Lockheed Martin's Supplier Quality team is looking for a Staff Data Analyst to turn supplier data into clear, impactful insights. This hybrid role based in Grand Prairie, TX focuses on collecting, cleansing, and analyzing supplier quality data, building dashboards, and translating findings into actionable stories that reduce risk and drive continuous improvement across the enterprise.
Responsibilities
- Identify, ingest, and validate internal & external supplier quality data sources (Apriso and S/4).
- Maintain data quality pipelines; resolve data integrity issues within the systems.
- Document data lineage, data dictionary definitions, and change control procedures for all quality related datasets.
- Perform statistical analysis (control charts, hypothesis testing, regression) to detect trends, root causes, and early warning signals in supplier quality performance.
- Build and maintain interactive dashboards (Tableau/Power BI) that surface key quality KPIs such as DPMO, First Pass Yield, Supplier On Time Delivery and Quality Scorecard.
- Translate complex analytical findings into concise narratives, executive briefings, and visual story boards for non-technical stakeholders (program managers, sourcing, engineering).
- Define, track, and report on the Supplier Quality KPI portfolio.
- Provide ad hoc data extracts and analysis for supplier audits, risk assessments, and continuous improvement projects.
- Partner with Supplier Quality Engineers, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT to prioritize analytical requests and align data solutions with business goals.
- Lead small scale data project initiatives (e.g., automating NCR trend reporting) and coordinate resources to meet cost and schedule targets.
- Coach cross functional teams on data interpretation best practices and promote a data driven culture within the Supplier Quality organization.
- Provide secondary support for Central Supplier Quality (CSQ) Core Operations such as ZQUALs, PO Overrides, QR text key changes and system troubleshooting.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required for access to classified supplier systems.
- 5+ years of professional data-analysis experience and a related bachelor's degree or equivalent combined education/experience.
- Advanced Excel (Power Query, pivot tables, VBA).
- Tableau (dashboard creation, data-source integration).
- SQL for querying relational databases.
- Power BI or creating interactive data visualization dashboards.
- Familiarity with supplier-quality frameworks (ISO 9001/AS 9100).
- Communication - Proven ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences and produce clear documentation (data-flow diagrams, process maps).
Technologies
- Apriso
- SAP S/4
- Tableau
- Power BI
- SQL
- Excel (Power Query, Pivot Tables, VBA)
- Python
- R
- ISO 9001
- AS 9100
Benefits
- Flexible scheduling options
- Competitive pay
- Comprehensive benefits
Why join us
The ideal candidate is collaborative, analytical, and dedicated to fostering a data-driven culture within Supplier Quality. This role offers high-impact visibility across the enterprise and opportunities to partner with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives. Lockheed Martin supports work-life balance with flexible scheduling options.
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY
- Location: Grand Prairie, TX (hybrid). This position may also be located in Orlando, FL or Dallas, TX.
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Experienced Professional
SECURITY CLEARANCE STATEMENT
This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
CLEARANCE LEVEL
Secret
BUSINESS UNIT
MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL
CAREER AREA
QA/Test and Inspection
TYPE
Full-Time
SHIFT
First
RELOCATION AVAILABLE
No
ABILITY TO WORK REMOTELY
Part-time Remote Telework: The employee selected for this position will work part of their work schedule remotely and part of their work schedule at a designated Lockheed Martin facility. The specific weekly schedule will be discussed during the hiring process.
WORK SCHEDULES
Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide additional time away from the office and are in addition to Paid Time off benefits.
SCHEDULE FOR THIS POSITION
4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
