Senior materials analyst vs subcontract administrator

The differences between senior materials analysts and subcontract administrators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a senior materials analyst and a subcontract administrator. Additionally, a senior materials analyst has an average salary of $71,913, which is higher than the $65,686 average annual salary of a subcontract administrator.

The top three skills for a senior materials analyst include supply chain, materials management and MRP. The most important skills for a subcontract administrator are price analysis, purchase orders, and program management.

Senior materials analyst vs subcontract administrator overview

	Senior Materials Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Yearly salary	$71,913	$65,686
Hourly rate	$34.57	$31.58
Growth rate	-6%	-6%
Number of jobs	17,868	51,285
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	6	6

Senior materials analyst vs subcontract administrator salary

Senior materials analysts and subcontract administrators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Materials Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Average salary	$71,913	$65,686
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $91,000	Between $42,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	Milpitas, CA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	PVH	Urban Institute
Best paying industry	Energy	Technology

Differences between senior materials analyst and subcontract administrator education

There are a few differences between a senior materials analyst and a subcontract administrator in terms of educational background:

	Senior Materials Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Senior materials analyst vs subcontract administrator demographics

Here are the differences between senior materials analysts' and subcontract administrators' demographics:

	Senior Materials Analyst	Subcontract Administrator
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 61.4% Female, 38.6%	Male, 51.7% Female, 48.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% Asian, 7.8% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between senior materials analyst and subcontract administrator duties and responsibilities

Senior materials analyst example responsibilities.

Manage data gathering and processing of information to maintain and support Kanban production management systems.
Establish procedures that manage critical factors such as moisture sensitivity, electrostatic discharge, storeroom temperature and FIFO inventory staging system.
Develop Kanban and trigger base buying processes.
Assist with BOM audits and initial build validation efforts.
Serve as central interface between manufacturing, marketing and sales for logistics and any other customer service relate issues.
Generate make/buy analysis and implement any require changes in MRP tool.

Subcontract administrator example responsibilities.

Coordinate requirements and interface with other division personnel to accomplish timely and cost effective procurement of assign commodities.
Create moderate to complex RFP solicitations and provide additional proposal support including pricing reviews and source selection support.
Administer IDIQ contracts with multiple task orders.
Assist with FFP hardware subcontract in support of NSA contracts.
Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions, or modifications of DOD subcontracts.
Review and advice on matters of ITAR, FCPA, other Import/Export matters.

Senior materials analyst vs subcontract administrator skills

Common senior materials analyst skills

Supply Chain, 17%
Materials Management, 9%
MRP, 9%
Material Planning, 8%
Sigma, 7%
Inventory Control, 6%

Common subcontract administrator skills

Price Analysis, 11%
Purchase Orders, 8%
Program Management, 5%
Bid Packages, 5%
Non-Disclosure Agreements, 5%
DOD, 4%

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