2024 Intern - Procurement Professional

Job description

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

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 2024 (Start date will be around May 2024)

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 2024. Intern positions are offered in Raleigh, NC (RTP). Further, expand your supply chain management knowledge and build a solid foundation toward a career in Global Procurement with an internship at IBM!

·  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 clients 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

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