Long-term Internship - Procurement

Airbus•Columbus, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Long-term Intern to join our Procurement team based in either Grand Prairie, TX or Columbus, MS. In this role, you’ll support the Procurement team in the Data Management Group (DMG) Ticket Process and SharePoint, strategic and operational procurement areas. He will help in the organization of information between the 3-procurement department such as DMG ticket and propose some process improvement. Meet the Team: The Procurement team's mission is to acquire indirect goods and services for Airbus commercial aircraft and helicopters, playing a major role in generating value and contributing to the overall competitiveness of the company. Our team members ensure on-time delivery and on-quality of equipment and systems, drawing on their expertise in Industrial, Operations & Quality Management, and strong relationship building skills to problem-solve and proactively mitigate supply chain issues. Your Working Environment: Grand Prairie, TX A suburb just outside the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is home to Airbus Helicopters U.S. regional headquarters, where we have more than 1,000 employees. Check out one of the seven professional sports teams that also call Dallas home - you may even see a special, custom Airbus helicopter dedicated to the Dallas Cowboys flying during home games. Columbus, MS On the eastern border of Mississippi you’ll find Columbus, home to our Helicopter manufacturing and assembly lines and Center of Excellence for the entire North America region. It’s here that we produce the UH-72A Lakota Helicopters for the U.S. Army in addition to the H-125 aircraft for civil and commercial customers.

Requirements

Must be currently local to DFW, TX metro or Columbus, MS areas as this is a long-term, onsite internship opportunity
Current college student majoring in Business or other Purchasing related major
Evidence of Completion of data analytics and/or supply chain project
Able to work in the US without a current or future need for visa sponsorship
Organized
Team Player
Data Analytics
Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form in English
Good writing skills
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) or Google equivalents
Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visits, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor.
Ability to work in the US without current, or future, need of visa sponsorship/work authorization is required for this position.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Purchasing
Negotiation skills
Experience with SAP

Responsibilities

Assist Strategic Buyers in DMG ticket process and data research regarding parts
Assist and provide support to each commodity buyer in the Operational Procurement department.
Assist the strategic buyers in organizing the DMG tickets, organizing the DMG tickets per program/platform or per part family (i.e. composite, sheet metal, hydroforming, etc.).
Perform parts research in SAP or with internal customers such as historical data (price, lead-time, consumption, etc.), price validity, forecast, etc.
Give research information to the strategic buyer, which will help in requests to the suppliers.
Help strategic buyers with obtaining Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) from suppliers
Monitor contract expirations and renewals in SAP
Assist the strategic buyer in sending requests for quotes to vendors.
Request and follow up on annual price updates which would be assigned by the DMG
Assist in researching prices on different materials associated with DMG requests assigned to the commodity buyers.
Assist strategic buyers in Small Business Administration (SBA) Requirements
Assist Operational Buyers in data research regarding material receipts
Develop and update material receipt tracker to manage open actions within the procurement department.
Present findings to the business owners.
Create Purchase Orders – maintaining costs, OTD, etc
Support in updating the supplier confirmations in PO.
Support as back up to follow up on open PO status.
Review, pull and analyze data for Open Order meetings with suppliers.
Support in the data collection of KPI.
Help Strategic Buyers to store contract / Price agreement / DMG information into Procurement SharePoint
Help to organize Strategic Procurement data in SharePoint
Digitize all procurement documentation
Collect and analyse data to streamline the process.
Assist Procurement Department heads in proposing solution to improve the DMG ticket process
Other duties as assigned.