Procurement Year in Industry Intern

A Truly Global Business 

Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £3.35bn. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050! 

Making a Difference 

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation! Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.

At our GKN Filton site, we specialise in the design and manufacture of large complex structural wing assemblies, detailed metallic components and wing systems for a combination of both civil and military aircraft. We have an new exciting and career defining opportunity for a Procurement Year in Industry Intern to join us for 1 year to work on multiple projects. 

Working within the Global Indirect Commodity Procurement team, this role will be accountable for supporting the development and implementing of Maintenance & repair commodity strategies, through analysing procurement and contractual data, recommending project priorities and engaging with Sites & Suppliers to support and/or deliver projects which leverage GKN Aerospace’s spend to deliver significant annual improvements in cost and working capital.

How You'll Contribute

• Establish data/fact driven analysis of potential opportunities for Global Indirect procurement activities 
• Work with Internal stakeholders to communicate and gain buy in/ support to projects.
• Provide analysis & information to Managers / Stakeholders on plans and benefits of actions
• Make and justify recommendations on way forward for projects
• Work closely with Supplier representatives to gather data and define options for continuous improvement
• Support key negotiation activities by commodity team members with senior level representatives of Suppliers to deliver benefits to business 
• As part of sourcing team support Requests For Proposal / Auction activities within maintenance & repair commodities across GKN Aerospace.
• Support RFP Analysis and with stakeholders make recommendations 
• Support implementation of projects / contracts into sites
• Create review process for specific projects within areas of responsibility Understand market trends to support future activities in the commodities

What You'll Bring

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

• Strong analytical skills
• project management capabilities
• communication skills

Desirable:

• Knowledge of procurement activities
• Engineering knowledge
• Ability to engage stakeholders across other functions / regions / sites
• Working within a cross site cross function environment
• Willingness to challenge the status quo to find benefits / opportunities
• Capability for autonomous working under project guidelines
• Self-motivated

What We'll Offer

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible working hours 
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment 

As well as a competitive package we’ll offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! We’ll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. That’s the beauty of being part of a global business, once you’re on board you never know where you career journey may take you!