Contract Management Specialist / Buyer Intern (Summer 2027)
Monroeville, PAFull-time$24/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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The Contract Management Specialist / Buyer Intern supports contract functions including budgeting, negotiation, placement, administration, and closeout. With assistance, the intern contributes to budget and proposal analyses, develops estimates and acquisition strategies, prepares and analyzes supplier solicitations, resolves exceptions, and supports purchase order negotiations. The internship begins in Summer 2027, is full-time and office-based, and is intended for students pursuing a bachelor's degree.
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Location:Monroeville, Pennsylvania Job Title:Contract Management Specialist / Buyer Intern Status:Intern Hourly Rate: $24 Job Summary As a Contract Management Specialist / Buyer Intern at BPMI, you will be responsible for performing contract functions which provide for budgeting, negotiation, placement, administration, and close out of contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and Government specifications. The individual should possess the following attributes to complete the essential duties: questioning attitude, strong attention to detail, ability to manage multiple competing priorities, complete work efforts in accordance with established schedules and team effectively with peers and management. This opportunity will begin Summer 2027, working a full-time schedule (40 hours/week). Please note, this is not a remote position. You will be expected to come into the office for this opportunity. Our internship will give you the opportunity to work in your field of study while simultaneously pursuing your bachelor's degree at an accredited college or university. These opportunities can enhance your academic training while teaching critical business skills and allowing you to learn about BPMI, the Navy, and the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. Essential Duties: With assistance, compile input and analyses for budgets, Prime Contract proposals, and post award financial assessments. With assistance, develop price, cost, small value, or hybrid estimates to support budgetary forecasts and/or acquisitions, in accordance with estimating requirements. With assistance, develop acquisition strategy, including risk assessment, and submit for Government approval, as required. Prepare and issue request for proposal (RFP) for Government-approved sole source and/or competitive solicitations, perform proposal openings, and conduct detailed analysis of supplier proposals. Resolve all technical and administrative exceptions/clarifications (as needed) and obtain written agreement from supplier(s). Submit request for field pricing assistance (as needed). Prepare for and conduct purchase order discussions/negotiations. Write a formal recommendation to document that the procurement action will be awarded at a fair and reasonable price, with contract delivery dates that will meet Program needs from a supplier who is technically capable to provide a quality product in accordance with all contractual requirements; may be submitte To view the full job description please use the link below. https://www.aplitrak.com/?adid=YmJnZW5lcmljLjQwMDcyLjEwODY1QGJlY2h0ZWxwbGFudGNvbXAuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t
How this job compares
Set against the 1,177 open Contract Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$24/hr
- US median$30–35/hr35 hourly ranges
This rate, $24/hr, is 28% below the US median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the middle half of Contract Management hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 41 open Contract Management jobs in Pennsylvania and 1,177 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. (this employer)7 open
- Deloitte6 open
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- Experience
- Contract Management postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (1,026 postings).
- Education
- 432 of the 1,177 open Contract Management jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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