Manager Production Planning & Scheduling - Level 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: 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. Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Manager, Production Planning & Scheduling – Level 1 located in Goleta, CA , you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.   Active involvement in both the leadership and daily operations of the assigned area/team is required to achieve site goals and objectives.  Responsible for establishing and adhering to departmental policies and procedures.  Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Vision / Leadership   • Communicate, manage and achieve site strategic and tactical goals for the Production and Material Planning teams  • Provide cross-functional leadership by facilitating collaboration between departments to find real time solutions to internal constraints and/or external customer issues  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement, teamwork and disciplined root cause problem solving  • Intense focus and ownership of employee development, including recognition and discipline  Execution   • Accountable for meeting or exceeding the safety, quality, delivery, employee and cost expectations of internal and external customers  • Lead the Production Planning team in their preparation, release, execution and close-out of all Manufacturing Work Instructions and Manufacturing Orders.  This includes managing and resolving constraints and ensuring timely and effective hand-offs through all functional and process center areas.  Manage the planning of raw materials, semi-finished and finished goods within the plant, focusing on optimizing inventory levels.  Support the site’s production scheduling process to balance and optimize shop floor execution in support of program schedules and customer deliveries.  • Own, execute and continuously improve Daily Management processes (Daily Start-Ups, DMR, Gemba) within the Planning team. Review daily/weekly/monthly trend metrics, analyze performance/productivity issues and implement countermeasures and corrective actions.  • Manage multiple conflicting priorities across product value streams and process centers by collaborating with Master Scheduling and other downstream internal customers to ensure priority alignment.  Follow escalation protocol to communicate/escalate key issues related to safety, quality, delivery, employee and cost upward to site leadership and downward into the organization  • Collect, analyze and report metrics / key performance indicators (first pass yield, queue times, etc) and then take appropriate action to mitigate risks and improve team performance  • Ensure financial operating integrity by supporting financial planning, budgeting and fore