MBA Intern - Global Procurement (Summer 2025)

Early careers take off with United! We’ve been recognized as both a top employer for Gen Z talent by Handshake and a top 100 internship program by Yellow and WayUp. Interns at United enjoy a wealth of benefits, including a robust mentorship program, exclusive travel privileges, and engaging social events to help foster a vibrant and connected community of early career professionals. Our program is designed to empower you with the skills and connections necessary to launch a successful career. We hope you join us at United, where your contributions will take flight and your career journey will soar.

We believe that inclusion helps us thrive and grow at United across our collaborative Finance teams consisting of Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Treasury, Global Procurement, Controllership, Investor Relations and more. These teams provide the financial fuel that keeps our operation running from providing detailed analyses of financial planning, performance, and forecasts to managing our investments and financial strategies. Our Finance team plays an integral role in making our airline profitable and successful by meeting our financial goals.

The Global Sourcing organization at United Airlines is responsible for procuring goods and services and developing/maintaining relationships with third-party providers with the objective of reducing total cost and risk to the company while improving levels of quality, service, and technology.

The Global Procurement MBA Intern will support United’s Global Sourcing teams with critical initiatives including but not limited to operational improvements, automation, contract reviews, supporting strategic sourcing events, creating/reporting procurement metrics, analytics/reporting and system updates/improvements. This position will focus on providing insights and analysis for different procurement activities such as the development of spend analytics, supply market analysis, RFP creation/analysis, etc. The goal of these activities is to gain real total cost of ownership (TCO) savings and driving process efficiencies.

• Support Strategic Sourcing activities (RFX, market research, spend analysis etc.)
• Act as a consultant and support process-improvement initiatives for the Global Sourcing department; Process map current-state processes and develop standardized future-state processes in partnership with several partners
• Support development of an enterprise-level spend cube (3rd party spend analytics)
• Support development of the Third-party Risk Management program

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.

· Must be a candidate for master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) graduating in Winter 2025 or Spring 2026

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship now and in the future

· Minimum 3 years of prior work experience

· Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Economics, Engineering, or another related field

· Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Shown social skills and able to adapt to a fast-paced, changing environment

· Ability to take charge and drive initiatives

· Organized, meticulous, thorough and professional

· Standout colleague with a positive demeanor and a focus on business issues

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience creating Excel Macros or other automation scripts
• Prior experience in strategic sourcing
• Prior work/internship experience in, Procurement, Supply Chain, financial and/or statistical analysis
• Certifications in Supply Chain/Procurement related field preferred
• Basic knowledge of strategic sourcing, contract terms, contingent labor, and/or labor services
• Understanding of financial and operational metrics
• Basic understanding of IT labor functions and IT services
• Knowledge of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concepts and strategic Procurement process

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