Dodge Center, Minnesota, USA
3 days ago
Purchasing Intern (Summer 2025)

About McNeilus, an Oshkosh Company

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Inc. is committed to serving everyday heroes and is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of refuse truck bodies. McNeilus produces a complete line of high-performance rear load, front load, and automated side load refuse bodies to augment any refuse collection fleet. Our team members are critical in our mission of supporting waste warriors and keeping communities safe and clean.

SUMMARY 

The intern position would provide a hybrid of Purchasing and Sourcing support within our Global Procurement Supply Chain (GPSC) team.  

  

YOUR IMPACT 

This role will be responsible for the setup and maintaining existing suppliers within the Pierce database.  

Prepare weekly reports for department leads to assist in decision making for the company.    

Partner with cross functional team to gather part drawings and additional part information to support the GPSC sourcing team. 

Maintain and develop relationships with suppliers to obtain cross references of part numbers.  

Liaison between GPSC and Engineering to provide updated part drawings to the supplier. 

Partner with internal cross functional teams to process internal purchasing requests for non-inventory parts and services.   

Complete tax-exempt certificates as needed. 

Assist other team members with the GPSC team with mass price updates in the company ERP system.  

Partner with cross functional team to obtain data to assist with pull estimated date of arrival and annual usages for sourcing team. 

Assist with internal training for the new Supplier Portal.   

Assist with department improvement projects. 

Assist GPSC with past due orders and critical shortages.   

  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 

Student working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field for entire duration of internship. 

  

STANDOUT QUALIFICATIONS 

GPA of 3.0 or greater 

Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working independently and efficiently. 

Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines. 

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

 

WHY OSHKOSH? 

Moving the future forward is our priority and this includes your future. We encourage professional development and champion our employees’ success through various skills and training opportunities. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies™ by Ethisphere Institute for six consecutive years, everything we do at Oshkosh is guided by our core values and the ~15k+ team members around the world who embody them.  

 

We put people first. We do the right thing. We persevere. We are better together. 

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the recruitment process, please contact our talent acquisition team by email corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com.

Oshkosh Corporation is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. This company will provide equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Information collected regarding categories as provided by law will in no way affect the decision regarding an employment application.

Oshkosh Corporation will not discharge or in any manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Oshkosh Corporation's legal duty to furnish information.

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