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Northrop Grumman (Corporate)

Supply Chain Procurement Specialist - El Segundo

Northrop Grumman (Corporate), El Segundo, California, United States, 90245

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Supply Chain Procurement Specialist

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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Supply Chain Procurement Specialist (Level 2/ Level 3) to provide support to our team in our El Segundo, CA location. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid teleworking. Essential Functions: 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-Materials (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. Additional Responsibilities include: Develop contract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of services, specialized materials, and/or equipment Prepares bid packages, conducts bidders conferences, analyzes and evaluates proposals, performs price/cost, negotiates contract provisions, selects or recommends contractors, writes awards, and administers resulting contracts Ensures that appropriate documentation is provided to logistics/transportation & warehouse organization so that proper receipt is recorded Negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions, or modifications to contracts Participates with program functional areas to coordinate contract funding, invoice processing and program reviews. Coordinates and collaborates with key stakeholders such as contracts, engineering, quality, supplier development, planning, operations, program and end-users In conjunction with quality organization, evaluates and monitors supplier quality and reliability, as well as supplier ability to support required delivery schedules Identifies strategies and opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through strategic and targeted negotiations Manages performance of procurement packages, ensures compliance with all public law requirements as well as company (and business) policies and procedures including import/export regulations. Utilizes process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with suppliers to drive quality, efficiency and continuous improvement Manages and develops strategic/key suppliers. Reviews and approves supplier payments Must be knowledgeable of the FAR/DFARS and processes and/or procedures required to be followed in order to be in compliance with FAR/DFARS. Basic Qualifications: Supply Chain Procurement Specialist (Level 2): A bachelor's degree and 2 years of supply chain, procurement and/or material planning experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance. Supply Chain Procurement Specialist (Level 3): A bachelor's degree and 5 years of supply chain, procurement and/or material planning experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment, or a Master's degree and 3 years of supply chain, procurement and/or material planning experience in a manufacturing or aerospace environment. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance. Preferred Qualifications: Ability to be agile and work in a fast-paced engineering environment Experience with SAP/SAR Program Previous defense experience Ability to work in a team environment while also being able to work independently with limited oversight Experience with material forecasting and variance reporting Active DoD Secret clearance Ability to execute Post Award Review (PAR) Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel