Supply chain Business Analyst
Tekwissen, North Reading, MA, United States
Position: Supply chain Business Analyst
Location: North Reading, MA 01864
Duration: 9 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Pay Rate: $58.88-58.88/ Hourly
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers, sellers, and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third party sellers.
Job Description:
Oversee supply chain initiatives for assigned products, working cross-functionally with sourcing, planning, product, and engineering teams to balance commercial and technical trade-offs.
A successful candidate will leverage experience in global supply chain management, and a self-driven approach to achieving sustained operational excellence and cost optimization.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Work cross-functionally with supply chain teams to identify and drive sustaining operational improvement (cost, lead time, risk management) and seamless execution of programs through sustaining phases
Act as a single point of contact for program resources to communicate supply chain decisions and progress, provide feedback on supply chain implications of program decisions and changes.
Synthesize inputs from Sourcing, Planning, Logistics, Engineering, and Finance to create balanced recommendations that drive operational excellence, cost reduction targets, and supply chain resilience
Execute cost reduction roadmaps measuring total cost of ownership including spares, service, replacements, tariffs, and logistics impacts
Own lead time optimization analysis with clear reduction roadmaps and transparent reporting
Maintain ownership of supply chain requirements throughout GA and end-of-life phases
Coordinate cross-functional implementation for post-launch design changes (ECOs)
Drive root cause analysis and process improvements that prevent future occurrences, ensuring sustained operational excellence across the product lifecycle
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field
3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management in electromechanical commodities
Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder supply chain initiatives in sustained operations
Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into actionable insights
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority (matrix management)
Experience with supplier relationship management and performance tracking
Knowledge of global hardware and electromechanical supply chains
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in robotics, electromechanical systems, or similar technology-intensive industries
Background in both NPI (New Product Introduction) and sustained operations supply chain management
5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management with direct responsibility in multiple commodities (electromechanical, metals, plastics, ICs, etc)
Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Supply Chain Management, or Engineering)
Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP) and PLM tools (Agile)
Demonstrated success in cost reduction and lead time optimization xywuqvp initiatives
Experience with scenario planning and risk mitigation in complex supply chains
Knowledge of tariff management and trade compliance
Strong presentation and executive communication skills
Experience with Product Development Process (PDP) frameworks
High degree of autonomy in decision-making with clear judgment on when to escalate versus resolve independently
KPI(Key Performance Indicators to be used to gauge the temporary resource’s performance):
Time Savings for the rest of team from this work
Leadership Principles:
Ownership
Bias for Action
Top 3 must-have hard skills:
3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management in electromechanical commodities
Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder supply chain initiatives in sustained operations
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority (matrix management) Experience with supplier relationship management and performance trackin
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Location: North Reading, MA 01864
Duration: 9 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Pay Rate: $58.88-58.88/ Hourly
Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.
Overview
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers, sellers, and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third party sellers.
Job Description:
Oversee supply chain initiatives for assigned products, working cross-functionally with sourcing, planning, product, and engineering teams to balance commercial and technical trade-offs.
A successful candidate will leverage experience in global supply chain management, and a self-driven approach to achieving sustained operational excellence and cost optimization.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Work cross-functionally with supply chain teams to identify and drive sustaining operational improvement (cost, lead time, risk management) and seamless execution of programs through sustaining phases
Act as a single point of contact for program resources to communicate supply chain decisions and progress, provide feedback on supply chain implications of program decisions and changes.
Synthesize inputs from Sourcing, Planning, Logistics, Engineering, and Finance to create balanced recommendations that drive operational excellence, cost reduction targets, and supply chain resilience
Execute cost reduction roadmaps measuring total cost of ownership including spares, service, replacements, tariffs, and logistics impacts
Own lead time optimization analysis with clear reduction roadmaps and transparent reporting
Maintain ownership of supply chain requirements throughout GA and end-of-life phases
Coordinate cross-functional implementation for post-launch design changes (ECOs)
Drive root cause analysis and process improvements that prevent future occurrences, ensuring sustained operational excellence across the product lifecycle
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field
3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management in electromechanical commodities
Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder supply chain initiatives in sustained operations
Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize data from multiple sources into actionable insights
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority (matrix management)
Experience with supplier relationship management and performance tracking
Knowledge of global hardware and electromechanical supply chains
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in robotics, electromechanical systems, or similar technology-intensive industries
Background in both NPI (New Product Introduction) and sustained operations supply chain management
5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management with direct responsibility in multiple commodities (electromechanical, metals, plastics, ICs, etc)
Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Supply Chain Management, or Engineering)
Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP) and PLM tools (Agile)
Demonstrated success in cost reduction and lead time optimization xywuqvp initiatives
Experience with scenario planning and risk mitigation in complex supply chains
Knowledge of tariff management and trade compliance
Strong presentation and executive communication skills
Experience with Product Development Process (PDP) frameworks
High degree of autonomy in decision-making with clear judgment on when to escalate versus resolve independently
KPI(Key Performance Indicators to be used to gauge the temporary resource’s performance):
Time Savings for the rest of team from this work
Leadership Principles:
Ownership
Bias for Action
Top 3 must-have hard skills:
3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, commodity management, or product operations management in electromechanical commodities
Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder supply chain initiatives in sustained operations
Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority (matrix management) Experience with supplier relationship management and performance trackin
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.