US citizenship is required.

Basic Qualifications for the Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist:

Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in Global Supply Chain/Logistics/Supplier Performance Management or a Master's Degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in Global Supply Chain/Logistics/Supplier Performance Management

GSC experience in an Aerospace /Defense/DOD environment

Experience in forecasting demand, identifying critical material gaps early, developing corrective actions, and recovering program schedules and budgets

Experience in driving end-to-end delivery execution, ensuring that final-leg shipments meet timing, product quality, and compliance standards

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams

Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance and additional program clearances

US citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working at a greenfield site (brand-new world-class manufacturing facility)

Direct experience with SAP S/4HANA for GSC functions

Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 requirements

Experience in triaging quality defects in received part/material from suppliers

General understanding of Government procurement processes and regulations; FAR/DFAR

Experience supporting proposal efforts

Expert MS Excel capability including pivot tables, macros, and VBA scripting

A current active Security Clearance

What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.
Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!
Primary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 - $122,000.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Client-provided location(s): Charlottesville, VA

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10221152

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-02-01T19:47:46