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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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Are you ready to put your experience to work at Northrop Grumman? With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) Sector is seeking an Associate Material Requirements Planning Analyst to support the materials operation team. This position is located at our Woodland Hills, CA office.

The Material Requirements Planning Analyst acts as the focal point between NG Suppliers, Global Supply Chain (GSC) and Program Management Office (PMO) teams regarding material planning and procurements. A successful candidate will effectively manage competing priorities, build strong internal and external relationships, and present timely, accurate information when required. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Coordinating

Organizing priorities to accomplish complex and challenging tasks in a high-pressure and short-turnaround environment, with minimal supervision
Use trends and historical metrics to foresee risks in procurement activities to inform Supply Chain Management and PMO
Identify material and supplier risk and opportunities while in proposal and execution phases

Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Liaise with Program and General Procurement (GP) buying teams and requestors to ensure PRs flow smoothly to Purchase Orders (POs)
Prepare weekly presentations of OU PR to PO dwell times,
Use of SAP (S4/HANA) for procurements, production planning, inventory, and status
Interface with Quality, Buyers, Requestors, Suppliers, and Programs to manage and burn down Grief Rack tracker tickets to closure (Parts on the grief rack are items which arrive on dock with issues)

Expediting

Performing expediter duties as needed to ensure supplier commitments are met
Update SAP, programs, and production teams with updates to late orders
Work with suppliers and other NG programs to mitigate material delays

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and understand of Logistics, Global Supply Chain, Project Management, Product Support, Training, or Cross-departmental coordination
4 years of experience is required in lieu of a degree
Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both written and oral.
Must have a working knowledge of MS Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance within a reasonable amount of time.

Preferred Qualifications

2+ year of SAP (or any ordering platform) experience in procurement or inventory management
2+ years communicating and presenting data
Supply Chain, Logistics, Product Support, Spares manufacturing, and/or Spares buying experience
Spares: Proposing, Negotiating, Post Award Tracking, On-Time Delivery
Experience in the DD-250 process with DCMA and MOCAS
Contracts, Technical, Flight Operations, Logistics and/or Maintenance Background
Experience with Cable Shop, Defense Logistics Agency, Global Hawk
Excel skills: vLookup, xLookup, PivotTables

Primary Level Salary Range: $57,300.00 - $85,900.00

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.

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.

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