Supply Chain Management Specialist-2

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation.

The Supply Chain Analyst will report to the Supply Chain Manager supporting the overall sourcing and business objectives for direct product categories for Draper's four lines of business. The primary responsibilities include navigating a complex supply chain supporting multiple program needs and business strategies while building strong supplier relationships to ensure right quality, and quantity of goods are purchased at minimum cost for Draper's program teams. This role is focused on reducing risk by identifying and mitigating potential supplier issues including single sourced materials, potential shortages, and monitoring supply chain trends.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Proactively works collaboratively with internal program teams, quality, contracts, and other functional areas to understand unique supply chain needs to support customer, program, and commodity strategies.
• Source and evaluate supplier quotes, select, and recommend suppliers and negotiate price, delivery, quality, service, and most competitive solution.
• Identifies and realizes cost savings and reduction opportunities, gains alignment with finance and internal stakeholders for these wins, and actively tracks post event actual savings obtained.
• Work closely with the program offices, quality and the larger procurement team and act as the primary point of contact for program specific suppliers.
• Assist in pricing and maintaining Bill of Materials changes as relates to baseline and estimate to complete.
• Ability to review and understand contractual requirements and facilitates supplier business relationships to ensure contractual requirements, performance, obligations and expectations are met.
• Understand and interpret contract changes.
• Proactively engage with suppliers to resolve issues and negotiate lead time improvement and other advantages for Draper.
• Works closely with the program teams during the proposal phase to support supply chain and contractual requirements and compliance.
• Provide analysis on cost and schedule performance.
• Works closely with the program team and quality in the development of the Bill of Materials (BOM), to include supplier sourcing and obtaining the necessary documentation to ensure compliance and advise on material selection based on supplier performance and risk assessments.
• Successfully negotiates Long Term Agreements (LTA) to ensure continual contractual coverage and drives cost savings.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes that may impact supply chain risk management practices.
• Manages respective PO data, maintenance in MRP/ERP environment, and works in partnership with AP to resolve invoice/payment discrepancies.
• Acts as liaison with the material planner, supplier management and accounts payable to ensure data integrity of purchased components, suppliers and payment terms in ERP system.
• Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes.
• Monitors, tracks, and updates order status and is the primary contact to support schedule.
• Other supply chain related tasks as necessary to include, but not limited to, logistics and inventory support.

Skills/Abilities

• Working knowledge of government contracting, FAR/DFARS acquisition requirements and related clauses.
• Significant ERP System Experience (Oracle, SAP, Other).
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing process.
• Ability to analyze, react, and train on exceptions in MRP, especially around Bills of Material, Material Planning, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders.
• Requires strong written, oral, communication and presentation skills.
• Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related field.

Experience

• 5-7 years of defense contracting experience within a supply chain role.

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.