Internship: Indirect Procurement

Job Description:

Job Description

About the role
Avery Dennison is seeking two highly motivated and detail-oriented Indirect Procurement Interns to join our team. This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in strategic sourcing and procurement within a global organization. You will work closely with category managers, supporting various aspects of the indirect procurement process. This internship is scheduled to start on April 1st, 2026 for a duration of 6 months. The role requires a minimum commitment of 4-5 days per week, with the flexibility to work from home 2-3 days per week.
We are looking for two interns to focus on specific categories:
Intern 1: Focused on the MRO, Facility, and Freight categories.
Intern 2: Focused on the Utility, Packaging and Professional Service categories.

Key Responsibilities
While each intern will have a primary focus, both will support ad-hoc categories and general procurement activities:
Strategic Sourcing & Category Support
* RFP Execution: Support Category Managers in the end-to-end RFI/RFQ/RFP process.
* Bid Analysis: Perform quantitative evaluations of supplier proposals, using TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) models to compare pricing, service levels, and sustainability impact.
* Market Intelligence: Conduct research on market trends to provide data-driven insights for sourcing strategies.
Contract Management & Legal Support
* Negotiation Support: Assist in drafting commercial terms and participating in negotiation sessions for ad-hoc categories and spot-buy requests.
* Workflow Coordination: Manage the internal contract approval lifecycle, ensuring alignment between Legal, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders.
* Compliance & Archiving: Maintain the integrity of our contract repositories, ensuring all documentation is up-to-date and tracking upcoming renewals to prevent service gaps.
* Operational Execution: Facilitate the "Procure-to-Pay" process by creating and managing ad-hoc Purchase Orders (POs) within the SAP Ariba system.
Data Analysis & Reporting
* Spend Analysis: Extract and clean data to generate category spend reports, identifying potential savings opportunities or tail-spend irregularities.
* Visualized Dashboard: Develop and maintain interactive dashboards (using Google Sheet or Looker Studio) to visualize KPIs such as supplier performance, savings tracking, and contract expiry

Candidate Requirements:

Qualifications

Required
* Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's degree program in Procurement, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in English.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or Google Suite, particularly Excel/Sheets.

Skills you need to succeed
* Strong ability to translate complex data sets into actionable insights.
* A "can-do" attitude, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced multicultural environment