Principal Supply Chain Business Analyst

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. We tackle national challenges in military defense, space exploration, biomedical engineering, and more. Job Description Summary The Supply Chain Analyst, Principal serves as the strategic liaison between supply chain operations, business stakeholders, leadership, and technical teams to lead enterprise-wide initiatives that optimize supply chain systems, processes, reporting, and data analytics. The role drives complex ERP and supply chain technology solutions, leads cross‑functional transformational projects, and provides advanced analytical and strategic support to improve operational efficiency, automation, decision making, and organizational performance across procurement, inventory management, manufacturing, logistics, and related supply chain functions. Duties / Responsibilities Serve as the principal function and technical lead for supply chain business systems, ERP processes, reporting, and enterprise-wide supply chain initiatives. Lead complex cross‑functional projects involving ERP enhancements, automation, systems integration, process optimization, and digital transformation efforts. Collaborate with leadership and stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle to ensure requirements are well understood and end‑user needs are met. Review newly released application versions and patches delivered by software vendors for new functionality, improved features, and comparison to existing modifications. Identify interdependencies between departments, divisions, systems, and processes; communicate changes requested by a business area or program to other areas in an effort to achieve standardized processes for Draper whenever possible. Analyze large and complex data sets to identify trends, operational risks, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement; communicate possible solutions to leadership. Design and develop advanced dashboards, KPIs, SQL queries, reports, and data visualizations to support executive decision making and operational performance. Translate business and mission requirements into functional specifications, technical requirements, system designs, workflows, and implementation plans. Lead user acceptance testing, implementation activities, training, change management, and post‑implementation support for new system functionality. Work with stakeholders to refine deliverables when business requirements are not feasible with available technology or funding. Develop and deploy queries and reports for end users to self‑serve data requests from the system(s) of record; work with the technical team to develop more advanced queries as needed. Modify vendor application configuration to meet business requirements, perform testing and validation of configuration, and work with end users to implement changes in production environments. Develop test cases and scripts in accordance with technical and functional requirements to validate that solutions meet end‑user needs, including definition of expected results and/or performance metrics for all tests. Develop documentation for stakeholder and leadership sign‑off: Functional requirements and specifications Business process flows Test Scripts/Test Plans Application support procedures Review and approve application security requests pertaining to Procurement and Property business functions. Lead the quality assurance process including data integrity, unit testing, regression testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing for Procurement and Property business functions for application upgrades, product enhancements, and related business process enhancements. Skills / Abilities Advanced expertise in ERP systems, preferably Peoplesoft, including procurement, inventory management, MRP, manufacturing and MES functionality. Expert level proficiency in SQL, data modeling, analytics, reporting architecture, and business intelligence tools such as Power BI, SQL Server, Oracle, and Excel. Demonstrated ability to solve highly complex business and technical problems and develop innovative, scalable solutions. Strong understanding of supply chain operations, financial analysis, strategic planning, and operational performance management. Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical specifications, workflows and systems solutions. Proven experience leading high‑visibility, multidisciplinary projects with changing priorities and cross‑functional dependencies. Strong analytical, strategic thinking, problem‑solving, organizational and decision‑making capabilities. Ability to work independently under consultative direction while exercising significant judgement and initiative. Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to align technical teams and business stakeholders to achieve organizational goals. Education Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or related field. Advanced degree preferred. Experience 8 years of relevant experience in supply chain, preferably in government acquisition. Additional Requirements Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. Active Secret Clearance preferred. Job Location Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-3563 Salary The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $100,000.00 – $275,000.00. Benefits Draper supports many programs to improve work–life balance, including workplace flexibility, employee clubs, health and finance workshops, off‑site social events, and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high‑performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io . #J-18808-Ljbffr Draper Labs