Senior Principal Supply Chain Planning Specialist at Northrop Grumman responsible for defining material strategies and leading supply chain execution. Engaging in long - term capacity planning and inventory management for national security missions.
About the role
- Supply Chain Planner responsible for managing inbound non-conformance and collaborating cross-functionally at GPC Asia Pacific. Ensuring timely resolution and optimal supply plans for supplier partners.
Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end process for Supply Chain for inbound non-conformance, including documentation, collaboration with suppliers, drive corrective actions, and ensure timely resolution based on defined priority level.
- Coordinate with internal departments such as Merch team, QA, Import Department, Procurement, EDI Team and DC to manage inbound issues and prevent recurrence.
- Facilitate cross-functional meetings to review non-conformance cases and drive corrective/preventive actions.
- Drive communication and training programs to raise awareness of NCI impacts on inventory and availability across relevant teams.
- Implement and maintain procedures related to inbound non-conformance management in collaboration with key stakeholders e.g. Decision tree for acceptance or return of non-conforming items.
- Ensure Inbound Non Conformance enquiries are resolved in a timely manner.
- Develop and maintain NCI reports and metrics to track performance and supplier quality compliance to reduce future NCI occurrences.
- Analyse non-conformance data to identify trends, root causes, and opportunities for process improvement.
- Regular review cycles (monthly) to assess progress on NCI reduction and process enhancements.
- Identification of recurring issues and root causes to prevent repeat occurrences.
- Additionally, monitor purchase forecasts, supply, availability, and other various elements of purchasing, planning and S&OP.
Requirements
- Experience in Supply Planning and/or Demand Planning roles
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, and ideally exposure to Planning systems (JDA, Blue Yonder, Relex, Logility, SAP, etc…)
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Strong drive to meet business deadlines and display resilience in a fast-paced work environment
- Effective time management and capabilities to prioritise tasks
- Ability to develop trusted professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Proactive problem-solving ability
- A curious mind, focusing on solutions supported by sound analytics
- Well-developed negotiation skills
- Big picture view, allowing you to see the ongoing flow on effects of actions and processes
- Having a customer centric mindset
- Extra plus, if you have been part of a planning tool or an ERP implementation
Benefits
- Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
- Private health insurance discounts
- Flexible hours
- Hybrid, 3 days in the office 2 days WFH after training
- Employee assistance program
- Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
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