Location: Hurn, Christchurch
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for 2x Supply Chain Analyst Graduates to start their career with Draken. In this role, you will provide analytical, reporting and data management support across the supply chain, offering a great opportunity for recent graduates or early-career professionals with strong analytical skills to develop within a governed, data-driven supply chain environment.
- Maintain Aerotrac master data, including lead times, preferred suppliers, unit costs, part classifications, reorder points and safety stock.
- Support the enforcement of data governance standards, ensuring accuracy and consistency of data inputs.
- Analyse forecast accuracy and inventory performance, including availability, stock levels, usage trends, returns and task card part completeness.
- Identify anomalies, data gaps and process improvement opportunities.
- Produce weekly operational reports, monthly performance dashboards and quarterly KPI summaries.
- Support reporting requirements across governance forums, audit activity and wider supply chain performance reviews.
- Assist with maintaining forecast datasets and preparing data for forecasting and parameter setting.
- Work with Materials Planning Analysts to improve forecast outputs and support best practice processes.
- Clean, validated and reliable master data.
- Accurate KPI dashboards, reports and performance summaries.
- Clear inventory and performance analysis outputs.
- Data sets that support forecasting, planning and purchasing activity.
- Practical insight that helps improve supply chain performance and governance.
- A degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Computing, Mathematics or a related analytical field.
- Strong analytical and numerical capability, with the ability to interpret data and identify trends.
- Excellent attention to detail and a focus on data accuracy.
- Proficiency in Excel is essential; experience with Access would be advantageous.
- A willingness to learn, develop and build capability within supply chain and materials management.
- Good communication, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
This role offers the opportunity to build your career in a mission-focused aviation and defence organisation, working closely with experienced supply chain and materials management professionals. You will gain exposure to forecasting, inventory analysis, reporting and data governance while contributing to operational readiness and continuous improvement.
Our employee values
Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings. A range of perspective and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all.
At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect.
We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications.
In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.
