Strategic Sourcing Intern

Job Summary: 

Grande Strategic Sourcing is seeking a motivated Strategic Sourcing Intern for Summer 2027! This internship provides hands-on experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contracts, and data analysis. Interns in our area have completed past projects such as non-disclosure agreement refreshes, item setups, robotic process automation initiatives, supplier scorecard development, and requests for proposals. You'll work alongside experienced professionals while building skills in collaboration, customer focus, time management, and attention to detail. 

What you will be doing: 

• Support procurement and strategic sourcing projects by analyzing data and identifying opportunities for process improvements and cost savings. 

• Assist the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement team with purchase orders, supplier information management, and documentation collection. 

• Generate reports, track key supplier performance metrics, and help maintain supplier scorecards and risk assessment records. 

• Learn and work within ERP systems, including testing new features and system enhancements. 

• Partner with Facility Buyers to support maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) purchasing and facility service needs across multiple locations. 

• Collaborate with teams across purchasing, operations, planning, quality, finance, and warehousing/logistics to gain a broad understanding of the supply chain. 

• Participate in supplier visits, audits, and other procurement-related activities to build hands-on industry experience. 

This internship offers a hands-on opportunity to gain real-world experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and supply chain operations. You'll work alongside experienced professionals on meaningful projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and develop valuable skills in data analysis, supplier management, and business systems. Through practical assignments, supplier interactions, and exposure to multiple areas of the organization, you'll build a strong foundation for a future career in supply chain management or procurement. 

Unique Benefits of our Internship Program: 

• You will get the farm to fork experience during this program. You will experience a farm tour, facility tours, and experience the end user products. 

• Networking events where you will meet executives and community leaders. 

• Internship group outings and events. 

• Volunteer opportunities within the community. 

• Personal development events and training. 

While you don’t have to love pizza to work here…it sure does help! 

What you need to be considered for the role: 

• Sophomore/Junior/Senior status pursuing bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or another related field 

• Demonstrated leadership 

• Proficient with MS Office, specifically Excel, Word and PowerPoint 

• Effective analytical and communications skills 

• Basic statistics knowledge 

Preferred: 

• Involvement in campus organizations 

• Non-class related volunteer involvement 

• Off campus employment 

Why Grande? 

With more than 80 years of crafting “The Finest Italian Cheeses Money Can Buy”, Grande is a leader in the industry! Whether partnering with independent pizzerias from coast-to-coast to ensure they’re delivering the very best pizza to their customers or assisting our food manufacturing partners in delivering specialty whey ingredient solutions, our commitment to quality can’t be matched. While Grande’s reputation of excellence in the market is important, we believe our commitment to our workplace and community culture is of equal merit – our Associates come first at Grande. To complement our industry-leading benefits, Grande puts an emphasis on your career growth opportunities, while always promoting a positive work/life balance and supporting the communities in which we live and work. If you want to learn more about our company – what we do and how we go about it – or learn more about our beautiful, state-of-the-art corporate headquarters, visit www.grande.com.