Intern: Site Purchasing (Spring 2027)

AB Volvo; Shippensburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 63,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing assistance

Training and development

Internal mobility

Job summary

Volvo Group’s Volvo Construction Equipment is offering an internship in Purchasing at the Shippensburg site. You will support QSCC objectives with supply partners and help execute commodity strategies while collaborating across a global cross-functional network to address purchasing challenges and improve supply chain performance.

The role emphasizes supplier delivery precision analysis, direct material costing support, and RFQ management.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Finance, or related field.
• Completed at least 30 semester hours prior to start.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.
• Spring interns may work up to 30 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Support QSCC objectives with supply partners.
• Assist with execution of commodity strategies for the Shippensburg site.
• Collaborate across a global cross-functional network to address purchasing challenges and improve supply chain performance.
• Perform supplier delivery precision analysis and assist with critical supplier issues.
• Support direct material costing and research supplier invoice discrepancies versus established pricing.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's degree (pursuing) in Supply Chain/Procurement/Business/Analytics

Job description

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Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What you will do

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for supporting Quality, Sustainability, Cost, and Capacity (QSCC) objectives with our supply partners. You will support execution of commodity strategies for the Shippensburg site and collaborate across a global, cross-functional network to address purchasing challenges and improve supply chain performance. You will also be involved in:

• Supplier Delivery Precision analysis
• Support with critical supplier issues
• Direct Material costing support
• Research supplier invoice discrepancies versus VCE established pricing, document and take appropriate actions with the supplier and Commodity managers as required.
• Send out RFQ’s to approved suppliers
• Place production and prototype orders with approved suppliers
• Strategic Projects support

Skills and Growth Opportunities

In this role, you will strengthen your knowledge in:

• Strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management
• Negotiation and cost optimization
• Supply chain risk management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Data-driven decision-making and forecasting

Who are you?

• You are a collaborative and results-oriented student with a strong interest in purchasing, sourcing, or supply chain management within a manufacturing environment.
• Applicant must be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university and pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Finance, or a related field, and have completed at least 30 semester hours of undergraduate studies prior to the start of the internship.
• Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75
• Spring interns may work up to 30 hours per week

Ready for the next move?

Volvo Construction Equipment offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and team-focused environment in a company that is well known for its state-of-the-art company culture and benefits. Our culture is about how we interact with each other, our customers, and with society as a whole. It helps us to achieve our business objectives, is firmly rooted in our history, and is critical to our company’s long-term success. It is the foundation on which everything else is built.

To work with us is to work with some of the world’s most iconic brands, and to be part of a reputation that has been earned for over a century. It is our responsibility to honor that heritage and build an even stronger future for our company moving forward. Each of our individual actions collectively define who we are as a company and how the world sees us.

Would you like to be a part of our team and join us on our journey?

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $17.00 - $46.00. The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:

• Housing assistance, when applicable
• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
• Training and personal development

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Part of Volvo Group, Volvo Construction Equipment is a global company driven by our purpose to build the world we want to live in. Together we develop and deliver solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and more connected world. By unleashing everyone’s full potential, we build a more sustainable future for all our stakeholders. Come join our team and help us build a better tomorrow.

Job Category: Purchasing

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world’s most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.