Indirect Purchasing Intern

About Us:

We are more than just chainsaws, blowers, and trimmers. We have a long-standing tradition of hiring diverse, talented people who help make STIHL a successful, world-class brand. Since revolutionizing the forestry industry in Germany with the first electric chainsaw in 1926, the STIHL name has remained synonymous with outstanding innovation, high-quality products, and comprehensive services.

As part of our internship program, students will have the opportunity to:

• Gain hands-on, real-world experience within a leading industry, working on meaningful projects that contribute to day-to-day operations and long-term initiatives
• Volunteer to assist with company events such as the Family Picnic, Employee Summit, Manufacturing Technology Summer Camp, and other events as needed.
• Complete a final presentation outlining their internship experience, which may be presented to their direct supervisor and colleagues.
• Gain hands-on exposure to projects, team collaboration, and professional development opportunities designed to prepare them for future careers.
• Participate in learning sessions, networking opportunities, and community-building activities across the organization.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

Join us for an exciting summer!  We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Indirect Purchasing team as an intern.

As an Indirect Purchasing intern, you will gain hands-on experience supporting buyers with sourcing initiatives, supplier analysis, and procurement projects across multiple commodities. This role offers exposure to strategic negotiations, supplier qualification, and enterprise system transitions while contributing to data-driven purchasing decisions.

In this role, you will assist buyers with market research, benchmarking, and supplier evaluations, support preparation for strategic negotiations, and contribute to master data cleanup and analysis related to the ONE STIHL ERP migration. You will also support stakeholder mapping efforts to clarify decision-making structures across sub-commodities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support buyers with project tasks including market research, benchmarking analysis, supplier qualification, and financial risk analysis
• Assist with supplier onboarding activities and documentation
• Help prepare for strategic negotiations by evaluating key requirements, price drivers, alternative offers, and future demand considerations
• Support pre-work for the ONE STIHL ERP migration, focusing on master data cleanup and analysis in Ariba and SAP
• Assist with stakeholder mapping to identify key decision-makers for each sub-commodity
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support sourcing and procurement initiatives

Internship Goals:

• Understand the key Indirect Purchasing department goals, objectives and processes
• Understand the different commodities that STIHL purchases and the considerations when initiating a new purchase
• Learn Purchasing best practices and how to prepare for a sourcing event and negotiation
• Understand the supplier awarding process and key considerations

Specifications:

Candidate Preferences:

Academic Year: Junior, Senior

Area of Study: Business, Finance, Purchasing or Supply Chain Management

Software Experience: MS Office, Ariba and SAP

Additional Information:

Work Hours: 8:30AM-5:00PM

Department: Indirect Purchasing
Compensation: $20/hr