Intern, Procurement

L3Harris • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

As a procurement intern, you will assist the Purchasing organization in maintaining strategic alliances and supplier partnerships. You will request information, proposals, and quotes from suppliers; analyze responses; justify procurements; and place purchase orders. You will help streamline order fulfillment to support supplier quality and timely delivery against performance metrics. The role also involves communicating with vendors, applying the company’s Terms and Conditions, and ensuring compliance with corporate policies. You will help assess supplier capabilities, participate in risk assessments, escalate issues to management, and recommend appropriate actions.

The position is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Its 9/80 schedule involves working 9 out of every 14 days, totaling 80 hours, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in supply chain management, Logistics Management, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Operations Management, General Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Procure materials, equipment, supplies, services, and commodity products.
• Evaluate costs and analyze supplier bids to attain the best overall value.
• Negotiate price, delivery, and quality of products and services, and determine supplier selections.
• Track purchase orders through reports; work matched exceptions, open commitments, receiving discrepancies, returns, supplier discrepancies, and problem reports or supplier corrective-action responses.
• Interface with receiving and accounting to resolve issues.
• Manage supplier relationships through the acquisition process.
• Confer with suppliers to identify factors affecting competitive total cost of ownership, consistent with quality, reliability, and the ability to meet required schedules.
• Evaluate root causes and corrective actions with suppliers regarding late-delivery performance.
• Interpret FAR, DFAR, and ITAR laws, rules, and regulations regarding import/export control certifications and licenses.
• Request information, proposals, and quotes from suppliers; analyze responses; justify procurements; and place purchase orders.
• Help streamline order fulfillment to support supplier quality and timely delivery against performance metrics.
• Communicate with vendors, apply the company’s Terms and Conditions, and ensure compliance with corporate policies.
• Help assess supplier capabilities, participate in risk assessments, escalate issues to management, and recommend appropriate actions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern