Sourcing Specialist Intern — Lead Projects & Growth

Apple; Surprise (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is hiring an Sourcing Specialist intern for the Surprise, AZ team. The role emphasizes leading project slices end to end, ensuring a top-tier customer experience, and professionally engaging with vendors and partners.

Expect a growth-focused environment with mentorship, real responsibilities, and the chance to develop critical decision-making and communication skills within an internship structure.

Qualifications

• 6+ years operating in a similar Sourcing Specialist position.
• Proven Team Leadership judgement when the textbook answer doesn't fit.
• Equal parts Written Communication depth and Decision Making curiosity.
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action.
• A track record of self-directed delivery in an internship structure.

Responsibilities

• Own one slice of Apple's general mission end to end.
• Guard the Apple customer experience through every Project Management change.
• Notice the fiercely-supportive gap between the spec and the shipped thing.
• Represent Apple professionally with vendors, partners, and customers.
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes.
• Refuse to let Accountability debt quietly accumulate on your watch.
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet.

Skills

Team leadership

Written communication

Decision making

Time management

Self-directed delivery

Job description

Apple is hiring an Sourcing Specialist intern for the Surprise, AZ team. The role emphasizes leading project slices end to end, ensuring a top-tier customer experience, and professionally engaging with vendors and partners.

Expect a growth-focused environment with mentorship, real responsibilities, and the chance to develop critical decision-making and communication skills within an internship structure.