2023 Intern – Procurement Professional
Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM Global Procurement is guided by our mission “to maximize value for our suppliers, clients and the IBM enterprise”
START AND END DATES FOR THIS INTERNSHIP ARE DURING SUMMER 2023
Our Global Procurement team is seeking highly talented undergraduate level students with a passion for procurement, supply chain and market analysis to fill internship roles for the summer of 2023. Intern positions are offered in Raleigh, NC (RTP), Poughkeepsie, NY and Austin, TX. Further expand your supply chain management knowledge and build a solid foundation towards a career in Global Procurement with an internship at IBM!
- Your Role and Responsibilities :Support one-off tactical sourcing of client requirements as assigned
- Provide multi-category support as assigned
- Assist in executing competitive bid events and other sourcing projects
- Assist in communicating with and negotiating with suppliers
- Analyze changing client/market conditions – gather information for benchmarking
- Support client specific category strategy
- Perform detailed analysis of spend and other data to identify savings, define efficiency opportunities, and tactical and strategic initiatives that should be undertaken
- Assist with the identification of appropriate potential suppliers to fit clients’ business objectives
- Assist with the tracking and reporting of supplier performance and resolution of supplier performance issues
- Support periodic key stakeholder meetings with client to review commodity strategy and activities by preparing materials as assigned
- Assist with analyzing existing contracts
- Act in compliance with all relevant IBM business conduct guidelines and client driven procurement processes
Intern positions are offered in Raleigh, NC (RTP), Poughkeepsie, NY and Austin, TX.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Basic understanding of fundamental business processes and procurement
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or similar discipline
About Business Unit
IBM Global Procurement is guided by our mission “to maximize value for our suppliers, clients and the IBM enterprise
IBM Global Procurement is part of the IBM Finance & Operations business unit and is responsible for working with suppliers to achieve the best overall value when acquiring or contracting for goods, services and intellectual property assets while enforcing Finance policies.
Your Life @ IBM
This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.
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Location Statement
Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for paid holidays, paid sick time and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
Being You @ IBM
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