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Indirect Supply Management Intern

MillerKnoll, Inc.
United States, Michigan, Zeeland
855 East Main Avenue (Show on map)
Sep 12, 2025
MillerKnoll Summer Internship Program is a paid opportunity that allows you to gain real-world experience and cultivate your professional skills. Besides the work you'll do within your field of study, you'll participate in one-on-one meetings with mentors, a summer-long project, learning sessions with senior leaders, and much more. Job Title: Indirect Supply Management Intern Location: Zeeland, MI Department: Supply Management Duration: May 2026 - August 2026 Schedule: Full Time About this Opportunity MillerKnoll's Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their careers. Throughout the summer you will apply academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. As an Indirect Supply Management Intern, you will focus on spend including services, software and goods which help keep the business running. In Indirect we focus on contracting, running requests for proposals (RFP's) and finding opportunities within MillerKnoll to align and leverage our spend. Departments like Operations, People Services, Information Technology, Marketing and others cannot function without indirect spend. What You'll Do You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, influence others, and be an owner every day as you... Support contract review and negotiation efforts by gathering data, preparing documentation, and coordinating with internal stakeholders Help improve the supplier onboarding experience by identifying process gaps and recommending enhancements Participate in the execution of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), including vendor communication, data collection, and analysis Contribute to refining the vendor intake process to ensure accurate documentation and smooth handoffs across teams Performs additional responsibilities as needed to achieve business objectives. What You Bring The needed skills and experience for this role include... Basic knowledge of supplier relationship management (quality, delivery, cost, performance). Interest in AI & Emerging Tech: Demonstrated through coursework, side projects, or just curiosity. Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Comfortable working with data, identifying patterns, and asking the right questions. Adaptability & Willingness to Learn: AI evolves quickly; you want someone who can pick up tools and concepts on the fly. Communication & Documentation: Ability to capture processes, write FAQs, or summarize findings clearly for business partners. Collaboration: Works well with cross-functional teams and can bridge technical details with business impact. Education Enrolled and pursuing a four-year Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management or a related field from an accredited college or university, and able to provide transcripts upon request. You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (overall or within your program) to qualify for consideration in the Intern Program. Qualifications Must be authorized to work in the US and will not require sponsorship now or in the future. Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or withoutaccommodations What We Offer Mentorship from experienced professionals Exposure to impactful projects and business challenges Opportunity to develop technical and analytical skills Collaborative and inclusive work culture Who We Hire? Simply put, we hire qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities. This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings. MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.