RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Sr Principal Inventory Planning Control to provide support to our Roy, Utah Sentinel Team.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get To Do:

• Maintains schedules for material requirements and availability for the manufacture of industrial and commercial products to support production control.

• Compiles records concerning quantity, cost, and type of material received, shipped, in stock inventory, and/or in production.

• Expedites flow of materials, parts, and assemblies within or between departments in accordance with production and shipping schedules.

• Expedite Material Review Board MRB action resolution with appropriate organizations for disposition of nonconforming materials.  

• Ensure closeout of Production paperwork for sell-off of fabrication and assembly materials and kits

• Initiate Outside Production activities as related to engineering part requirements.  

• Determines possible and actual shortages, and initiates action to correct these deficiencies. Provide shortage reports on a regular cadence to senior leadership.

• Analyze Production team’s shortage impact and communicate back to Global Supply Chain for re-order as required.

• Demonstrated proficiency to interface with manufacturing supervisory personnel regarding performance and deliveries in accordance with schedules and cost efficiencies.

• Interface with support groups outside of Logistics for preparation of required paperwork, resolution of discrepancies/ material shortages/ rejected materials.

• Uses knowledge of production, procurement, and engineering departments to alert proper authorities regarding potential problems and appropriate remedial action.

• Estimates and logs production rate and time expenditures and may be required to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates.  

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to build customer relationships.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

• Detail oriented but able to understand the big picture.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  

• 401k  

• Educational Assistance  

• Life Insurance  

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   

• Paid Time Off   

• Health & Wellness Resources   

• Employee Discounts  

  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.   

You’ll Bring These Qualifications: 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of related experience; or 8 years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 14 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Security Clearance.

• Experience with manufacturing workflow and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems or similar.

• Computer experience and working with SAP/ERP Systems.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to move stock/inventory/materials around the manufacturing floor and various business units.

• Ability to perform 50% desk work and 50% production floor integration responsibilities with the ability to lift up to 25 lbs.  

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: 

 Preferred Qualifications

• Prior MRP Planning or Logistics Management experience

• Active DOD Secret Clearance within the last 5 years

• Demonstrated proficiency to determine and set priorities to meet production schedules; re-establish priorities as schedule requirements dictate.

• Experience packing and handling hazardous Shipments

• Experience with logistics/warehousing management.

• Experience working in aerospace industry.

• Experience working under the safety and security requirements of a secure government facility.

• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

• Detail oriented but able to understand the big picture.

Salary Range: $86,300.00 - $129,500.00

The 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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.