Sourcing Program Management Intern (Winter/Spring 2027)

Formlabs; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible out of office plan

On-site parking

Catered on-site lunches

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs, a leader in 3D printing, is seeking a Global Sourcing Intern for Winter/Spring 2027 in Somerville, MA. The role offers hands-on experience in procurement, supplier management, and new product introductions, with a collaborative team and exposure to manufacturing processes.

You will work with suppliers, support risk assessments, and help optimize cost, quality, and supply resilience across projects. Onsite internship with opportunities across engineering and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Technical or engineering background required.
• Ability to source, contact and evaluate suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity.
• Strong communication skills across in-person and remote teams.
• Leadership experience and exposure to project management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with suppliers to maintain material pipeline and ensure timeliness of builds.
• Support supplier risk assessments and contingency planning.
• Develop strategies to optimize suppliers for cost, quality and resilience.
• Perform market analysis to derive sourcing insights.
• Assist in managing purchase orders, invoices and supplier communications.
• Lead supplier sourcing, qualification and negotiation processes.

Skills

Engineering background

Supplier evaluation

Cross-functional communication

Leadership experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Do you want to change how the world creates? At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting‑edge products to life‑saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, NewBalance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.

We’re a team of hands‑on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you’re ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.

Your Impact

The components we source from all over the world are essential to the success of our products and company. We must carefully balance our need to lower costs while ensuring high performance, reliability, and abundant supply. You’ll work with our team of engineers to build relationships with suppliers and expand the capabilities of Formlabs to directly improve our products. This internship offers hands‑on experience in supply chain management, strategic sourcing, procurement processes, and the successful introduction of new products into the market. If you are focused and inspired with a passion for streamlining and optimization, we want you as a Global Sourcing Intern on our Global Sourcing Team.

Internship Term

Winter/Spring 2027 (January‑April) Commitment: Full‑time Location: Onsite in Somerville, MA

The Job

• Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our material pipeline flowing.
• Support supply chain risk assessments and contingency planning.
• Develop strategies to better optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience.
• Conduct market analysis to provide deep and meaningful sourcing insights.
• Support the team in managing purchase orders, invoices, and supplier communications.
• Supplier sourcing, qualification, and negotiation processes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and manufacturers to ensure timely development builds and transition to mass production.

You

• Have a technical or engineering background.
• Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity.
• Able to work with a variety of teams, communicating effectively in‑person and remotely.
• Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way.
• Leadership experience and exposure to project management.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new challenges.

Bonus Skills (Optional)

• Manufacturing and procurement experience
• Advanced use of Microsoft Excel
• Product development experience
• Familiarity with part inspection and corrective action, i.e. Quality Control
• Experience with the manufacturing technologies used to make our printer parts: injection molding, machining, sheet metal stamping, bending, and forming, SMT etc.

Intern Benefits & Perks

• Flexible Out of Office Plan – take time when you need it
• Salaried bi‑weekly pay schedule
• Ample on‑site parking & pre‑tax commuter benefits
• Catered on‑site lunches (3x per week), snacks, beverages, & treats
• Cohort‑based social and professional development experience for interns
• Many opt‑in culture events across our diverse community
• And of course unlimited 3D prints

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Compensation

Interns at Formlabs are paid on a bi‑weekly pay schedule. The pay range for this role will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location and expected impact on the organization. This is a salaried role, so you will always be paid based on the assumed 40 hours per week as a full‑time intern. This position does not offer housing or relocation assistance.

The weekly pay range for this role is: $1,575—$1,950 USD