Supply Chain Management Intern (Vertical Lift) - 12 Month Placement

Company:

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited

Position overview:

This post is for a Supply Chain Intern (Vertical Lift) to work within the Supply Chain function in Boeing Defence UK (BDUK) in Gosport. BDUK is a subsidiary of the Boeing Company and currently employs over 1,200 people in the UK. BDUK is responsible for delivering several exciting contracts to our UK defence customers including E-7 AEW&C, P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft, C4ISR Services, and Through Life Support for the Chinook & Apache Fleets, Logistic Information Services and Training Services.

Position responsibilities:

• Day-to-day support and management of assigned parts, liaison with internal and external customers of demand priority/criticality of a Programme in the UK.
• Utilise reporting to address any actions. This includes, but is not limited to: New Buys, Excess Requests and Allocations. Analysing Target Stock Levels, Consumption Data and Condemnation Rates for individual parts.
• Work in alignment with contractual KPIs supporting key supplier activities, developing best practice to support effective contractual execution.
• Supporting Risk, Issue and Opportunity, identification and project management for process improvements and cost reduction initiatives.
• Review all inputs into the demand forecasting tool.
• Supporting UK sourcing strategy.
• Negotiating pricing and terms.
• Stakeholder management.
• Preparing and issuing contracting documentation including raising RFQ, RFI’s and Purchase Orders.
• Managing supplier and functional performance targets.
• Supporting Risk, Issue and Opportunity, identification and project management for process improvements and cost reduction initiatives.