
Sourcing Operations & Innovation Intern, MBA
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $48 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Support the structuring of sourcing knowledge, documentation, and templates to enable scalable AI usage across categories
- Prototype AI-enabled workflows such as deal summary generation, proposal comparison, contract insight extraction, and negotiation preparation
- Analyze how AI outputs integrate into real business decisions and propose improvements to increase reliability and adoption
- Support the development of metrics to measure the impact of AI on sourcing efficiency, cycle time, and decision clarity
- Learn how sourcing strategy connects finance discipline, supplier economics, and technology innovation
- Partner with sourcing managers to map end-to-end sourcing workflows and identify where AI augmentation can improve speed, quality, and consistency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand real sourcing decisions and constraints
- Present structured analyses and workflow prototypes to senior team members
- Seek and incorporate feedback throughout the internship
- Participate in strategic planning discussions related to sourcing innovation
- Gain exposure to enterprise negotiations, supplier ecosystems, and decision frameworks.
Requirements
- Strong structured problem-solving and analytical capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to apply AI tools to solve ambiguous business problems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfort working in environments with incomplete data and evolving requirements
- Authorization to work in the United States
- First-year MBA students (graduating Spring 2027) who are enrolled full-time at nationally-accredited U.S. business schools
- Preferred qualifications:
- Experience mapping workflows or redesigning operational processes
- Familiarity with automation tools, APIs, SQL, Python, or data visualization platforms
- Experience in consulting, procurement, operations, technology, or enterprise transformation
- Interest in human-in-the-loop systems and AI governance in business contexts
- Ability to translate technical concepts into business implications.
Benefits
- Employee Travel Credits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
AI toolsSQLPythondata visualizationworkflow mappingoperational process redesignmetrics developmentsourcing efficiency analysiscontract insight extractionnegotiation preparation
Soft Skills
structured problem-solvinganalytical capabilitieswritten communicationverbal communicationadaptabilitycollaborationfeedback incorporationstrategic planningdecision-makingpresentation skills
Certifications
MBAauthorization to work in the United States