Supply Chain Planning Specialist - Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: Top SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.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 inclusive team. As a Supply Chain Planning Specialist - Level 3, you'll be crucial to missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is located in Baltimore, MD and requires you to be onsite 2-3 days a week.
This position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) as well as obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding prior to start date.
Roles and responsibilities:

Responsible for working with Program Management, Manufacturing and Engineering to load requirements in to MRP to meet manufacturing and testing schedules per the Integrated Master Schedule

Ensuring consistent Material Finance reporting on program material

Responsible for working with other planners, engineers, and program representatives to forecast material costs.

Responsible for creating a material baseline and working with Business Management to meet monthly Earned Value requirements, variance reporting, and Root cause and corrective actions.

Responsible for providing Monthly Current Material Estimates at completions (CME's)

Forecast monthly material receipts to be input into COGNOS for financial planning

Analyzes and aggregates supply/demand requirements to meet program needs

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 across programs in the Operating Unit

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

Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments and anticipated attrition levels

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

Communicate with suppliers for lead times, and delivery times. Actively resolves and communicates and works to resolve issues

Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts

Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and 5 + years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 3 + years of experience. Will consider an additional 4 + years of experience in lieu of degree

Active TS/SCI clearance required

Procurement experience in Government environment