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Southwest Airlines · 1 day ago

Material Stores Project Management Summer 2026 Intern

Southwest Airlines is a well-known airline company committed to providing a stable work environment for its employees. They are seeking a Material Stores Project Management Intern to support the Material Stores Department within aircraft maintenance, assisting with inventory management and various projects related to the aviation supply chain.

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Responsibilities

Support the Frontline Employee Advisory Board through meeting content development, feedback gathering, synthesizing insights, and making recommendations
Assist with the implementation of Customer CARE strategic initiatives, including requirements gathering, defining acceptance criteria, providing input on training materials, and go-live support
Help facilitate interactions between frontline representatives and senior leadership
Conduct research on new contact center technology solutions, manage vendor relationships, and develop business cases
Assist with projects related to aviation supply chain, interacting with Purchasing, Repairs, Inventory Management, Warehouse, and Operations
Absorb available information and opinions, construct hypotheses, and apply ingenuity and creativity throughout the project life cycle
Anticipate and resolve issues and problems proactively
Leverage departmental resources to gather relevant information and connect diverse data to develop actionable insights
Diagnose issues effectively and make realistic, high-quality recommendations to working teams and leaders
Make tangible commitments to leaders and stakeholders and deliver on those commitments by driving projects through successful launch
Communicate proactively with stakeholders and project teams to ensure timely project delivery
Collaborate with others to build communication plans
Develop and deliver effective presentations, sharing results and telling the story behind the data while fielding questions
May perform other job duties as directed by Leaders

Qualification

Lean Six SigmaAviation Supply ChainMicrosoft OfficeBusiness AnalyticsAnalytical ReasoningCommunication SkillsTime ManagementTeam-oriented

Required

U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available
High School Diploma, GED or equivalent education required
Progress toward a degree, major, or minor in Business, Business Analytics, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems, Communications, Economics, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Technology, Strategy Development, Data Analytics, Aviation Management, Hospitality or similar degree required
To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled as a full-time student (as defined by your university) at the time of application and during the internship
Must be at least 18 years of age
You must have a valid U.S. Social Security Number to complete the full hiring process
Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA at the time of application

Preferred

Progress towards a 4-year undergraduate degree preferred
At least 3 semesters remaining at the time the internship ends is preferred
Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access)
Knowledge and/or experience using 5S or Lean Six Sigma process improvement methodologies
Demonstrated interest and involvement in aviation
Previous school and/or community leadership role
Previous experience in problem-solving and working on a team

Benefits

Free, unlimited space available travel privileges for yourself (taxes and fees may apply on international travel)
Interns will be provided any required equipment, such as a laptop, for the internship.

Company

Southwest Airlines

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Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered .

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.51B
Key Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2025-10-27Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-10-04Post Ipo Equity· $107M
2024-06-10Post Ipo Equity· $1.9B

Leadership Team

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Robert E. Jordan
President, Chief Executive Officer, & Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Brendan Conlon
Vice President Crew Scheduling
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