Manager Supply Chain Programs 3 - Security Clearance Required

Requisition ID : R10174415

Category : * Global Supply Chain

Location : * Unknown City, California, United States of America Unknown City, Florida, United States of America Unknown City, Utah, United States of America Redondo Beach, California, United States of America San Diego, California, United States of America Melbourne, Florida, United States of America

Clearance Type : * Secret

Telecommute : * Yes- May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this position

Shift : * 1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required : * Yes, 25% of the Time

Positions Available : * 1 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 pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way.

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.

Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. *Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems *has an opening for a *Senior Manager 3 Category Management *to join our qualified, diverse individuals within our organization.

This leadership role is* remote with the ability to go onsite in Melbourne, Florida, Redondo Beach, California, Rancho Bernardo, California, Clearfield, Utah, El Segundo, California or Palmdale, California.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9 / 80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.

We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners.

You treat all people with respect, and you model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team.

You develop trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work.

You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change. *Responsibilities : * The Category Management Manager ensures the category management organization aligns to the business’ overall goals by incorporating Division / Program goals, affordability targets, and schedules with category management activities.

The Manager’s responsibilities include integrating corporate efforts, category technical capabilities, and programs forecasts / opportunities to ensure the sector’s category management efforts are proactive and strategic.

In this role, the selected candidate, individually or through their team, will be expected to :

• Coach and develop a geographically diverse and remote team
• Define and develop sector-level category strategies
• Support category strategy development for early lifecycle programs
• Source various categories across multiple programs
• Enable proactive risk identification and execute mitigation plans
• Manage supplier partnerships
• Support cross-program category budget and define cost objectives
• Execute creative strategic agreements and negotiate favorable terms and conditions.
• Understand engineering, production, and quality requirements as they relate to establishing statements of work and supplier agreements
• Create and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external customers
• Drive new affordability opportunities and developments across the Sector
• Support sector initiatives / special projects as required
• Collaborate with Enterprise Category Management *Basic Qualifications : *
• Bachelor’s Degree with at least 7 years of experience in supply chain management, project management, sustainment, proposals, procurement OR a Master’s Degree with at least 5 years of experience in supply chain management, project management, sustainment, proposals, procurement
• Must have experience leading a team
• Must have FAR and DFARS experience
• Must have previous experience in Supply Chain
• At minimum, the ability to obtain an active DoD Secret level clearance to apply and to start the role, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs *Preferred Qualifications : *
• Working knowledge of sector categories, including a solid understanding of engineering / technical requirements
• Ability to understand engineering practices and work within the technology arena to further the connection between the technology roadmaps and Global Supply Chain
• Ability to plan schedule and arrange activities to accomplish objectives
• Exceptional leadership and people management skills with the ability to model and promote a strong sense of engagement, teamwork and cooperation
• Experience building teams and interfacing / collaborating with Programs and other organizations within and outside of Global Supply Chain
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Significant experience managing supply chain risk
• Budgeting experience and EVM knowledge Salary ranges will be dependent upon where the position is based and follows our company geographic salary bands aligned with position.
• Specific salary offer for candidate selected will be commensurate with experience. *Salary Range : *$141,900 - $246,500 The above salary range represents a general guideline;

however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. 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. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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.

For our complete EEO / AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.