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Leonardo DRS · 3 weeks ago

Senior Supply Chain Analyst - Material Estimating

Bridgeton, MO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$71K/yr - $92K/yr

5+ years exp

Leonardo DRS Land Systems is a recognized leader in integrating complex technologies for military and commercial customers. They are seeking a full-time Senior Supply Chain Analyst to develop material cost estimates for proposals, analyze requirements, and partner with management teams to ensure competitive and compliant submissions.

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Responsibilities

Identify parts that require quotations and analyze Component Bills of Materials (CBOMs) for completeness and accuracy, ensuring timely submission to support proposals

Utilize ProPricer, Costpoint, COGNOS, and Microsoft Office to create meaningful cost models and generate accurate and timely reports

Conduct thorough proposal analysis and provide recommendations to ensure a current, complete, and accurate cost or price volume

Interface and support both internal and external customers during post-proposal submission audits, fact-findings, and negotiations

Develop, organize, and maintain cost traceability linking supplier quotes, historical data, and pricing rationale to proposal submissions for audit readiness and internal transparency

Measure target costs against proposal costs and work with Supply Chain Management on methods to meet targets

Lead procurement kick-off meetings with the procurement team defining the scope of the award and expectations on order placement

Advise planning, engineering and drafting of item master errors, updates, or omissions in relation to mil-specs or new or obsolete items

Represent Supply Chain during customer negotiations and customer program reviews; review and validate any bids; supply copies of POs/LOCs; prepare charts for customer presentations

Ability to work with other functional areas and be able to support and present material estimates to executive level management

Develop a deep understanding of internal cost proposal processes and procedures, as well as external Government contracting regulations (FAR, CAS, and TINA), and mentor co-workers and other functional areas on these practices

Review supplier quote packages and coordinate timely internal communications to prevent proposal delays

Attend weekly Program meetings and identify any 'potential' issues that can be addressed early on

Assist department staff with various analyses for the specific area of expertise

Provide routine status and track outstanding actions and issues

Maintain professional relationships with internal customers

Utilize Power Pivot, Power Query and Power BI to transform DataMart raw data into manageable information

Automate recurring reporting and variance tracking to improve visibility into material cost drivers across programs

Improve understanding of purchasing relationship to the over-all company plans and strategy

Look for creative ways to improve purchasing ability to make contributions to the company’s goals

Support, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company

Qualification

Material cost estimatingSupply chain managementProPricerAdvanced Microsoft ExcelEarned value cost accountingFARDFARS knowledgeAnalytical skillsCustomer interface skillsProblem solving skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or equivalent experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain management tools and procedures

Able to manage multiple tasks, set priorities and make decisions

Experience with earned value cost accounting and reporting; experience with metrics for assessing and reporting program and/or commodity progress, productivity and variance analysis

Experience in finance, contracting, export regulations, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and DoD, ITAR, EAR, FAR, DFAR regulations

Strong customer interface skills

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills

Strong analytical, technical, problem solving and organizational skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills