Supply Chain Programs Manager Level 3; Senior Manager

Requisition : R

• Category: Global Supply Chain

• Location: Dulles, Virginia, United States of America | Gilbert, Arizona, United States of America | Redondo Beach, California, United States of America | San Diego, California, United States of America | Unknown City, California, United States of America

• Clearance Type: None

• Telecommute: Yes
  - May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time

• Positions Available: 1

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our inclusive team. As a Supply Chain Programs Manager - Manager Level 3 (Senior Manager) for Tactical Space Systems, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

The position may be in one of the following locations:

• Dulles, VA

• Gilbert, AZ

• Redondo Beach, CA

• San Diego, CA

• Virtual/Remote telecommuter

It will require regular travel to vendor and other sites. Travel will be 25-50%.

We are looking for someone to be responsible and accountable for the supply chain execution of multiple supplier engagements on various stages of a program lifecycle on the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) Program and Operating Unit (OU). Responsibilities include managing a staff of 5-10 managers and individual contributors who manage a supply base of over 30 subcontractors and 100+ suppliers, ensuring the program materials are delivered on time, within budget, and meet program quality and performance specifications.

The selected candidate will be responsible for program excellence in all phases/facets of the program lifecycle (capture/proposal, strategy, material/subcontract finance management, and execution). Will be a high performing, experienced supply chain leader who is goal-oriented and well equipped to partner with a wide range of internal stakeholders to support Corporate, Sector, Site, Division, BU, and OU requirements. To do this, they will leverage a solid understanding of the Global Supply Chain and be knowledgeable in the engineering, contracts, manufacturing, information technology, and mission assurance areas and how they impact delivery of supply chain materials and services.

Additionally, the candidate will have a proven ability to engage with suppliers to resolve schedule and quality issues, contracts, negotiate pricing, etc., as well as knowledge in compliance areas.

In this job, you will:
Lead the Operating Unit (OU) on all supply chain related efforts

• Provides robust leadership and regularly interfaces and presents to customer, executive leadership, Program GSC teams, Program Management, Operations Management, and other stakeholders of supply chain performance.

• Leading and directing the various cross-functional Supplier Management Team (SMT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives.

• Ensure supplier priorities are aligned with program needs and implement mitigation plans and corrective actions when material becomes non-supporting.

• Develop and Execute Supplier Performance Management Plans (SPMP) to drive superior supplier performance and effective supplier oversight.

• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and…