Procurement Professional Summer Intern: 2025

IBM Global Procurement is guided by our mission to be the exemplar of digital procurement.

START AND END DATES FOR THIS INTERNSHIP ARE DURING SUMMER 2025 (Start date will be around mid/late May 2025)

Our Global Procurement team is seeking highly talented undergraduate-level students with a passion for solving problems through data and analytics within a procurement and supply chain setting to fill internship roles for the summer of 2025. 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!

Perform detailed analysis of spend and other data to identify savings, define efficiency opportunities, and tactical and strategic initiatives that should be undertaken

Support 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 the ongoing transformation of IBM Global Procurement

Assist in communicating with and negotiating with suppliers

Analyze changing client/market conditions - gather information for benchmarking

Support client-specific category strategy

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

Act in compliance with all relevant IBM business conduct guidelines and client-driven procurement processes