2027 Supply Chain Intern

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history, from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work, and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

An internship at Northrop Grumman is unique. Sure, you'll learn new skills, explore our enterprise, network with experts, connect with thought leaders, and finish with a resume that opens doors. But you'll gain something even more valuable: pride in what you've done. Join us and launch your career. We'll support you with training, professional development and networking opportunities, and our shared vision of global security.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Intern for an internship opportunity. This position will be located at our Mission Systems sector in Linthicum, MD. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Global Supply Chain organization.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Actively monitor supplier delivery and quality performance tracking.
• Actively support functions to provide comprehensive business forecasting.
• Interface with Business Operations Manager to pull and analyze data for GSC Division.
• Coordinate with internal partners to develop competitive and non-competitive sourcing strategies.
• Understand and compare bids and proposals and place Purchase Orders.
• Understand and evaluate multiple supplier proposals to place compliant purchase orders.
• Extract, monitor, analyze and validate data and information from multiple sources.
• Develop engaging and collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal partners/customers to drive problem resolution.

Basic Qualifications

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be a student who is enrolled full-time and pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited college/university and will be enrolled full time in Fall 2027.
• Be majoring in Supply Chain Management, Business Management, Finance, Operations Management, or closely related discipline.
• Be available to work full-time (40 hours per week) for at least 10 weeks during summer 2027.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Should have a general understanding of Supply Chain Management principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher.
• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).
• Keen interest in Global Supply Chain functional group.
• Exposure or experience with Power BI, Tableau and Microsoft Office skills, including Excel formulas, pivot tables and PowerPoint.

Intern Pay Range

Bachelor's: $18.25 to $33.00 per hour

Master's: $26.25 to $41.50 per hour

At Northrop Grumman, our internship pay rates are standardized and take into account three main factors: the anticipated graduation date of the individual, the cost of labor of the geographic location, and whether the internship is considered technical or administrative.