Senior Supply Chain Business Analyst

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. They are seeking a Senior Supply Chain Business Analyst to serve as the liaison between the technical team and business user groups, focusing on improving efficiency and functionality within Supply Chain operations through data analysis and strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Provide production support for all Supply Chain related business systems
• Lead the ERP procurement production support, maintenance, user security authorizations, and third-party portals
• Gather requirements, create dashboards and reports, write complex SQL queries to extract insights, create data visualizations (e.g. metrics), and optimize business processes
• Provide Supply Chain data warehouse reporting, ERP query reporting to support leadership, cross-functional stakeholders, and other requests
• Manage ERP workflow signature authorizations for Supply Chain processes
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend operational improvements, system changes, and automation opportunities
• Generates requirements documents to communicate process workflows and data/functional needs to both business stakeholders and technical staff
• Coordinates and monitors activities of Supply Chain personnel to ensure projects progress on schedule
• Leads and performs the development and execution of user acceptance test plans, user documentation and implementation for new system functionality
• Prepares and conducts system functionality training
• Assist users in troubleshooting system related problems and offers solutions
• Identifies and documents all system constraints, implications and consequences of various proposed system changes
• Participates in related systems development efforts as needed to provide input and contribute to a comprehensive development strategy

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or related field
• 5 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, preferably in government acquisition
• Must be able to translating business requirements into technical specifications, documentation, and user stories
• Experience with ERP (preferably PeopleSoft), inventory management, and MRP/MES production related systems
• Advanced proficiency in SQL (queries, data modeling)
• Strong ability to analyze data, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI), Excel, and database systems (SQL Server, Oracle)
• Ability to analyze large, complex data sets to identify trends and opportunities
• Understanding of business operations, financial modeling, and strategic planning
• Possess the ability to perform work functions in a timely and well-organized manner with limited oversight
• Collaborate effectively with different functional teams on a variety of topics
• Possess strong interpersonal skills both verbal and written
• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
• Active Secret Clearance preferred
• Advanced degree preferred