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Job description
As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!
Meijer Rewards
Weekly pay
Scheduling flexibility
Paid parental leave
Paid education assistance
Team member discount
Development programs for advancement and career growth
Please review the job profile below and apply today!
Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders.
The internship program includes:
Challenging and impactful projects
Final presentations delivered to senior executives
Executive speaker series
Professional development and training opportunities
Networking and community events to drive engagement
Intern roadshow highlighting key areas of the business
What you will be doing as an Indirect Procurement Area Intern :
An indirect procurement organization is the team that helps a company buy the goods and services it needs to operate, but that are not directly resold to customers. For example, in retail, indirect procurement may support areas like technology, facilities, equipment, marketing, travel, supplies, and maintenance. The team works with business partners to understand what they need, find qualified suppliers, negotiate pricing and contract terms, manage supplier relationships, and look for ways to reduce costs or improve service.
In simple terms, indirect procurement helps the company spend money wisely, choose the right suppliers, reduce risk, and make sure teams have what they need to run the business effectively.
As an intern, you will be responsible for sourcing a category of spend. For example, snow removal services, meat coat cleaning services, Microsoft services negotiations, etc.
The intern may also get exposure to other activities of the function, including:
You will also create, test and launch AI agents to create more efficient ways to support business customer purchases from established buying channels.
Qualifications :
Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in business or supply chain
Curiosity, drives results and manages ambiguity
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Attention to detail
Possible career path opportunities:
Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Category Lead
Business Analyst
Merch Analyst
Construction Buyer
Logistics Buyer
Procurement Manager
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Worksite address
grand rapids, MI, 49528, US
Who can apply
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