Program Cost Control Analyst - Level 3 or 4

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If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman's Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Program Cost Control Analyst – Level 3 or 4 ( Material Cost Management Analyst – Level 3 or 4 ), you will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. Ready to join forces with our visionary team?

This individual will be part of a team of Material Cost Management Analysts developing and deploying specialized knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate material procurement, tracking and reporting. This position will be based in our Dulles VA location.

Business cadence and reporting objectives:

Provide material management and analysis support of complex programs.

Coordinate and support development of material requirements among multiple subsystem Control Account Managers (CAMs) and programs.

Develop program integrated Bills of Material, support definition and validation of program material requirements, and support material/production planning to enable the efficient approval of purchase requisitions.

Interact with Engineering, Global Supply Chain, MRP, Manufacturing, Operations, and other departments to provide accurate status of material availability requirements for meeting program integration schedules.

Develop subject matter expertise in the Material Management aspects of the Earned Value Management System guidelines.

Support program Earned Value Management process through development and maintenance of material cost and schedule forecasts from initial planning through execution.

Develop baseline cost and schedule plans, including definition of material work packages and planning packages including material categorization and assignment of applicable earned measurement techniques.

Support integration of material requirements into program integrated Master Schedules.

Provide reporting of program material status and analysis of material variances to plan and other applicable metrics.

Implement internal and customer driven budget changes and contract change implementation.

Provide process training and support internal and external EVMS surveillance.

Support Material Management and Accounting and Government Property Management System processes through development of subject matter expertise, delivery of training, and oversight of material related business and procurement processes to ensure conformance with program contractual requirements.

Business strategy and compliance objectives:

Integrate with the program and other functional teams (i.e. supply chain management) to assist in the reconciliation of data facilitating an avenue for recommendations to program management/teams to include corrective actions.

Support internal and external audits and reviews requested by programs, customers, and company management, fact-finding and negotiation support.

Perform analysis and prepare reports to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.

Apply knowledge of the DCMA data driven Earned Value Management Systems compliance process and current policy.

Cross-functional leadership objectives:

Work cross-functionally with other departments (program office, finance, supply chain, etc) to effectively execute critical transaction needs.

Facilitate training sessions as needed to support programs on various Earned Value Topics.

Review current processes and procedures and provide recommendations for streamlining.

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position can be filled as either a level 3 or 4.

Have experience providing meaningful guidelines for the program and supply chain functions in order to execute the program to cost and schedule targets.

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