Electronics Category Management Intern: Data-Driven Sourcing

ASM; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Singapore invites you to join the Electronics Category Management team as an internship. You will analyze supplier pricing requests, evaluate market trends, and identify opportunities to optimize the supplier base, providing cost management insights.

You will develop analytical models, research market trends, support supplier negotiations, and communicate findings to category managers. This role offers hands-on experience in data-driven procurement within a global tech company.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Penultimate or final-year undergraduate student
• Interest in procurement, category management, supplier strategy, or supply chain operations.
• Strong analytical and numerical reasoning skills.
• Ability to interpret data and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis techniques.
• Strong research, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supplier price increase requests and assess whether they align with market conditions and cost drivers.
• Collect, consolidate, and evaluate supplier pricing data and supporting documentation.
• Develop analytical models using historical pricing data, internal benchmarks, category targets, and should-cost methodologies.
• Research commodity market trends, including metals, plastics, semiconductors, logistics, energy, and other factors influencing supplier costs.
• Compare supplier cost justifications with external market indicators and industry data.
• Identify pricing discrepancies and develop data-driven recommendations to support supplier negotiations.
• Create reports and presentations that communicate findings and recommendations to category managers.
• Maintain structured records of supplier price increase analyses and outcomes.
• Conduct spend analysis to identify tail-spend suppliers and consolidation opportunities.
• Support supplier segmentation based on cost, quality, delivery performance, and capabilities.
• Develop business cases and recommendations to simplify the supplier base and improve efficiency.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Planning, Quality, and Engineering.
• Participate in supplier meetings and negotiation preparation activities.
• Contribute ideas for process improvements, reporting enhancements, and analytical tools.

Job description

ASM Singapore invites you to join the Electronics Category Management team as an internship. You will analyze supplier pricing requests, evaluate market trends, and identify opportunities to optimize the supplier base, providing cost management insights.

You will develop analytical models, research market trends, support supplier negotiations, and communicate findings to category managers. This role offers hands-on experience in data-driven procurement within a global tech company.