Onsite Material Requirements Planning Manager

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About the role

  • Material Requirements Planning Manager at Northrop Grumman ensuring timely material supply for defense-grade products. Leading MRP processes and collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and procurement teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the MRP master plan for defense programs
  • Generate and release accurate material plans on a weekly/bi‑weekly basis
  • Align MRP outputs with production schedules, engineering change notices, and forecast updates
  • Monitor inventory levels against target buffers and safety stock
  • Conduct regular excess/obsolete reviews and coordinate disposition actions
  • Serve as the liaison between engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and logistics to resolve material shortages or excesses
  • Ensure all material planning activities comply with ITAR, EAR, DFARS, and any customer‑specific security requirements
  • Oversee configuration and optimization of ERP/APS systems (e.g., SAP MM/PP, Oracle JD Edwards, IFS)
  • Lead Kaizen/Lean initiatives to reduce lead times, improve forecast accuracy, and increase on‑time delivery
  • Mentor and develop a team of planners and analysts
  • Identify material supply risks (single‑source parts, geopolitical constraints) and develop mitigation strategies
  • Provide senior leadership with weekly and monthly status reports covering material availability, backlog health, and variance analysis

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related technical field with 5+ years of progressive experience in material planning
  • 3+ years in a supervisory or managerial role with a team of 10 or more in cross‑functional teams and drive process‑improvement initiatives
  • Proven experience within the defense or aerospace sector, handling classified or controlled items
  • Expertise in ERP/APS systems (SAP PP/MRP, Oracle JD Edwards, IFS, or similar)
  • Advanced Excel/Power Query, SQL reporting, and data‑visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
  • Familiarity with ITAR, DFARS, FAR, and related export‑control regulations
  • Strong quantitative skills for interpreting complex bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and demand forecasts
  • Active US Government Secret security clearance

Benefits

  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Job title

Material Requirements Planning Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$121,100 - $181,700 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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