Senior Supply Chain Operations Analyst

Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

At CesiumAstro, we are developers and pioneers of out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows us to learn, develop, and engage across our organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, CesiumAstro is the place for you. We are actively seeking passionate, collaborative, energetic, and forward-thinking individuals to join our team.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Maintain and improve the enterprise Approved Supplier List (ASL), including supplier qualifications, certifications, approved capabilities, manufacturing locations, and supporting records.

- Develop standardized supplier onboarding, qualification, approval, and requalification processes that strengthen supplier governance and data accuracy.

- Coordinate with Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Quality, Engineering, and Compliance to evaluate supplier capabilities, support approval decisions, and maintain supplier qualification requirements.

- Conduct supplier assessments, site visits, and operational due diligence to evaluate manufacturing capabilities, production capacity, operational readiness, and future growth requirements.

- Review supplier certifications, regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and quality standards to identify compliance gaps and potential supply chain risks.

- Track supplier risks, assessment findings, corrective actions, and resolution activities while coordinating with functional stakeholders to address identified concerns.

- Support implementation of a structured Grow, Sustain, and Exit supplier management framework based on supplier capabilities, performance, risk, and business requirements.

- Analyze supplier performance involving quality, on-time delivery (OTD), responsiveness, capacity, and supply continuity to identify trends and improvement opportunities.

- Prepare supplier scorecards, performance dashboards, and recurring supplier reviews while coordinating improvement plans and supplier transitions as needed.

- Analyze supplier, procurement, inventory, and operational data to identify performance gaps, supply constraints, material risks, and improvement opportunities.

- Design scalable supplier governance workflows, reporting dashboards, data validation controls, and performance measures that strengthen operational visibility and consistency.

- Partner with Enterprise Systems and cross-functional stakeholders to implement improvements to supplier data management, ERP workflows, reporting processes, and supply chain operations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, Engineering, Logistics, or a related field with 5–8 years of related experience, or Master's degree in a related field with 3–6 years of related experience in supplier management, supplier qualification, supply chain operations, procurement, supplier quality, compliance, supply chain analytics, or a related discipline.

- Strong knowledge of supplier management, supplier qualification, supply chain operations, procurement, and supplier performance practices.

- In-depth understanding of Approved Supplier List (ASL) governance, supplier onboarding, due diligence, qualification requirements, and supplier lifecycle management.

- Proficiency in evaluating supplier capabilities, certifications, manufacturing capacity, operational readiness, compliance requirements, and supply chain risks.

- Understanding of supplier perform