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The intern's primary assignment is supporting the Buyer responsible for outside process (OSP) suppliers who perform surface processing and other special processes on hard-metal components. Working under the guidance of experienced team members, the intern will also learn production purchasing, MRO purchasing, and contracts administration, building practical skills in ERP/MRP systems, supplier management, and aerospace quality and compliance requirements.\nSchedule: Part-time internship, minimum 15 and maximum 28 hours per week, scheduled around the student's class load.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities\nPrimary Assignment: Outside Process (OSP) Supplier Support\nAssist the OSP Buyer in preparing and entering OSP purchase orders into the ERP system.\nTrack open OSP orders and parts at outside processors; follow up with suppliers on status, ship dates, and past-due items.\nMaintain OSP expedite and shortage reports, highlighting parts at risk to the production schedule.\nCoordinate with Shipping/Receiving on parts going out to and returning from outside processors.\nCollect and report supplier on-time delivery and quality data (rejections, non-conformances, corrective actions).\nVerify OSP cost and lead-time standards in the ERP system and flag discrepancies.\nResearch alternative OSP suppliers, gather quotes, and assemble bid comparisons for the Buyer’s review.\nLearning Opportunity: Production Purchasing\nLearn how materials and services are purchased to support short- and long-term production plans.\nObserve how buyers use blanket orders, volume discounts, and negotiation to make cost-effective purchases.\nLearn how suppliers are qualified to meet internal standards and end-customer requirements.\nGain exposure to inventory management and to project management of work transferred among suppliers.\nLearning Opportunity: MRO Purchasing\nLearn the sourcing and procurement of shop supplies, cutting tools, and miscellaneous expense items.\nUnderstand how PO changes are documented to prevent mismatched invoices and how purchasing records are maintained.\nLearn how vendor quality rejects are resolved to prevent recurrence.\nLearning Opportunity: Contracts Administration\nLearn how customer purchase orders and change orders are reviewed against quotes and long-term agreements (LTAs).\nObserve customer order entry in the ERP system and the use of customer portals to receive orders and download forecasts.\nGain awareness of contract terms and compliance requirements, including FAR, DFARS, EAR, and ITAR flowdowns.\nProfessional Development\nWork with an assigned mentor and participate in Purchasing staff meetings.\nComplete an improvement project in the supply chain area and present the results to management.\nDocument current procedures and suggest improvements.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nPosition Requirements\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.\nThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nEducation and Experience:\nCurrently enrolled in an accredited college or university with at least sophomore standing.\nPursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related Business degree.\nMust remain enrolled throughout the internship.\nPrior work experience in manufacturing, purchasing, or logistics is a plus but not required.\nInterest in a career in supply chain management and a strong desire to learn.\nKnowledge, Skills and Abilities:\nWorking knowledge of Microsoft Excel (sorting, filtering, basic formulas), Word, and Outlook.\nStrong attention to detail and organizational skills.\nClear, professional written and verbal communication.\nAbility to manage several open items at once and follow up until closed.\nBasic math and reading comprehension; ability to read and comprehend instructions, purchase orders, and procedures.\nAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.\nMust meet ITAR/EAR requirements (U.S. person status) for access to export-controlled technical data.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4392,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Manufacturing","Space & Aerospace","Aerospace Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-28T22:05:34Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":77,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":11,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:4","win:mid","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-09T06:03:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/verus-aerospace-supply-chain-intern","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/verus-aerospace-supply-chain-intern.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-09T17:24:37Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":950,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-10T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3867265},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3867265"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fverus-aerospace-supply-chain-intern"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fverus-aerospace-supply-chain-intern"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fverus-aerospace-supply-chain-intern"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/verus-aerospace-supply-chain-intern\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fverus-aerospace-supply-chain-intern"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3424835}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"verusaerospace.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3424835},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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