RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: 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.Cables & Connectors Category Management Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist:
 Start your future with a new mission: Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS). As a part of the NGMS Team you'll join experts in developing systems and solutions that keep our world safe. Together we protect our troops, public safety, information, and our planet. It's unique work. It's challenging and rewarding. But most of all, its work that makes a difference. Join us and launch your career.  We'll support you with training, employee resource groups, and our shared vision of global security.
Mission Systems Category Management Team is looking for a Supply Chain Planning Specialist, reporting to the Category Manager.  This position has exposure at the enterprise level and is instrumental in driving the supply base to provide consistently high-quality parts on schedule to support our customers. This position can be worked remote with a preference in NC, SC or IL (Rolling Meadows).
Position Summary / Responsibilities:

• Perform Open Order Report (OOR) management to include dock dates, need dates, and contract dates, using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools
• Lead supplier issue management, prioritization, expediting
• Facilitates Supplier Production Readiness Reviews (SPRR), Supplier Business Reviews (SBR)
• Assist with Enterprise Strategic/Sourcing Agreements (LTPA/LTSA/EA/OA)
• Drives cost reduction/mitigation efforts
• Completes quarterly supplier assessments for critical and strategic suppliers (SAMS)
• Collects supplier rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing requirements
• Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements
• Reports status to affected programs
• Develops relationships with supplier personnel for quick response
• Ability to travel to supplier sites periodically (10%)
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain, contracts, business and/or related field; Master's degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in supply chain, contracts, business and/or related field.
• US Citizenship
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
Preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading multiple teams at once
• Experience coaching to implementing change with demonstrated results
• Experience hosting executive level business/performance reviews
• SAP experience
• Cables & Connectors experience
• Engineering or technical degree
Salary Range: $82,900.00 - $123,400.00The 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.PDN-9f92f382-3bd8-4c36-a196-e2ece9c7680e