RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time 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 - 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 Global Supply Chain (GSC) Staff Project Manager to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Global Supply Chain Organization. This ex-pat role is located is in-country in Weeze, North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany. The visa process for an ex-pat can take up to 9 months before you would be on site in Germany. During that time a requirement to be located in Palmdale, CA for training on the manufacturing line. In this role you will be supporting the Northrop Grumman expatriate team stationed at Rheinmetall Aviation Services GmbH (RAS) at their facility in Weeze, Germany. You will be supporting the F-35 Program by ensuring the on-time F-35 Center Fuselage (CF) Production program in Weeze to meet the demands of the recurring production rate. The position will be interfacing with the Supplier Program Manager for RAS, Palmdale F-35 IPTs, F-35 Functional Support teams, Supplier Management Team leads and Customers in RAS’ baseline program plans, validating the updates, follow-up and reporting. The selected individual should be able to interact and influence RAS’ management and communicate effectively with both oral and written presentations. The responsibilities include regular customer interface and establishing and maintaining customer and supplier relationships. This expatriate assignment is expected to provide uninterrupted two (2) years in-country leadership.
Responsibilities
include, but are not limited to: On site Point of Contact (POC) responsible for management of GSC functions to the International Integrated Product Team (IPT) Director Owns the timely closure of assigned actions, projects, initiatives and efforts for GSC in support of the International IPT goals and expectations Accountable for all Weekly required GSC metrics health, status and visibility Accountable for the GSC shipping plan of all Germany Non-recurring items Supports the multi-functional team to establish and execute a POCLs consumable strategy for Rheinmetall and responsible for the plan to transfer to Rheinmetall’s GSC responsibilities Supports the multi-functional team to establish and execute a standard hardware strategy for Rheinmetall and responsible for the plan to transfer to Rheinmetall’s GSC responsibilities Supports the multi-functional team to establish and execute an indirect consumable strategy for Rheinmetall and responsible for the plan to transfer to Rheinmetall’s GSC responsibilities Basic
Qualifications
Must have 12 years of experience with Bachelors Degree, 10 years of experience with Masters Degree or 8 years of experience with PhD
Experience
must be in one or more of the following: Supply Chain, Project Management, Program Execution and/or Program Management
Experience
in aerospace/defense industry Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time deemed by business needs
Preferred Qualifications
International Business
Experience
Agile training
Experience
of familiarity with aircraft production, supply chain, and engineering. F-35 Program Familiarity. Ability and obtain/maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs Primary Level Salary Range: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00 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. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 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. Existing Applicants: Need to update your contact information or email address? Once logged in, click on Candidate Home in the upper right corner and scroll to the bottom of that screen to see buttons for: Update Contact information to update your legal name, address, and phone number Edit Account Settings to edit your email address We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.