Director Production Operations - 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None 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 Space Sector has an immediate opening in the Western Region Manufacturing and Operations organization for a Director 1, Production Operations position.  This position will report directly to the Director, Production Engineering & Operations (PEO) within the Western Region Manufacturing & Operations (M&O) organization and will be based out of Redondo Beach, CA .   The leader will serve as the primary point of contact for all production operations needs across  the Western Region.  Operating within a collaborative team environment, they will support multiple divisions and locations including Azusa, Commerce, Goleta, Oxnard, San Diego, Space Park in California, and Gilbert, Arizona.  This role partners with M&O and cross-functional leadership within and across Space Systems to: • Own end-to-end execution of Planning, Property, and Logistics process from contract award through customer delivery. • Plan and schedule movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods and related material through production and inventory processes. • Be accountable for meeting or exceeding the safety, quality, delivery, employee and cost expectations of internal and external customers for the Planning, Property & Logistics efforts across western region programs. • Lead production operations teams to improve operational efficiency by implementing best practices and standards, and defining comprehensive materials, production planning, and logistics strategies. • Identify and prioritize focus areas for process improvement, operational streamlining, and leadership initiatives to meet safety, quality, delivery, employee and cost goals. • Direct and coordinate the warehouse kitting and distribution activities to plan, prepare, issue, and control material kits in conjunction with Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to meet production and delivery requirements. • Manage shipping and receiving functions to control flow of material and hardware from receipt into manufacturing through delivery to the customer. • Drive implementation and alignment of ERP System elements, including SAP/CostPoint, SyncManufacturing, MRP, MES, and related execution processes and tools.  • Execute material requirements planning standards to demand requirements within ERP systems and maintain make-or-buy planning and release to maintain production schedules. • Serve as the direct interface between customer, planning, and production control on all Parts and Manufacturing Configuration Management activities, ensuring part status and priorities meet schedule; responsible for adherence to As Designed vs. As Built Configuration processes and controls. • Manage production planning and scheduling and set priority for equipment and personnel, the confirmation of material supply an