Intern - Vendor Performance Management (Summer 2027)

Alaska Airlines•HI-Honolulu, HI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air offer interns hands-on experience on visible projects that affect guests and the business, along with opportunities to network with employees and company leaders through intern events and programming. This full-time, 12-week internship is for summer 2027 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Candidates who are not already in the internship city must relocate for the internship. Interns receive unlimited standby travel benefits during the internship. The internship is intended to provide skill development and work experience; it does not guarantee future employment or a relevant role after the internship. The Vendor Performance Management intern will support the integration and management of supplier performance across Hawaiian and Alaska portfolios. The role contributes to a combined vendor matrix, supplier scorecards and dashboards, standardized documentation, cross-functional coordination, and research into industry practices. The intern is expected to embody the company’s values: own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Requirements

Be working toward a bachelor’s degree focused on Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.
Have junior or higher academic standing at the time of application.
Have a high school diploma or equivalent.
Be at least 18 years old.
Be authorized to work in the United States.
Have strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Be proficient with Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
Have strong verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior internship, academic project, or coursework related to supply chain, procurement, or material management.
Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau, or with databases.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret and present data clearly.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team and across multiple stakeholders.
Interest in aviation, aerospace, or transportation industries.
Exposure to project management concepts or tools such as MS Project, Asana, or Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

Gather, validate, and analyze supplier data across Hawaiian and Alaska portfolios to help develop and organize a combined vendor matrix.
Support preparation of scorecards, dashboards, and reporting tools to measure supplier performance in areas such as on-time delivery, quality, cost, and service.
Participate in cross-functional meetings, including with Supply Chain, Procurement, and Maintenance & Engineering, to capture vendor-performance updates and integration-related action items.
Help create standardized documentation and templates, including EBR/QBR materials and vendor profiles, to support consistency across the combined organization.
Research and benchmark industry best practices for vendor performance management to support process improvement and innovation.