Senior Program Analyst, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
About the role
The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) is a 501(c)(3) research nonprofit founded in 2000. We help U.S. regions compete by putting data about regional economies and labor markets to work in economic and workforce development decisions. Our current portfolio includes a multi-year cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program and analytical support to the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program: data-heavy studies of the defense manufacturing base and its supply chains. CREC also manages membership associations of economic and workforce researchers and data users, including the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), the LMI Institute, the State Economic Development Executives, the University Economic Development Association, the Development District Association of Appalachia, and the Projections Managing Partnership, along with partners with Federal, State, and local clients nationwide.
Responsibilities
- Design and conduct defined components of applied research and technical assistance projects.
- Select data sources, research methods, and analytical tools in consultation with project leaders.
- Collect, clean, integrate, and analyze regional economic, labor market, industry, firm, and supply chain data, including Federal statistical sources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- Apply quantitative and qualitative methods to supplier identification, industry mapping, demand and supply analysis, and assessments of manufacturing capacity and workforce needs.
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