Supply Chain Business Analyst

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 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 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.