CO-OP Student (Contracting Services Department, 16-70) (January-June 2025)

Position Description

The Contracting Services Department at MIT Lincoln Laboratory currently has two open co-op positions for a Business Analyst. The co-op term will run from January 2025 – June 2025. The Business Analyst will be a member of the Business Systems/Analytics Team within the Contracting Services Department. This individual will assist the Business Systems/Analytics Team with design, development and administration of an integrated set of e-Procurement initiatives including B2B supplier catalogs; online competitive bidding tools, procurement cards and other automated systems and initiatives in support of the Laboratory’s procurement function.

The selected candidate will identify customer requirements and perform the required administrative tasks, research and data analysis to make decisions and obtain stakeholder input and concurrence in support of assigned projects. This individual must have strong business acumen and analytical skills in addition to demonstrated experience working with various types of data using spreadsheets and other business applications. Familiarity and/or experience with ERP/MRP concepts, B2B systems and other e-procurement methods is a plus. May lead projects as assigned.

 Duties include:

• Working to establish and implement standardized business processes, interfacing with Laboratory IT Staff and various Laboratory stakeholders as required
• Helping to develop and enhance business intelligence required to drive procurement and materials management functions and support acquisition strategy for the Contracting Services Department
• Helping to communicate new policies and procedures impacting the department and Laboratory
• Assisting with the development of e-Commerce and Stockroom Auto-replenishment capabilities
• Analyzing the Laboratory’s current materials management practices, policies and procedures and benchmarking against those in Industry to support ongoing development of departmental and Laboratory acquisition strategy
• Documenting business needs, analyzing current system capabilities and identifying gaps between business needs and existing functionality; help design and document solutions as needed
• Executing standard queries and ad-hoc reports as required

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program preferably in Business Administration, Math/Economics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field required
• Strong Analytical/computer skills, a developed skill set with MS Word and Excel is required
• Demonstrated track record of effectively working with highly detailed documents
• Demonstrated capabilities in presenting ideas written and orally are required
• Must be able to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
• Experience/familiarity with SAP/R3/SRM, and Microsoft Project is a plus

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level DoD security clearance.

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information; U.S. citizenship is required.

Requisition ID: 41585