Supply Chain Intern - Summer 2026 - Military Flight Controls Division

Position Summary

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, the company has been enabling engineering breakthroughs that lead to a better tomorrow.

At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people with deep engineering expertise, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers.

As a member of our team, you are instrumental in fulfilling our mission: 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow.' Pursuing a career at Parker presents unlimited opportunities for both professional and personal development. Working with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, your contributions will be pivotal in developing innovative technologies and products, significantly contributing to Parker's goal of addressing the world's most pressing engineering challenges. At Parker, our team members belong, matter and make a difference.

Military Flight Controls Division Supporting aircraft worldwide, Parker Aerospace's Military Flight Controls Division (MFCD) provides primary and secondary flight control systems that make flight possible. Tested, proven and trusted in commercial and military applications for decades, MFCD provides precise position-control actuation solutions for military aircraft across the United States and with foreign partners. The division's JetPipe electrohydraulic servovalve (EHSV) technology is used across commercial and military aircraft around the world. Headquartered in Irvine, California, the Military Flight Controls Division is the global leader in fly-by-wire flight control systems and electrohydraulic products and offers the world's most advanced motor design capabilities for flight controls.

Summary:

This role will be responsible for documenting and improving planner-buyer process execution across OEM and MRO value streams. The intern will map current-state workflows from Purchase Requisition (PR) creation through Purchase Order (PO) placement and supplier acknowledgment, identify the "happy path" plus top exceptions, and propose a practical future-state with measurable service levels and a pilot plan.

Project Details:

OEM & MRO Planner-Buyer Process Mapping for Efficiency

Project Scope

• Value streams: OEM and MRO
• Process span: Planner-buyer interactions from:
• PR creation internal review/approval (as applicable) PO placement supplier acknowledgment

Process documentation:

• Map the happy path and top exceptions (most frequent/high-impact)
• Outputs: Standardized artifacts listed under Deliverables

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute process discovery
  • Conduct structured interviews and working sessions with planners, buyers, and approvers
  • Collect sample transactions and supporting documents to validate workflow steps and handoffs
• Document current-state processes
  • Build SIPOC and Swimlane process maps for OEM and MRO
  • Identify roles, inputs/outputs, decision points, queues, and rework loops
• Analyze exceptions and inefficiencies
  • Capture top exception types (e.g., missing data, approval delays, expedites, supplier non-acknowledgment)
  • Quantify impacts where feasible (cycle time, touches, rework, delays)
• Define future-state recommendations
  • Propose streamlined workflow(s), clarified handoffs, and standard work
  • Draft SLAs and decision rules to reduce ambiguity and improve speed/quality
• Enable visibility and sustainment
  • Outline a lightweight dashboard concept (metrics, cadence, ownership)
  • Create a pilot plan with scope, steps, success criteria, and governance
• Communicate progress
  • Provide weekly updates, manage action items, and deliver an end-of-internship readout

Deliverables (By End of Internship):

• SIPOC (OEM and MRO) defining suppliers/inputs/process/outputs/customers
• Current-state Swimlane maps (OEM and MRO), including happy path + top exceptions
• Future-state Swimlane maps (OEM and MRO) with recommended standard work
• SLAs and decision rules draft (e.g., cycle time targets, escalation triggers, required fields)
• Dashboard outline (metrics list, definitions, data sources at a high level, cadence/owners)
• Pilot plan (scope, timeline, training/communications, success metrics, risks/mitigations)
• Final presentation/readout to Supply Chain leadership and key stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in university coursework toward a college degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related discipline.

• Ability to work effectively in a variety of projects including but not limited to Process revamping and mapping.

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively with others and be a participative team player.

Pay, Benefits, Work Schedule

Competitive Compensation

• Pay Range: $18.42/hr to $30.7/hr
• No benefit plan eligibility

Equal Employment Opportunity

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Drug-Free Workplace

In accordance with Parker's policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.