• Lead the strategic direction of core supply chain systems and digital capabilities, ensuring tools, data, and processes effectively support business objectives. • Oversee system governance and standards, driving consistency in planning master data, documentation, and ways of working across teams. • Drive cross‑functional alignment, partnering with planning, logistics, customer service, inventory, and other stakeholders to build integrated, end‑to‑end processes. • Manage system enhancements and integrations, including design reviews, user acceptance testing, and continuous improvement efforts. • Ensure strong data quality and reporting, enabling accurate analytics, KPIs, dashboards, and decision‑support tools that strengthen operational performance. • Champion user adoption and change management, ensuring employees understand, embrace, and effectively leverage new systems and processes. • Partner with external and internal stakeholders to optimize network performance, improve collaboration, and support operational transitions or new initiatives. • Monitor performance and deliver results, aligning systems and processes to key organizational metrics such as service levels, inventory health, and operational efficiency.

• Engaging Logistics & Supply Chain Management Specialists to contribute expertise to a customer's project focused on optimizing supply chain processes and documentation. • Apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. • Review, analyze, and provide input on logistics documents such as packing lists, bills of lading, and inventory registers for authenticity, accuracy, and industry compliance. • Develop and annotate sample documentation to highlight best practices in logistics and supply chain management. • Evaluate and suggest improvements in current supply chain workflows based on real-world experience. • Deliver detailed feedback on logistics-related scenarios, focusing on document structures and process optimization. • Collaborate with project teams to clarify requirements and explain complex logistics concepts through clear communication. • Participate in quality assurance processes by validating the relevance and correctness of supply chain data sets. • Contribute to the creation of training materials and resources reflecting industry standards and nuanced supply chain challenges.

• Assist with designing the layout of new or consolidated facilities with focuses on efficiency, effectiveness, and safety, using a macro perspective on flow and future growth as a basis. • Collaborate with team members to ensure a thorough and complete design. • Manage and coordinate vendors in procuring quotes and subsequent equipment, as well as the process of installation of new materials and the decommission of closed facilities. • Work within the Warehouse Infrastructure Team to understand and coordinate cross-functional support needs where relevant. • Support various initiatives with focuses such as material handling equipment, warehouse and office infrastructures and flow, and operations processing equipment.

Role Description 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. As a Supply Chain Procurement Specialist - Level 4, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position offers FT remote work, but preference is to be located near one of our NG Space Sector sites. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Sourcing and procuring various commodities throughout multiple programs. - Initiate Requests for Quotation, analyzing Supplier proposals, perform price analysis, and negotiations. - Ensures compliance with all public law requirements (FAR and DFARS) as well as company policies and procedures including import/export regulations. - Reviews documentation of peers to ensure compliance. - Work independently. - Problem solve and find creative solutions. - Review, reconcile and approve supplier invoices. - Interfacing and collaborating with Programs and other organizations within and outside of Global Supply Chain. - Plan, schedule and arrange activities to accomplish objectives. - Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency. - Contributes to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in Global Supply Chain, Purchasing/Procurement, Operations – OR – Master’s degree with 6+ years of professional experience; in lieu of degree an additional 4+ years of experience will be considered. - Strong experience in government contracting and compliance to internal policies and procedures as well as FAR/DFARS. - Proficiency in MS Office suite. - Proficiency in Excel including pivot tables, data analysis and V-lookups. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills and extremely organized. Requirements - High experience in negotiating overriding terms and conditions. - Experience in reviewing Purchase Order documentation for adherence to policies and procedures and FAR/DFARS. - Experienced and knowledgeable with SAP/CostPoint ERP System. - Located near a NGSP site (Baltimore, Chandler, Dulles, Los Angeles). Benefits - Primary Level Salary Range: $97,100.00 - $145,700.00. - Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. - Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. - Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions. - Health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan. - Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.