Senior Supply Chain Analyst

Spectrum Control, Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Day 1benefits

4‑day/10‑hour workweek

Job summary

Spectrum Control, Inc. is seeking a Senior Supply Chain Analyst in Philadelphia, PA. This on‑site role focuses on advanced reporting, data analysis, and cross‑functional coordination to optimize supply chain and manufacturing operations.

You will monitor material availability, supplier performance, inventory, backlog, and delivery performance while providing actionable insights and recommendations. A background in manufacturing and ERP/MRP systems is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of supply chain, materials management, or analytics experience.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and data extraction.
• Manufacturing environment experience; aerospace/defense optional.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data validation).
• Experience developing dashboards with Power BI or similar.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent education/experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, automate, and interpret recurring supply chain reports, dashboards, and KPIs.
• Analyze demand/supply trends, material constraints, capacity considerations, and risks.
• Identify and report out-of-tolerance conditions before they affect production.
• Monitor customer requirements, delivery commitments, inventory, backlog, and recovery plans.
• Track purchasing, planning, inventory, supplier, production and delivery performance.
• Translate large data sets into actionable conclusions and recommendations.
• Perform root-cause analysis for shortages, disruptions, or gaps.
• Provide management with recurring metrics, dashboards, and ad-hoc analyses.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve supply chain issues.
• Validate data from multiple sources and improve reporting accuracy.
• Support process improvement and reporting standardization across facilities.
• Document reporting processes and data sources for continuity.
• Provide backup support for supply planning and purchasing during absences.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SQL

Data analysis

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, analytics, operations, finance, or related

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Power Query

Job description

At Spectrum Control, most departments operate on a 4-day, 10-hour work schedule in exchange for a 3-day weekend. We offer competitive wages and PTO, plus our benefits begin on day 1 of employment. Come join a workforce where we put you first!

Position Summary

The Senior Supply Chain Analyst supports supply chain and manufacturing operations through advanced reporting, data analysis, performance monitoring, risk identification, and cross-functional coordination. This broad, hands‑on role is suited for an experienced supply chain professional who can interpret complex information, recognize emerging constraints, identify out-of-tolerance conditions, and translate data into practical recommendations and corrective actions. The position will monitor critical customer and operational commitments, including material availability, supplier performance, inventory, backlog, production requirements, and delivery performance. Although purchasing and supply planning are not the role’s primary responsibilities, the Senior Supply Chain Analyst must have sufficient working knowledge of both functions to provide effective backup coverage when needed. Reporting to the Senior Materials Manager, this individual will assume ownership of several recurring analytical, reporting, and operational activities as the manager transitions into a position with increased responsibilities.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, automate, and interpret recurring supply chain and operational reports, dashboards, and key performance indicators.
• Analyze business conditions, demand and supply trends, material constraints, capacity considerations, and other potential operational risks.
• Identify and report out-of-tolerance conditions before they affect production schedules, customer commitments, or business performance.
• Monitor critical customer requirements, delivery commitments, material shortages, past‑due orders, backlog, and recovery plans.
• Track and analyze purchasing, planning, inventory, supplier, production, and delivery performance using measures such as on‑time delivery, past‑due backlog, inventory levels, shortage exposure, purchase-price performance, and supplier lead times.
• Translate large or complex data sets into clear conclusions, business implications, and recommended actions.
• Perform root‑cause analysis to identify the factors contributing to recurring shortages, schedule disruptions, inventory issues, or performance gaps.
• Provide management with recurring metrics, dashboards, ad‑hoc analysis, scenario modeling, and other decision‑support tools.
• Coordinate with Purchasing, Planning, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Program Management, Quality, Finance, and other functional teams to resolve supply chain and operational issues.
• Validate data from multiple sources, investigate discrepancies, and improve the accuracy, consistency, and usefulness of supply chain reporting.
• Support process improvement, reporting standardization, workflow automation, and increased visibility across supply chain activities.
• Document reporting processes, data sources, assumptions, and standard work to support consistency and continuity.
• Provide backup support for supply planning and purchasing activities during absences, workload surges, or other coverage needs.
• Support supply chain projects, system improvements, and operational priorities across multiple facilities as required.

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Approximately 5–10 years of relevant experience in supply chain, materials management, manufacturing operations, purchasing, planning, analytics, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of supply planning, purchasing, inventory management, production requirements, supplier performance, and material‑flow processes.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment; experience supporting aerospace, defense, electronics, or another high‑reliability industry is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to recognize risk, identify root causes, and determine when escalation is required.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, conditional formulas, data validation, data manipulation, and report development.
• Experience using ERP or MRP systems and extracting, reconciling, and interpreting system‑generated data.
• Experience developing dashboards or using Power Query, Power BI, SQL, or similar data‑analysis and visualization tools is preferred.
• Familiarity with reporting automation, AI‑assisted analytics, or other emerging productivity tools is beneficial.
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven manufacturing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex findings clearly to operational and executive audiences.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, take ownership of recurring deliverables, and follow issues through resolution.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, analytics, operations, finance, or a related discipline preferred; equivalent relevant education and experience may be considered.

Position Profile

The ideal candidate is a versatile, detail‑oriented supply chain professional who is comfortable moving between data analysis, reporting, risk identification, issue resolution, operational coordination, and backup functional support. This position requires someone who can independently determine what the data is indicating—not simply produce reports—and use those insights to drive timely decisions and corrective action. Success in the role will require curiosity, follow‑through, sound operational judgment, and the ability to establish productive working relationships across functions and facilities.

Work Environment

Work is performed primarily in a professional office environment within an active manufacturing facility. The position requires regular interaction with employees across supply chain, manufacturing, engineering, quality, customer service, finance, and program management. The role involves extended periods of computer‑based data analysis and may require occasional presence in production, warehouse, shipping, or receiving areas. The employee must follow all applicable safety, security, and site procedures when working in manufacturing or operational areas.

Work Location and Travel

This is an on‑site position based at Spectrum Control’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility. Occasional travel or on‑site support may be required at other company facilities, including Delmar, Delaware; Frederick, Maryland; and Marlborough, Massachusetts. Travel and work at other facilities are expected to be infrequent and based on business needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60‑1.35(c)

Spectrum Control combines engineering expertise, innovation and manufacturing excellence to enable mission‑critical solutions. Designed to solve complex problems in signal modulation and transmission, Spectrum Control solutions enable high quality product performance in the military and government, space, commercial, aerospace, security, medical, industrial and communications industries. Through proven experience and innovation, Spectrum Control delivers reliable solutions for the most rugged environments in the world – and beyond. Our team works to understand each customer’s needs at every level, which leads to long‑term partnerships with our customers that transcend transactions and projects, helping to drive ongoing value at all levels of an organization. Spectrum Control operates by the following guiding principles: safety, integrity, respect, ethics, trust and continuous improvement. Spectrum Control is dedicated to delivering highly‑engineered, reliable products that help save, enhance and protect lives. The company employs a secure, trusted, innovative, empowered and resilient environment to collaborate across the organization to deliver impactful results to our customers. Founded in 1981, Spectrum Control brought together the power of several trusted brands and formed a uniquely capable partner for RF/microwave, electromagnetic, and security solutions. Over the past 70 years, the company’s engineers and technologists have led the way in creating high‑quality solutions for demanding environments everywhere. Today, Spectrum Control's team includes 1,300+ people working across 14 design/manufacturing centers in North America and Europe.