Business Analyst II

Aston Carter•Lowell, MA

1d•$37 - $38•Onsite

About The Position

This role plays a key role on the Electro-Mechanical Strategic Sourcing team, supporting end-to-end category strategy across core technologies and components. This position focuses on executing RFQ processes for lower financial impact components within defined financial thresholds, providing detailed cost visibility and analysis, and enabling better decision-making for Strategic Sourcing Managers. The role offers exposure to high-impact strategic initiatives, collaboration with multiple functional teams, and strong opportunities for growth in a complex manufacturing and engineering supply chain environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in supply chain operations, procurement, or sourcing within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
Demonstrated experience executing RFQ processes, including vendor quote collection, analysis, and consolidation across multiple suppliers.
Familiarity with ERP systems and procurement workflows, including purchase order creation and standard cost management.
Experience with PLM or engineering change management processes, such as ECO and MCO workflows.
Working knowledge of cost analysis methodologies, including price comparison, quote evaluation, and cost visibility reporting.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for data analysis, KPI tracking, and quote comparison.
Strong communication skills to effectively interface with global suppliers and internal cross-functional teams.
Ability to manage vendor relationships and collaborate with stakeholders to support sourcing and category management activities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with vendor collaboration tools or procurement platforms such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, or equivalent systems.
Background in high-volume manufacturing supply chains, ideally in consumer electronics, industrial automation, or robotics.
Familiarity with Agile PLM or Teamcenter, including understanding of BOM structures, part lifecycle management, and revision control.
Knowledge of the electro-mechanical component market, including sensors, motors, actuators, pneumatics, and electrical panels.
Knowledge of Continuous Improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma methodologies applied to procurement and sourcing processes.
Experience with data systems integration projects connecting procurement tools with PLM and ERP platforms.
Skills in supply chain management, sourcing, PLM, robotics, and category management.
Ability to build and maintain strong vendor relationships and collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
Interest in working in critical strategic roles with exposure to core functional teams and opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities

Execute RFQ processes for lower financial impact components across multiple categories, including motors, sensors, industrial automation, conveyance, electric panels, pneumatics, and interconnect, as directed by Strategic Sourcing Managers.
Manage vendor quote collection, consolidation, and analysis for assigned components, ensuring accuracy and completeness of data and timely execution of RFQ activities.
Escalate quotation results that surpass defined cost thresholds to the owning category manager for review and approval, adhering to established governance and financial controls.
Support price variation analysis during the RFQ process by collecting standard pricing from ERP systems and comparing it against new quotes for revision changes and new part introductions.
Define and track KPIs for RFQ cycle time, quote accuracy, vendor response rates, and other key performance metrics, and identify bottlenecks in the current quoting process.
Contribute to the implementation of a future vendor collaboration RFQ tool integrated with PLM and ERP systems, including participation in integration design with Teamcenter for automated quote capture, approval routing, and automatic data push.
Support Finance governance initiatives by providing cost visibility within the PLM change management process for BUY level components at Beta and GA sites.
Help redefine quoting processes for components within the system, including triggering and coordinating the quoting process based on input from managers.
Assign ownership for new components by translating category matrices into clear ownership assignments for category managers, improving transparency and decision-making.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across supply chain, engineering, finance, and operations to ensure alignment on sourcing strategies, cost targets, and component lifecycle management.
Maintain strong relationships and effective communication with global vendors to support timely responses, accurate quotes, and continuous improvement in supplier collaboration.