Supply Chain Analyst

Role Details

• Business Unit: Land Electronics 
• Location:  Melbourne, FL
• Career Functional Area: Supply Chain
• Telework Type:  Remote*
• Relocation Available:  N/A
• Type:  Full-time Employee
• Schedule:  9/80
• Shift:  1st

Job Summary

At Land Electronics in Melbourne, Florida, we solve complex challenges that help deliver critical capabilities where they matter most. The Supply Chain Analyst plays an important role in turning strategic goals into real-world results, contributing directly to mission success through strong ownership, collaboration, and execution. In this position, you will have the opportunity to influence meaningful work, gain visibility across the organization, and grow your expertise while supporting high-impact programs and initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who wants to make a measurable difference, build their career in a dynamic environment, and be part of a team that values both performance and partnership.

Essential Functions

• Develop and perform specific analyses for the specific area of expertise
• Evaluate business forecasts and pinpoint any areas of vulnerability of company requirements
• Hold a procurement kick-off meeting with the Procurement team after the initial Kick-Off held by the Program Manager advising of the scope of the award and expectations on order placement.
• Ensure the appropriate contract flow-downs are identified and passed on to Purchasing
• Interact with Program Management on Program Cost issues and required details
• Monitor Target Costs against Proposal Costs
• Consolidate requisitions as much as possible to obtain leverage pricing.
• Review open requisitions weekly and meet with appropriate Commodity Manager on the open requisitions
• Review placement to requisition need date and length of time in purchasing
• Advise planning, engineering and drafting of item master errors, updates, or omissions in relation to mil-specs or new or obsolete items
• Advise planning, engineering and contracts of changes in prices or lead times that make and produce cost-prohibitive or lead times detrimental to production cycles
• Assist with communication between buyers, suppliers and Program teams
• Monitor weekly Program meetings for any “potential” issues that can be addressed early on
• Expedite critical components to ensure on-time deliveries. Be prepared to address any current or potential parts issues
• Look for creative ways to improve purchasing ability to make contributions to the company’s goals
• Improve understanding of purchasing relationship to the over-all company plans and strategy
• Represent Supply Chain during customer negotiations and customer program reviews; review and validate any bids; supply copies of POs/LOCs; prepare charts for Customer presentations
• Utilize Power Pivot, Power Query and Power BI to transform DataMart raw data into manageable information
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, engineering or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 2 years demonstrated experience in high technology, aerospace or defense, electrical component industry, or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain management tools and procedures
• Demonstrated capability utilizing Power Query to develop Power BI dashboards
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills, particularly “influence management” and “conflict resolution”
• Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program and/or commodity progress, productivity and variance analysis
• Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and DoD, ITAR, EAR, FAR, DFAR regulations
• Strong customer interface skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Must have a successful track record in managing complex aerospace/defense supply chain activities
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to be within a commutable distance of Melbourne, FL is preferred