Long-term Internship - Strategic Procurement

Airbus•Columbus, MS

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a Long-term Intern (multi-semester) to join our Procurement Team based in either Grand Prairie, TX or Columbus, MS. The Main task of the intern position is to support the Strategic Buyer and the Grand Prairie Procurement team in the Data Management Group (DMG) Ticket Process and SharePoint. He will help in the organization of information between the 3 procurement department such as DMG ticket and propose some process improvement. 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.

Requirements

Must be currently local to the DFW metro or Columbus, MS area as this is a multi-semester, onsite work experience
Current college student majoring in Business or other Purchasing related major
Evidence of Completion of data analytics and/or supply chain project
Organized
Team Player
Data Analytics
Proficient in English
Good writing skills
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
Able to work in the US without a current or future need for visa sponsorship

Nice To Haves

Experience in Purchasing
Negotiation skills
SAP knowledge

Responsibilities

Assist Strategic Buyers in DMG ticket process and data research regarding parts: 80%
Assist and provide support to each commodity buyer in the Strategic 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.
SharePoint storage: 10%
Help Strategic Buyers to store contract / Price agreement / DMG information into Procurement SharePoint
Help to organize Strategic Procurement data in SharePoint
Continuous Process Improvement: 10%
Collect and analyze data to streamline the process.
Assist Procurement Department heads in proposing solution to improve the DMG ticket process
Other duties as assigned.