Sr. Principal Supply Chain Procurement Specialist
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Operations
Virginia, USA · United States · Salt Lake City, UT, USA · Virginia, USA · Oklahoma City, OK, USA · California, USA · Oklahoma, USA · Location unavailable · West Virginia, USA · Alabama, USA · Alabama, USA · Illinois City, IL, USA · Illinois, USA · Washington, DC, USA · Colorado, USA · Colorado, USA · Utah, USA · Utah, USA · Maryland City, MD, USA · Maryland, USA · California City, CA, USA · California, USA · Texas City, TX, USA · Texas, USA · Minnesota City, MN, USA · Minnesota, USA · Arizona City, AZ, USA · Arizona, USA · United States · Florida City, FL, USA · Florida, USA
USD 93,800-140,800 / year
Posted on Sep 19, 2025
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 is seeking a Sr. Principal Supply Chain Procurement Specialist. This position will be virtual remote and can be performed anywhere within the continental United States. Teleworking arrangements are subject to change based on the needs of the business.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Contracting for Executive Search, Consulting, Professional Services and/or various products
Managing all aspects of key and strategic suppliers including supplier relationship, performance and corrective action
Lead sourcing activities for professional services
Preparing requests for proposal packages (RFx) for SOW
Conducting competition, analysis and evaluation of bidder proposals, facilitating the selection/recommendation of the winning bidder, negotiating agreement terms, conditions, provisions and pricing, issues awards, preparing and administering resulting contracts and orders
Strong emphasis on commercial contracting and terms and conditions
Must be able to review and communicate requirements to supply base for compliant bids
Participate as an integral member of the proposal team
Reviewing suppliers’ agreements to ensure Northrop Grumman’s minimum requirements are met and all risk areas are identified and mitigated
Negotiating terms and conditions of all components of contractual agreements, including Statements of Work, Professional Services Agreements, and Purchase Agreements
Negotiating and coordinating additions, deletions, or modifications to existing contracts or purchase orders
Positive price negotiation
Reviewing and negotiating service agreements
Issuing Purchase/Change Order(s) to support contracts.
Post-award administration including project implementation support to ensure supplier(s) adherence to contractual deliverables and timeline
Providing effective corrective action follow up for significant performance issues with suppliers
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum 8 years’ relevant experience OR Master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience OR Associate’s degree with a minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience OR High School Diploma with a minimum of 12 years’ relevant experience
Must have experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, contract management, program management, and/or project management
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Critical requirements:
Excellent organizational skills
Demonstrated negotiation skills
Sourcing strategies
Excellent written and oral communication skills with all levels of management/executives
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Program or project management expertise
Relationship development skills
Ability to work with minimum direction and in a fast-paced, business-oriented environment
Demonstrated experience supporting consulting, professional service, purchase order development, invoice resolution, supplier onboarding process
Preferred Qualifications
Large subcontract experience, i.e. $1million + annual spend
Experience in SAP/S4 procurement module
Experience in negotiation of terms and conditions including demonstrated positive results benefiting the internal requestors and company
Master’s degree in Business or Supply Chain course of study
