Job Description

Description

Your opportunities for achievement are limitless with Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.

An internship at Northrop Grumman is unique. Sure, you rsquo;ll learn new skills, explore out enterprise, network with experts, connect with thought leaders, and finish with a resume that opens doors. But you rsquo;ll gain something even more valuable: pride in what you rsquo;ve done. Join us and launch your career. We rsquo;ll support you with training, employee resource groups, and our shared vision of global security.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Specialist. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in San Diego, CA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman rsquo;s Global Supply Chain organization. The selected candidate will work in a fast paced environment where he/she will interact with multiple disciplines, users, customers, and other developers. The selected candidate must be able to make sound decisions in a timely manner, display strong interpersonal skills, and have an agile perspective of compliance protocol mandated by regulated industry.

As an intern, you rsquo;ll participate in a summer internship program to develop competencies in a variety of Global Supply Chain specializations.

Roles and Responsibilities

* Actively monitor supplier delivery and quality performance tracking
* Actively support functions to provide comprehensive business forecasting.
* Interfaced with Business Operations Manager to pull and analyze data for GSC Division.
* Coordinate with internal partners to develop competitive and non-competitive sourcing strategies.
* Understand and compare bids and proposals and place Purchase Orders
* Understand and evaluate multiple supplier proposals to place compliant purchase orders.
* Extract, monitor, analyze and validate data and information from multiple sources.
* Develop engaging and collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal partners / customers to drive problem resolution.

Qualification

Basic Qualifications

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

* Be enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university AND graduating after August 2021.
* Be majoring in or having majored in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Business Management, Data Analytics, or closely related discipline
* Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile)
* Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2021
* Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Preferred Qualifications:

* Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
* Previous internship/co-op experience, leadership amp; teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
* Experience in developing and delivering presentations and leading small groups
* Experience in working on business or engineering full life-cycle projects from inception through launch
* Experience in working in an autonomous work environment on complex projects