Senior Principal Procurement Analyst

Northrop Grumman

Sr. Principal Procurement Analyst at Northrop Grumman managing procurement activities and supplier performance.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeSan Diego • California, Maryland, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $102,000 - $160,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct supplier evaluations and performance monitoring to ensure quality and reliability
Manage all pre-award and post-award subcontract activities, including but not limited to onboarding suppliers, drafting RFPs and RFQs, analyzing bids and conducting negotiations, completing compliant purchase order/subcontract packages meeting FAR/DFAR requirements, managing subcontract performance, and closing out subcontracts
Coordinate and collaborate with key internal stakeholders such as contracts, engineering, quality, planning, operations, programs, end-users, and others to finalize Statements of Work (SOWs), manage supplier performance, and draft various agreements like Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Long-Term Purchasing Agreements (LTPAs)
Ensure strict compliance with public laws, company policies, import/export regulations, flow-down clauses while upholding high standards of procurement integrity and ethical business practices
Continuously refine processes to improve efficiency, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and drive program success, while implementing strategies to optimize cost savings and reduce supplier-related risks

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, finance, or related field and 8 years of relevant experience (master’s with 6 years) in purchasing, subcontracts, or contracts
Must have government purchasing/subcontracting experience
Experience in an MRP system, SAP, Costpoint, or Oracle

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

supplier evaluationsperformance monitoringsubcontract managementdrafting RFPsanalyzing bidsnegotiationscompliant purchase ordersFAR complianceDFAR compliancecost savings strategies

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationprocess improvementrisk mitigationprogram successethical business practicesorganizational skillsstakeholder managementnegotiation skillsattention to detail