Subcontracts Intern: Global Procurement & Negotiations

Oshkosh Corporation; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 51,000; Part time

Job summary

Oshkosh Corporation's Oshkosh Defense is seeking a Subcontracts Intern to support Global Procurement and Supply Chain (GPSC) teams with negotiations, supplier selection, pricing, and performance management. You will learn how service pricing ties to project budgets and collaborate across engineering and program management to integrate subcontracted work into product development timelines.

This Spring/Summer 2027 internship offers exposure to RFQs, SOW amendments, and supplier communications,

Qualifications

• Student working towards a Bachelor's degree with graduation after December 2027.
• Willing to travel or relocate to Oshkosh, WI for Summer 2027; relocation assistance within 50 miles.

Responsibilities

• Support subcontract administrators with negotiations, supplier selection, pricing, forecasts, and performance management, including quarterly scorecard reviews and corrective actions.
• Learn how service pricing (labor rates, NRE, milestone payments) connects to project budgets, scope tasks, and broader financial decisions.
• Take ownership of certain service suppliers and actively manage their pricing and scope with mentorship.
• Visit suppliers to understand their technical capabilities, capacity, quality systems, certifications, and potential constraints.
• Support subcontract administrators in ensuring appropriate compliance documentation is on file.
• Work with engineering, program management and other cross functional teams to understand service requirements, deliverables, and how subcontracted work integrates into product development timelines.
• Help coordinate scope changes, SOW amendments, and technical requirement updates.
• Support the subcontract administrator in supplier communications regarding schedule changes, milestone deliverables, technical reviews, and project updates.
• Identify and implement AI and digital tools that can improve purchasing-team efficiency.
• Administer RFQs by sending technical packages and SOWs to suppliers, collecting quotations and comparing pricing, labor rates, lead times, and terms.
• Learn how to issue purchase orders and subcontracts for services, ensuring accuracy in pricing, scope, and terms; review and validate supplier invoices and coordinate with Finance.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Multi-tasking

Time management

Education

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

Job description

Oshkosh Corporation's Oshkosh Defense is seeking a Subcontracts Intern to support Global Procurement and Supply Chain (GPSC) teams with negotiations, supplier selection, pricing, and performance management. You will learn how service pricing ties to project budgets and collaborate across engineering and program management to integrate subcontracted work into product development timelines.

This Spring/Summer 2027 internship offers exposure to RFQs, SOW amendments, and supplier communications,