Principal Supply Chain Business Analyst – Aerospace/Defense

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary functional and technical authority for supply chain business systems, ERP processes, reporting, and initiatives across the enterprise.

• Direct cross-functional projects that focus on ERP enhancements, automation, systems integration, process optimization, and digital transformation.

• Partner with leadership and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Evaluate software vendor application versions and patches.

• Recognize interdependencies among departments, divisions, systems, and processes.

• Examine complex datasets to discover trends, risks, inefficiencies, and areas for improvement.

• Create and develop dashboards, KPIs, SQL queries, reports, and data visualizations.

• Convert business and mission requirements into specifications, system designs, workflows, and implementation strategies.

• Oversee user acceptance testing, implementation, training, change management, and post-implementation support.

• Create and deploy queries and reports for end users.

• Configure vendor applications, test and validate configurations, and implement changes to production environments.

• Generate test cases, scripts, documentation, functional requirements, process flows, and support procedures.

• Review and authorize application security requests for Procurement and Property functions.

• Supervise quality assurance, data integrity, unit, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced knowledge in ERP systems, preferably PeopleSoft, including procurement, inventory management, MRP, manufacturing, and MES functionalities.

• High-level proficiency in SQL, data modeling, analytics, reporting architecture, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI, SQL Server, Oracle, and Excel.

• Capability to resolve highly complex business and technical challenges and create scalable solutions.

• Strong understanding of supply chain operations, financial analysis, strategic planning, and operational performance management.

• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications, workflows, and systems solutions.

• Experience in leading high-visibility, multidisciplinary projects with shifting priorities and cross-functional dependencies.

• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Capacity to work independently under consultative guidance, exercising significant judgment and initiative.

• Exceptional verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication abilities.

• Proven leadership and collaboration skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.

• 8 years of relevant experience in Supply Chain, preferably in government acquisition.

• Candidates selected must secure and maintain a government security clearance.

• Active Secret Clearance is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Workplace flexibility.

• Employee clubs covering interests from photography to yoga.

• Health and finance workshops.

• Off-site social events.

• Discounts for local museums and cultural activities.

• Inclusive environment.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.