Strategic Sourcing Intern

Grande Cheese Company; Fond du Lac (WI); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Farm & facility tours

Networking events

Group outings

Volunteer opportunities

Personal development

Job summary

Grande Strategic Sourcing is seeking a motivated Strategic Sourcing Intern for Summer 2027 in Wisconsin. This internship provides hands-on experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contracts, and data analysis.

You’ll work alongside professionals while building skills in collaboration, time management, and attention to detail. You’ll support data-driven projects, learn ERP systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across purchasing, operations,

Qualifications

• Pursuing bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related field.
• Demonstrated leadership.
• Proficient with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Effective analytical and communication skills.
• Basic statistics knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support procurement and strategic sourcing projects by analyzing data and identifying opportunities for process improvements and cost savings.
• Assist the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement team with purchase orders, supplier information management, and documentation collection.
• Generate reports, track key supplier performance metrics, and help maintain supplier scorecards and risk assessment records.
• Learn and work within ERP systems, including testing new features and system enhancements.
• Partner with Facility Buyers to support MRO purchasing and facility service needs across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with teams across purchasing, operations, planning, quality, finance, and warehousing/logistics to gain a broad understanding of the supply chain.
• Participate in supplier visits, audits, and other procurement-related activities to build hands-on industry experience.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Statistics knowledge

Education

Bachelors in progress (Supply Chain/Operations)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Grande Strategic Sourcing is seeking a motivated Strategic Sourcing Intern for Summer 2027! This internship provides hands‑on experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contracts, and data analysis. Interns in our area have completed past projects such as non‑disclosure agreement refreshes, item setups, robotic process automation initiatives, supplier scorecard development, and requests for proposals.You’llwork alongside experienced professionals while building skills in collaboration, customer focus, time management, and attention to detail.

What you will be doing:

• Support procurement and strategic sourcing projects by analyzing data andidentifyingopportunities for process improvements and cost savings.
• Assist the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement team with purchase orders, supplier information management, and documentation collection.
• Generate reports, track key supplier performance metrics, and helpmaintainsupplier scorecards and risk assessment records.
• Learn and work within ERP systems, including testing new features and system enhancements.
• Partner with Facility Buyers to support maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO)purchasingand facility service needs across multiple locations.
• Collaborate with teams acrosspurchasing, operations, planning, quality, finance, andwarehousing/logisticsto gain a broad understanding of the supply chain.
• Participatein supplier visits, audits, and other procurement-related activities to build hands‑on industry experience.

This internship offers a hands‑on opportunity to gain real‑world experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, and supply chain operations.You’llwork alongside experienced professionals on meaningful projects, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and develop valuable skills in data analysis, supplier management, and business systems. Through practical assignments, supplier interactions, and exposure to multiple areas of the organization,you’llbuilda strong foundationfor a future career in supply chain management or procurement.

Unique Benefits of our Internship Program:

• You will get the farm to fork experience during this program. You will experience a farm tour, facility tours, and experience the end user products.
• Networking events where you will meet executives and community leaders.
• Internship group outings and events.
• Volunteer opportunities within the community.
• Personal development events and training.

While youdon’thave to love pizza to work here…it sure does help!

What you need to be considered for the role:

• Sophomore/Junior/Senior status pursuingbachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or another related field
• Demonstratedleadership
• Proficient with MS Office, specifically Excel,Wordand PowerPoint
• Effective analytical and communications skills
• Basic statistics knowledge

Preferred:

• Involvement in campus organizations

Why Grande?

With more than 80 years of crafting “The Finest Italian Cheeses Money Can Buy”, Grande is a leader in the industry! Whether partnering with independent pizzerias from coast-to-coast to ensurethey’redelivering thevery bestpizza to their customers orassistingour food manufacturing partners in delivering specialty whey ingredient solutions, our commitment to qualitycan’tbe matched. While Grande’s reputationofexcellence in the market is important, we believe our commitment to our workplace and community culture is of equal merit – our Associates come first at Grande. To complement our industry-leading benefits, Grande puts an emphasis on your career growth opportunities, while always promoting a positive work/life balance and supporting the communities in which we live and work. If you want to learn more about our company – what we do and how we go about it – or learn more about our beautiful,state-of-the-artcorporate headquarters, visit www.grande.com .

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