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Northrop GrummanPosted 1 month ago

MRP Production Planner and Scheduler

$85,600–$128,400 year

On-siteSunnyvale, California, United States

Full TimeSenior LevelEnterprise

Job Summary

Plan and analyze strategic manufacturing schedules, enterprise resource planning, and material procurement schedules based on assembly demands, component replenishments, substitute parts, production setups, engineering changes, and enterprise supplies to support program goals and contract deliverables. Review make/buy product structures and machine capacity to determine if Outside Vendor sourcing is needed, then set up, develop, and maintain material masters, purchase requisitions, production routings, delivery documentation, and OV requirements in SAP. Collaborate cross-functionally with GSC, Quality, Production, and Program teams regarding OV issues or delays, resolve schedule and material requirement problems, and negotiate lead times. Participate in scheduling reviews with Operations management to ensure end products meet program internal schedules.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
  • Master's Degree with 3 years of relevant experience
  • Experience using advance Microsoft Office Applications (Excel Pivot Tables, V-Lookups and analyzing large data sets)
  • Experience with capacity planning in a bottleneck constrained environment
  • U.S. Citizenship

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or closely related area
  • APICS Certification or APICS training
  • Production planning experience in a heavy fabrication and machining environment
  • Experience in low-volume, high-mix manufacturing
  • Experience with value stream mapping and lean principles
  • Experience with data mining, Oracle, and SharePoint

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