Global Procurement & Supply Chain Intern — Spring/Summer 2027

Oshkosh Corporation, Inc.; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh company, is offering a Global Procurement & Supply Chain Intern position for Summer 2027 in Oshkosh, WI. You will assist GPSC teams with purchasing, subcontracts, and supplier quality responsibilities across multiple assignments.

You will gain exposure to supplier selection, RFQs, pricing negotiations, and coordinating with engineering, program management, and suppliers. Travel to Oshkosh, WI is required for the internship.

Qualifications

• Student working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Economics, Logistics, or related field.
• Graduation date of December 2027 or later.
• Willing to travel or relocate to Oshkosh, WI for the Summer of 2027 (relocation assistance provided for those with a permanent address of greater than 50 miles from Oshkosh, WI).

Responsibilities

• Support commodity managers with supplier selection, pricing negotiations, and performance management including quarterly scorecards.
• Visit suppliers to understand their manufacturing processes, capabilities, capacity, and constraints.
• Work with tactical buyers on component flow into manufacturing plants, including SAP systems and Bill of Material updates.
• Manage supplier forecasts and communications regarding forecast changes, deadlines, and production updates.
• Administer RFQs and compare supplier quotations for pricing, lead times, and commercial terms.
• Visit suppliers to assess technical capabilities, capacity, quality systems, and certifications.
• Support supplier selection, pricing negotiations, and performance management including quarterly scorecards.
• Collaborate with engineering and program management to understand service requirements and project integration.
• Administer RFQs and compare supplier quotations for pricing, labor rates, and lead times.
• Issue purchase orders and review supplier invoices against contracted rates and deliverables.
• Provide onsite quality assurance support at high-impact supplier sites for the NGDV program.
• Participate in APQP, PPAP, and capacity verification activities in collaboration with lead SQE engineers.
• Support problem-solving efforts including containment actions and 8D resolution of supplier quality issues.
• Shadow SQE engineers during supplier visits to validate corrective actions and assess capabilities.
• May support functional validation trials of supplier parts at assembly plants.

Skills

Purchasing

Subcontracts

Supplier Quality

SAP systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Economics, Logistics, or related field

Graduation date of December 2027 or later

Tools

SAP

Job description

Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh company, is offering a Global Procurement & Supply Chain Intern position for Summer 2027 in Oshkosh, WI. You will assist GPSC teams with purchasing, subcontracts, and supplier quality responsibilities across multiple assignments.

You will gain exposure to supplier selection, RFQs, pricing negotiations, and coordinating with engineering, program management, and suppliers. Travel to Oshkosh, WI is required for the internship.