Supply Chain Management Specialist-1

Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Founded in 1944, Draper tackles 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. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description

• Proactively works collaboratively with internal program teams, quality, 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.
• Works closely with the program offices, quality, and the larger procurement team and acts as the primary point of contact for program-specific suppliers.
• Affordably engages with suppliers to resolve issues and negotiate lead time improvement and other advantages for Draper.
• Supports the proposal phase to supply chain and contractual requirements and compliance.
• Provides analysis on cost and schedule performance.
• Assists in pricing and maintaining Bill of Materials changes as relates to baseline and estimate to complete.
• Understands and interprets contract changes.
• Successfully negotiates Long Term Agreements (LTA) to ensure continual contractual coverage and drives cost savings.
• Stays 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.
• Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over shipments, cancellations, and engineering changes.
• Maintains order status and is the primary contact to support schedule.
• Performs other supply chain related tasks as necessary, including 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.
• 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.

Additional Job Description

• Current in scope Secret security clearance is required.
• The US base salary range for this full-time position is $82,300.00 - $220,000.00.
• Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
• The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations.
• Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
• Union ranges will be in compliance with the collective bargaining agreement's approved rates by location and role.
• Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
• Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not include bonuses or benefits.
• Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. 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.

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Job Location

City: Cambridge
State: Massachusetts
Postal Code: 02139-3563

Benefits

• Workplace flexibility
• Employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga
• Health and finance workshops
• Off-site social events
• Discounts to local museums and cultural activities