Supply Chain Consultant - Lexington, United States - Aquila Technology

Aquila Technology
Aquila Technology
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Lexington, United States

3 weeks ago

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At Aquila Technology, you will see our teams passion every day, whether we are building a robust, policy-compliant IT system or stress-testing a system to identify gaps and security vulnerabilities.

To own the advantage, we ensure our team owns results and gets the work done right the first time by deploying smart, purposeful solutions that work.

Aquila is the right people with the right skills driving the right outcomes. We call this the Aquila Advantage.


About the Role:

Aquila is seeking aSupply Chain Consultantto join our team in supporting one of the countrys premier defense research organizations.

The facilityhas 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.


There are a few requirements for the position:

  • Must be a U.S Citizen (Green Cards / Visas do not qualify)
  • Willingness to undergo a comprehensive background investigation and maintain a personal security clearance. (Aquila would sponsor you for the security clearance.)
  • Must be within 100 miles of Lexington, Massachusetts.

Responsibilities:

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

What You'll Bring:


  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 10 years of Business operations experience
  • 10 years of Developing supply chain architecture to support Lab needs
  • 2 years of DoD Experience
  • 10 years of Experience implementing endtoend supply chain solutions
  • 10 years of Supply chain experience
  • 10 years of Advise on and socialize industry best practices and terminology
  • 10 years of Building relationships with key stakeholders
  • 10 years of Change Management
  • 10 years of Creating and Managing Project Timelines
  • 10 years of Creating integrated communication plans across workstreams
  • 10 years of Creating presentations for stakeholders, including content aggregation
  • 10 years of Creating weekly program communications
  • 10 years of Define process ownership
  • 10 years of Experience preparing functional and specific support plans to support policy changes/enhancements
  • 10 years of Translating Business Requirements into Technical Specifications
  • Analytical and Decision-Making Skills
  • 10 years of Systems Analysis
  • 10 years of Systems Architecture

Working Knowledge of the Following:


  • 10+ years experience in supply chain and business operations
  • Experience recommending and implementing comprehensive endtoend supply chain solutions, especially in early prototyping environments, engineering development startups, or highmix, lowvolume organizations
  • Particular expertise in material management, inventory management, part planning, and tracking (MRP), purchasing, business rules/financial settlement rules, and a 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
  • Documented success with organizational transformation, facilitating critical decisionmaking, and implementing process improvement;
  • Focus on integration of processes, capabilities, tools, and staff needs to successfully develop a Supply Chain solution that supports 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
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Manufacturing/Process Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • Proven leadership skills in a variety of roles
  • Strategic/critical thinking skills, creativity, problemsolving skills, talent for debate and challenging the status quo and providing factbased analysis of alternatives
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

And These Skills are a Bonus:

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