Procurement Internship: Cost Analysis & Supplier Collaboration

Textron; Troy (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Textron's Kautex internship in Troy, MI invites students pursuing a bachelor's in Purchasing, Business Administration, or Supply Chain to join the procurement team. You'll assist with cost analysis of key bought-in products, help the team understand component pricing, and support program purchasing and commodity leads.

You will work with engineering, sales, and other functions to develop cost-reduction ideas, create purchase orders and scheduling agreements, and participate in tooling cost

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's with a focus in Purchasing, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics.
• Experience in automotive industry preferred.
• Knowledge in value-, design-, and price analysis.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the cost analysis and cost understanding of main bought-in products.
• Ensure the understanding of component pricing within the organization.
• Assist Program Purchasing and Commodity Leads to understand costs associated with quality / part design / supply chain.
• Support innovative, cost-conscious solutions together with Purchasing, Engineering, Sales and other program functions.
• Write contracts for bought-in products and responsible for creating Purchase Orders and Scheduling Agreement.
• Drive use of cost estimation tools e.g. through training of Buyers worldwide.
• Develop cost reduction ideas through close collaboration with different functions within the organization.
• Generate total landed costs improvements through initialization of workshops at suppliers.
• Identify and execute cost optimizations within the commodities.
• Understand the tooling cost for bought-in components.
• Execute tooling audits and evaluate deviation between invoiced and KT estimated cost

Skills

Value Analysis

Design Analysis

Price Analysis

Learning on the Fly

Dealing with Ambiguity

Drive for Results

Organization

Compassion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Purchasing, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics

Tools

SAP

E-Matrix

Sharepoint

Job description

Textron's Kautex internship in Troy, MI invites students pursuing a bachelor's in Purchasing, Business Administration, or Supply Chain to join the procurement team. You'll assist with cost analysis of key bought-in products, help the team understand component pricing, and support program purchasing and commodity leads.

You will work with engineering, sales, and other functions to develop cost-reduction ideas, create purchase orders and scheduling agreements, and participate in tooling cost