Supply Chain Planning Specialist

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for a  Supply Chain Program Planner  to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals within our Global Supply Chain organization. This role is located  onsite  in  Baltimore, MD.  The successful applicant will become a part of Advanced Mission Capabilities Business Unit within the Mission Systems Sector supporting the Advanced Systems and Restricted / Emerging Operating Units. This role functions as a material/supplier focused Program Manager with responsibilities ranging from material budgets to supplier management. You will be expected to manage supply chain activities from development to production while also tracking and forecasting material and labor budgets. This includes regular forecasting on program material expenditure, labor and overall schedule performance using Earned Value Management. As a Supply Chain Planner you are in charge of working with cross-functional teams to ensure suppliers execute in alignment with program schedule, engineering requirements and material budget. Roles and Responsibilities: Ensures accurate and consistent Material Finance and forecasts on program and NCTA material Responsible for working with other planners, engineers, and program representatives to forecast material costs. Responsible for creating a material baseline and working with Business Management to meet monthly Earned Value requirements, variance reporting, and root cause and corrective actions. Responsible for providing monthly Current Material Estimates at completions (CME's) 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 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 Identify and manage program risks and opportunities as they pertain to material requirements. 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 Communicates with suppliers for lead times and delivery times. Actively works and communicates to resolve issues and identifies critical path mitigation plans. #MPR Basic Qualifications:  Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years of supply chain and/or business management (will consider 4+ additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree) or a Master’s Degree and 0+ years of supply chain and/or business management Proficient in the use of MS Office Suite with expertise in MS Excel Must be a U.S. Citizen Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance Preferred Qualifications: Financial Background/Cost Account Manager (CAM) Certification Experience in the use of SAP Current Special Program Access (PAR)