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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

Tech Stack

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