Supply Chain SME - LLJP00001441 at Softworld Inc

Job Title: Supply Chain SME

Location: Lexington MA 02420

Part Time - This is a part-time position at an average of 30 hours/week, however there may be weeks where 40 hours of work is available.

Onsite Requirements:

• Dod experience
• 10+ years' experience in supply chain and business operations
• Change Management

Job Description:

• Client has started an effort to implement a Supply Chain Transformation to inform the design of a next generation integrated system.
• Initiatives include developing a Lincoln internal Supply Chain architecture and defining supply chain process ownership.
• Additional projects are planned for the next fiscal year.

We are looking for a Supply Chain expert to engage with project teams in the following areas:

• Define/refine process ownership.
• Advise on terminology and industry best practices that the Laboratory can adapt to the processes being evolved within the Supply Chain umbrella.
• Develop a supply chain architecture that will support needed capabilities, conduct trade studies, and recommend potential solutions while incorporating industry best practices balanced with Laboratory prototyping needs.
• Document assumptions, issues, and agreements reached when working with the initiative teams.
• Provide a list of recommendations to address pain points gathered by the Laboratory to be addressed by the supply chain projects.
• Educate on challenges that may arise on selected decision paths (pros - cons).
• Facilitate decision making.

Required skills:

• 10+ years' experience in supply chain and business operations.
• Experience recommending and implementing comprehensive end-to-end supply chain solutions, especially in early prototyping environments, engineering development start-ups, or high-mix, low volume organizations.
• Particular expertise in material management, inventory management, part planning, and tracking (MRP), purchasing, business rules/financial settlement rules, and clear understanding of program cost capture.
• Understanding of available industry supply chain software tools; experience in integration of process and software tools that advance the efficiency of staff.
• Previous experience in a DoD focused organization with clear understanding of DoD program execution and the rules that are required for compliance in both the FAR clauses as well as the application of industry standard practices.
• Documented success with organizational transformation, facilitating critical decision making, and implementing process improvement.
• Focus on integration of processes, capabilities, tools, and staff needs to successfully develop a Supply Chain solution that support research programs and technology development.
• Will have moved through the supply chain ranks having taken on progressive leadership roles within the organization.
• Ability to effectively work in a hybrid environment with both onsite and offsite engagements.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in manufacturing/Process Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• Proven leadership skills in a variety of roles
• Strategic/critical thinking skills, creativity, problem-solving skills, talent for debate and challenging the status-quo and providing fact-based analysis of alternatives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Skills:

• Experience developing manufacturing system architectures a plus.
• Experience with Aras Innovator, SAP, and other Product Lifecycle Management systems and
• Enterprise Research Planning systems a plus.

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree - Yes

Experience:

• Business operations experience 10 years.
• Develop supply chain architecture to support Lab needs - 10 years.
• DoD Experience - 2 years
• Experience implementing end-to-end supply chain solutions - 10 years.
• Supply chain experience - 10 years.
• Advise on and socialize industry best practices and terminology - 10 years.
• Building relationships with key stakeholders - 10 years
• Change Management - 10 years.
• Creating and Managing Project Timelines - 10 years
• Creating integrated communication plans across workstreams - 10 years
• Creating presentations for stakeholders, including content aggregation - 10 years
• Creating weekly program communications - 10 years
• Define process ownership - 10 years.
• Experience preparing functional and specific support plans to support policy changes/enhancements - 10 years.
• Translates Business Requirements into Technical Specifications - 10 years.

Soft Skills:

• Analytical and Decision-Making Skills
• Systems Analysis - 10 years
• Systems Architecture - 10 years