Principal/Senior Principal ERP Group Pegging and Distribution (GPD) BPL

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

The Defense Systems (DS) Chief Information and Digital Office (CIDO) is seeking a qualified Principal/Senior Principal ERP Group Pegging and Distribution (GPD) Business Process Lead to perform Quality, Manufacturing and Infrastructure (QM&I) ERP support. The successful candidate will support the function across the Defense Sector, and will deliver Level 2/BPL support for Defense Sector programs and sites using or migrating to SAP S/4 Hana.

Roles and Responsibilities for the role include:

• 100% full-time assignment to the on-going care and feeding, adoption and continuation of process standardization for the assigned functional and business areas.
• Transform the business and enable organic and inorganic growth through process simplification and ERP rollouts, across P&L and business view.
• Serve as subject matter expert for designing and driving common processes globally; design a global template for business processes and maintain its integrity as the gatekeeper.
• Effectively engage subject matter experts from the business function and translate their needs into high impact solutions for the business and its customers.
• Train and assist site leads on processes, SAP transactions, and key implementation activities (site CRP, standard process adoption, cutover strategies, training, and other go live activities).
• Continually partner with site functional leaders to identify change management processes based on the impact of a global process; influence and guide sites to adopt the new process while preserving the template.
• Assist sites with UAT; own test scripts, ensure readiness quality, and coach sites during UAT execution.
• Lead end user training in collaboration with site functional leads.
• Provide direction to site teams on master data cleansing and cutover based on common processes and own the mapping of operational end user roles and responsibilities driven by the global process.
• Manage SOX deliverables for the function and work with the global STAT leader to ensure compliant solutions.
• Proactively manage issues and resolve project risks.
• Analyze, develop strategies, and manage ERP changes resulting from acquisitions, legal entity restructuring, and rooftop consolidations.

In addition, other duties will include incident management, change management, system monitoring & health checks, new request support, patch & regression testing, user training and documentation in the defined process area.

While remote work is available for this position, the successful candidate will be expected to travel up to 25% of the time for colocations and onsite support/training.

Characteristics Required for Success in This Role:

• Ability to solve problems quickly and completely; analytical problem-solving skills; adept at root-cause analysis and mitigation.
• Ability to work independently while being conscious of the larger systems infrastructure.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Possess drive, enthusiasm and attention to detail.
• Time management skills and a proven ability to ensure completion of tasks within schedule
• Superior written and oral communication skills

Basic Qualifications for this role include:

• Minimum education and experience: P03: Minimum Education or Experience; 5 Years of related experience with Bachelors; 3 Years of related experience with Masters; 1 Year with PhD; P04: Minimum Education or Experience; 8 Years of relevant with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years of relevant experience of with Masters; 4 Years of related experience with PhD; 11 Total years of relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree, where appropriate.
• Must have experience in Group Pegging and Distribution processes.
• Understanding of SAP modules and functionalities, including BOMs, Routings, shop floor routing functionalities, production models and change management processes.
• General knowledge in troubleshooting tools and techniques for diagnosing hardware, software, and configuration and integration issues
• Knowledge of systems architecture, integration, and SAP support methodologies and how S/4 integrates with other modules and external systems
• Ability to conduct thorough testing of ERP functionalities and create documentation for configurations, processes, and user manuals
• Experience with system updates, configurations, and basic system troubleshooting.
• Experience providing remote support

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience in SAP support and operations
• Direct experience with SAP support tools and methodologies
• Direct experience with change management methodologies
• A background in manufacturing, supply chain, or operations for understanding the Defense Systems business context issues

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 85,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.  Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce regardless of age. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions. 

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $117,700.00 - $167,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.