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IT WorksPosted 1 week ago

Strategic Sourcing Intern - Summer 2027

$54,080–$54,080 year

On-siteGlenview, Illinois, United States

Full TimeEntry LevelEnterprise

Job Summary

Develop basic understanding of assigned commodities including market conditions, cost drivers, and global supply bases to create purchasing programs. Conduct broad market research to identify world-class suppliers and quantify sourcing benefits via spend analysis, stakeholder interviews, and market trends. Identify sourcing opportunities to drive savings and cost avoidance while influencing key stakeholders on strategy initiatives. Partner across the organization to improve financial results related to sourcing activities and utilize project management skills to create timelines, set milestones, and report findings. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Spend Management and Trade Compliance to execute these initiatives. This 40-hour weekly summer rotation runs from May through September for rising Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering students.

Required Qualifications

  • Rising Junior or Senior students
  • pursuing degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Engineering
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Strong MS Excel skills, including V-lookup, H-lookup and indexing functions, pivot tables and graphs
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
  • Strong communication skills
  • ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team
  • Resourceful
  • able to work independently
  • detail-oriented
  • able to cleanse large sets of data
  • Present accomplishments, lessons learned, and insights in briefings to Strategic Sourcing leadership
  • Familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI) concepts and tools
  • ability to leverage AI to support research, analysis, problem-solving, and process efficiency
  • This summer internship program
  • approximately 40 hours per week
  • 12 weeks
  • flexible start and end dates within the range of May-September

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