Sr Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman,
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 collaborative team. As a Sr. Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist located on site in our San Diego location, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
The Sr. Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist is a strong leader with demonstrated project management and supply chain management skills. The position will own and coordinate activities in support of material requirements, material cost accounting, and supplier management on an assigned program.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Works under general supervision to represent supply chain onsite for coordinating and communicating procurement and subcontractor supplier needs and activity
- →Define and execute end-to-end material strategy, including assessment of supply resources and prioritization of demand requirements
- →Review requirements for non-standard parts, analyze lead times, and identify/drive critical-path procurement
- →Represent supply chain in internal daily and escalation meetings IPT reviews on programs and site status, as pertaining to supply chain, including execution issues and any other items that may impact ability to deliver. Understanding deliverables, due dates and basic technical knowledge of the assigned systems.
- →Collaborates with internal functions, including Program, Operations, Quality and Engineering to ensure requirements are met in accordance with internal customer needs and to Northrop Grumman policies and procedures.
- →Collaborate with buyers, supplier performance and supplier quality to understand systemic or major issues at suppliers that require coordination with site functions
Requirements
~1 min read- Bachelor’s degree and at least 8 years of supply chain, contracts, subcontracts, procurement, or other relevant experience. Or in lieu of a degree, 12 years of supply chain, contracts, subcontracts, procurement or other relevant experience.
- Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, financial systems, FAR, and ITAR
- High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Experience with Earned Value Management preferred
- CostPoint (Deltek) and/or SAP software programs experience
- Aerospace and/or DoD experience
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $117,500–$176,300 a year
- 118% above the $67,500 median for Other jobs on Jobera (121,957 salaries).
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- October 21, 2026
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- October 21, 2026
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- October 21, 2026
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