Boeing - Commercial Intern - 12 Month Internship 2024

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Position Overview:

We are looking for a commercial intern within the Boeing Defence United Kingdom Vertical Lift Commercial Team. The position is based in Gosport reporting to the Vertical Lift Head of Commercial. In this role, you will work closely with appointed Commercial team members to experience a variety of aspects of their role initially through job shadowing before taking on responsibilities to support undertaking the commercial role through a mix of supervised activities and independent responsibilities.  

The Vertical Lift business area comprises a mixture of proposals and contracted programmes to support UK-operated Chinook and Apache fleets. Here you will work with teams who support frontline operations for complex helicopters in a challenging but exciting environment.

Position responsibilities:

• Support proposal development and negotiation for contract change proposals
• Manage administration of the change process
• Shadow meetings with the external customer
• Attend routine and ad-hoc meeting with internal programme stakeholders to address contract deliverables, manage progress of activities, and resolve issues as they arise
• Excellent record-keeping and commercial administration of all aspects of contracts
• Learn the various approaches to problem-solving under contract, from evaluating and stating contractual positions to creating innovative commercial solutions
• Build excellent working relationships, and develop good business judgment to protect the business, support customer needs and deliver value-for-money solutions
• Review, interpretation, negotiation and application of contractual terms about programme activities
• Supported by other members of the Commercial team, identify risks, opportunities, improvement initiatives and work with stakeholders to leverage best outcomes

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Studying at a degree level in Business, Law, Finance or similar. No Minimum degree grade or GPA score required
• Confidence and willingness to present and host meetings
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders of all levels
• To have forward-thinking mindset and self-motivated
• Effective communication skills
• Attention to detail and high focus on quality outputs
• To be inclusive and enthusiastic

Export Control Requirements: Not an export control position

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not accept unlawful discrimination in our recruitment or employment practices on any grounds including but not limited to; race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military and veteran status, or other characteristics covered by applicable law.

We have teams in more than 65 countries, and each person plays a role in helping us become one of the world’s most innovative, diverse and inclusive companies. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. Applicants are encouraged to share with our recruitment team any accommodations required during the recruitment process. Accommodations may include but are not limited to conducting interviews in accessible locations that accommodate mobility needs, encouraging candidates to bring and use any existing assistive technology such as screen readers and offering flexible interview formats such as virtual or phone interviews.

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