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2026 Associate Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Northrop Grumman • United States, United States • 3h ago

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: 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.

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 seeking an Associate Supply Chain Planning Specialist . This role is being offered as a remote position.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Advanced Capabilities Business Unit.

The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of planning items, provide administrative support within the department and be responsible for developing solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity under very general supervision.

Ability to collaborate with program managers and other multi-functional teams is a must to ensure delivery of compliant products and services within the technical parameters, cost, and schedules required.

Successful candidate will be required to make decisions in a timely manner, multi-task, have strong interpersonal skills, as well as the temperament to work in a fast-paced environment.

Job Duties:

Defines and develops material strategy

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

Analyzes purchase material supply/demand position using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tools

Plans inventory levels based on dependent and independent Bill-of-Material (BOM) requirements

Assesses rough-cut capacity for current and short-term manufacturing requirements

Creates/reduces supply requirements based on inventory adjustments

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

Creates/releases requisitions

Receives/reviews requirements for non-standard parts

Analyzes lead times and identifies critical path procurements

Basic Qualifications:

Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Be majoring in or having majored in Supply?Chain?Management, Logistics & Transportation, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Economics / Applied Economics, Data Analytics / Business Intelligence, or similar from an accredited university

Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated leadership, critical thinking and innovative behaviors in past projects, roles or experiences

Proficiency in MS Office suite

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher

Active Secret Clearance

Demonstrated strong leadership skills as well as the ability to multi-task in a challenging environment

Professional experience in a regulated industry; to include Aerospace & Defense

SAP experience

Salary Range:

$ 57,300 to $ 85,900.00

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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.

Job Category: Global Supply Chain

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