Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist

Northrop Grumman

Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist at Northrop Grumman leading demand-supply planning and inventory optimization for aerospace and defense systems.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeDulles • Arizona, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $81,400 - $141,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the material strategy, aligning supply resources with corporate objectives and product line priorities
Lead demand-supply planning with MRP tools; aggregate forecasts, assess purchase-material positions, and produce rough-cut capacity and production schedules
Optimize inventory across dependent and independent BOMs, adjusting supply requirements to balance service levels, working capital, and stock-out risk
Conduct make-vs-buy analysis and manage product phase-in, phase-out, manufacturing ramp-up, and end-of-life transitions
Partner with sourcing, operations, and finance to synchronize inventory targets, resolve non-standard part requirements, and mitigate critical-path procurements
Support long-term capacity and resource planning to accommodate new product introductions while maintaining efficient utilization of existing assets

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor's degree and 5+ years of supply chain, contracts, subcontracts, procurement, logistics or other relevant experience
Experience with Costpoint or similar ERP system
Proficiency in MS Office including Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

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

demand-supply planningMRP toolsinventory optimizationmake-vs-buy analysiscapacity planningresource planningBOM managementproduction schedulingprocurementlogistics

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationstrategic thinkinganalytical skillsorganizational skillsnegotiationdecision-makingadaptability