Supply Chain Procurement Specialist – Level 2
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Redondo Beach • Arizona, California, Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $59,600 - $103,400 per year
Job Level
JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Sources and procures items of within the mechanical commodities, of medium to high complexity.
- Initiates Requests for Quotations and Proposals and receives same, analyzing proposed pricing from potential suppliers.
- In conjunction with quality organization, evaluates and monitors supplier quality and reliability, as well as supplier ability to support required delivery schedules.
- Works with internal customers to ensure specifications are appropriate for the services or products required.
- Identifies opportunities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and manage risk through targeted negotiations.
- Issues purchase orders.
- Manages performance of purchase orders, ensures compliance with all public law requirements as well as company (and business) policies and procedures including import/export regulations.
- Employs sound business practices and assesses supplier performance as part of follow-up activities.
- Ensures that appropriate documentation is provided to logistics/transportation & warehouse organization so that proper receipt is recorded.
- Reviews and approves supplier payment as needed.
- Utilizes process tools such as Lean Six Sigma with suppliers to drive quality, efficiency and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree; In lieu of degree, 4 additional years of experience will be considered
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated leadership, critical thinking and innovation behaviors in past projects, roles or experience
- Strong time management and organizational skills; ability to keep multiple priorities moving forward
- Experience in a MRP system, SAP, CostPoint
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
procurementsupplier evaluationcost reductionnegotiationpurchase order managementLean Six Sigmaquality assurancerisk managementimport/export regulationsMRP systems
Soft skills
communicationleadershipcritical thinkinginnovationtime managementorganizational skillsmulti-tasking