Title:
Intern - Procurement & Supply Chain Management (Summer 2024)
KBR Government Solutions delivers full life cycle professional and technical solutions that improve operational readiness and drive innovation. Our solutions help ensure mission success on land, air, sea, space and cyberspace for the Department of Defense, intelligence community, NASA and other federal agencies. KBR’s areas of expertise include engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity.
Our people make the world a more productive, efficient and fascinating place. And that’s only the beginning.
KBR is complying with the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement and as such KBR will require that all U.S. employees be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment. To ensure compliance, all employees described will need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination on or before their start date. In accordance with U.S. law and if applicable, KBR will provide disability-based reasonable accommodations, medical exceptions, and religion-based reasonable accommodations.
Will be exposed to and have to opportunity to learn about:
The development and fulfillment of contract requirements in the bidding, purchase, or delivery of equipment, materials, products, or services.
Materials Team:
•Assist in maintaining accurate inventory records, including tracking materials usage and stock levels.
•Participate in the material planning process, including forecasting and analysis of material needs.
•Learn to handle the material inspection and quality control process. •Learn to manage and update the procurement system and databases.
Procurement Team:
•Assist in sourcing new suppliers and evaluating their capabilities.
•Learn to conduct supplier assessments and negotiations.
•Learn to manage the procurement process
•Learn to evaluate supplier performance and implement corrective actions.
Proposal Team:
•Assist in preparing proposals for new projects, including the procurement strategy and pricing.
•Participate in bid evaluations and negotiations with suppliers.
•Learn to develop procurement plans and schedules for proposals.
Vendor Management:
•Learn to manage supplier relationships, including conducting regular meetings and evaluations.
•Assist in monitoring supplier performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).
•Learn to identify and manage supplier risks and implement mitigation plans.
Expediting:
•Learn to monitor supplier progress and delivery schedules.
•Assist in tracking and expediting deliveries to meet project deadlines.
•Learn to manage the documentation and communication process with suppliers and project teams.
Logistics:
•Assist in managing transportation and logistics, including coordinating shipments and tracking deliveries.
•Learn to manage customs and export procedures.
•Learn to handle the import and export documentation process.
Administering production control, inventory control, shipping and receiving of materials.
Checking parts and materials for damage and verifying quantity, part number, and serial number of shipped items.
Recording and preparing status reports of requested and received items. Managing the delivery of functional objectives.
Processing and coordinating movement of procurement of materials from suppliers and distribution of materials to customers.
Compliance:
•Learn to ensure compliance with the full range of procurement and administration activities associated with subcontracting.
•Learn to maintain, track and report multiple programs and efforts such as Internal Audits, Training, Closeouts and Government reporting requirements.
Preferred: recently graduated or currently enrolled in a four-year undergraduate degree program at an accredited academic institution pursuing a degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Distribution, Transportation, or Procurement.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.