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About the Role

The Manager, Material Requirements Planning 1 directs daily MRP activities that support assembly demand, component replenishment, and engineering changes. This role is fully on-site and requires daily presence on the manufacturing floor to support production activities and resolve real-time material issues.

Responsibilities

• Manages, coaches, and leads a team of 5 direct reports.
• Analyzes manufacturing, ERP, and other material-requirement data to meet assembly demands, component replenishment, substitute parts, production set-ups, and engineering changes.
• Generates part and material requirements and creates associated purchase requisitions or production orders.
• Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production schedules; coordinates material flows to ensure approved materials arrive on time to meet production requirements.
• Advises management on work-in-progress status, material availability, and potential production issues.
• Confirms material supply and demand and prepares work orders or purchase requests based on the master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements.
• Coordinates interdepartmental activities with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, and other functions.
• Expedites part movement through move orders, stock transfers, and shipping requests.
• Ensures a controlled, timely flow of materials and resources that supports seamless production execution through proactive problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or Industrial Engineering with (5) years’ related material requirements planning experience; (2) years with Masters; or (9) years’ applicable experience will be considered in-lieu of degree.
• Related experience must be in material requirements planning, supply chain management, and material management.
• Experience leading a team.
• Experience with ERP/MRP software (SAP).
• Experience using MS Office Suite, Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance is required.

Skills

• 2 years managing direct reports
• Demonstrated analytical skills required for determining priorities, lead times, and shop floor schedules
• Working knowledge of Mission PLM
• APICS CPIM/CSCP certification
• Broad Understanding of ERP systems
• Advanced use of Microsoft excel
• Experience with Tableau, Power BI, Sharepoint

Location

• Buffalo, NY

Work Type

• On-site
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5 years related material requirements planning experience
• 2 years with Masters
• 9 years applicable experience
• 2 years managing direct reports

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or Industrial Engineering
• Master's degree

Salary/Compensations

• $90,900.00 - $136,300.00

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 Work Schedule
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

About the Company

• 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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security.
• We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies.
• Our differentiated battle management and Cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.
• Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' sector is seeking a Manager Material Requirements Planning 1 to join our team in the Buffalo, NY office.
• In the Mission Systems' sector, you will join our experts in developing systems and solutions that keep our world safe.
• The qualified applicant will work in our Buffalo, New York office, where we focus on the development and production of state-of-the-art Simulation Systems solutions.

Equal Opportunity

• Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.