Supply Chain Analyst

CPI Electron Device Business•Beverly, MA

About The Position

CPI Electron Device Business, with a history spanning more than seven decades, is a global leader in design, development, and manufacturing of electronic components and subsystems. We have locations in the United States and Europe. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the radar, defense, industrial, and scientific markets. CPI EDB produces thousands of products that have impacted people's lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, support and protect soldiers, sailors, and pilots, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, help ensure the safety of imported foods and materials, and much more. We are looking for energetic, agile, highly motivated, and customer focused individuals to join our team and help us to continue to be a market leader, shaping the future in communications and power. As a Supply Chain Analyst, you’ll operate at the intersection of technical operations and business strategy — negotiating with suppliers, leveraging analytics to improve purchase price variance (PPV), streamlining procurement performance metrics, material planning and supporting efficiency & automation initiatives. This role requires a strong bias for action & sense of urgency, analytical capability, attention to regulatory requirements, and the ability to collaborate across Supply Chain, operations, finance, engineering, and quality teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related technical field.
0-2 years of professional experience in supply chain, procurement, or manufacturing with demonstrated results in strategic initiatives.
Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable business decisions.
Negotiation experience and confidence in working with suppliers on cost, terms, and process improvement.
Strong skills in Excel, ERP/MRP systems (Oracle preferred) and a passion for automation and digital transformation.
Familiarity with FAR, DFARS, DD254, and ITAR requirements
This position requires potential access to technology controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The successful candidate must be a “U.S. Person” as defined under ITAR and EAR. In order to be a U.S. Person for ITAR and EAR purposes, you must (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Responsibilities

Ensure adherence to FAR/DFARS procurement regulations, including flow-down requirements.
Support DD254 compliance for classified or defense-related procurements.
Work with suppliers to meet ITAR and export control requirements.
Negotiate competitive pricing, contract terms, and supplier agreements that achieve favorable PPV.
Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to drive innovation, solve technical challenges, and ensure world-class delivery performance.
Lead supplier performance reviews and execute improvement plans where needed.
Turn production schedules and demand forecasts into actionable, cost-optimized material strategies.
Analyze and track purchasing KPIs to spot trends, identify improvement opportunities, and deliver results.
Influence sourcing decisions using engineering logic, business modeling, and risk analysis.
Analyze MRP/ERP reports and define procurement plans to satisfy demand.
Track supplier delivery schedules and mitigate risks to program timelines.
Help maintain and improve material shortage/tracking reports for better visibility of material risks.
Contribute to projects exploring automation and digitization in procurement using tools like Ai , and workflow automation processes.
Participate in analysis of outsourcing/insourcing opportunities.
Interface with engineering, finance, quality, logistics and operations teams to ensure alignment on production schedules and inventory targets.
Effective communication and reporting.