Job Description:
Start date: 19 July 2027
Location: Portsmouth
Duration: 12 months
Applications close on 6 November 2026 !
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Benefits:
Salary: £24,500
37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working options available depending on the role // Half day Fridays!* // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
*subject to completing full hours prior to this
About us:
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Procurement team for a Project Supply Manager (PSM) intern. The role is in the Procurement Department supporting the Space Digital Business line in Airbus Defence and Space.
Space Digital delivers, operates and maintains many critical communication systems for our customers around the world and at home in the UK.
Join a diverse team supporting Space Digital Procurement. The team is based over 2 sites in the UK plus France and Germany. We are known for being adaptive in our approach, supporting a customer centric Programme Unit.
The team supports multiple National and International customers enabling them to have communication systems that they can rely on when everything else around them is failing.
What you will be doing:
As a successful candidate, during your placement you will work in a project/bid facing role, providing solutions for their external purchasing requirements. By sourcing external goods / services you will be a critical part of the project/bid team ensuring a successful, On Quality, On Time and On Cost outcome.
The Project Supply Manager (PSM) is responsible for:
This is an exciting first role to start your career, which will give you the opportunity to engage and learn about many business functions.
Requirements:
Our placements are open to Undergraduates only . Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.
Your application should include a CV along with a Cover Letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role.
Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:
This Job Request will be allocated to the projected Joint-Venture scope towards a leading European player in space.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.
Contact
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Company:
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type:
Internship
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Experience Level:
Student
Job Family:
Sourcing, Buying and Ordering
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