Holiday Travel Planner

Category: Engineering Telecommute: Yes- May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this position Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America) Travel Required: Yes, 50% of the Time 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 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. Do you have experience in manufacturing and project management? Do you pride yourself in building relationships with critical suppliers to support on-time quality deliveries? There are plenty of opportunities for domestic travel as you will be the supplier technical advocate and face to face with the suppliers you support on a regular basis. A Critical Supplier Management Planner is responsible for oversight of the manufacturing operations of suppliers as well as building and maintaining vendor performance, proactive supplier management planning, and coordinating efforts to keep production moving to assist the programs in meeting their cost, schedule, and technical objectives. Evaluating and coordinating the resolution of production problems related to engineering, manufacturing operations, design, quality, and materials Conferring with Design, Quality, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain to provide and obtain technical solutions Investigating reports of defective, damaged or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, equipment or systems Assisting with subcontractor evaluations and source selection criteria This position is considered remote with the need to be located in the Eastern and Central time-zones to enable same-day travel and on-site availability at suppliers located in the region. Travel expected at ~50% of time, with variability based on program needs. Bachelor's Degree ~5 or more years of technical/manufacturing experience including 2 or more years working in a project management related role, with demonstrated ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, and quality dispositions. ~ Must be a US citizen ~ Experience in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project STEM Degree in a relevant field Agile Project Management experience using Confluence and JIRA Experience in Earned Value Management through Microsoft Project with Quantifiable Backup Data tracking SAP experience Naval and Marine industry experience TPS Lean, Six Sigma, SCRUM, or Industrial Engineering certification Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.