2025 Summer Intern: Procurement – Direct

At a Glance
Youre a motivated rising junior or senior student with a 3.0 GPA or higher
seeking a degree in one of the following areas listed below from an accredited
college or university:
Supply Chain Management
This is a learning-intensive program designed to give you essential business
insights and hands-on experience in your field of choice. Its a
full-time, 10-week commitment from May 28, 2025 through August 1, 2025.
Benefits include professional development sessions, networking
opportunities, and mentorship.

The Spectrum Internship Experience
You have clear aspirations and are seeking a summer internship program that
will help you meet them. Find it at Spectrum, named one of the 2023 Top 100
Internship Programs in the United States by WayUp and Yello.

Our internships are designed to provide:
Opportunities to gain new skills and elevate the ones you already have, all
in a robust and forward-thinking business setting.
First-rate, hands-on experience in the telecommunications industry.
Opportunities to connect you with people who can give you a better
understanding of the industry and help you accomplish real goals you can add
to your resume, this includes assigning you a formal mentor and interactions
with senior executives.

What you can expect in this role
As a Spectrum Intern, youll be essential to two teams – your respective
department and your Intern peer group. Department and team-focused projects
account for about 80% of your schedule. Youll spend the other 20% on
professional development sessions and networking activities, including the
Kickoff Conference on May 28th, webinars, community service,
cross-functional project, and final presentations.

Internship responsibilities may include

Catalog/Job Code Management – A key responsibility of the Procurement
organization is the management of tens of thousands of materials and services
on catalog that account for billions of dollars in spend.
a.”Mini” RFx – Procurement will look to engage the intern in an RFx
process where they have the opportunity to shadow a Procurement Manager
through requirements gathering, RFx issuance, negotiations, analysis,
and award. This will provide the intern a look into Charters procurement
process, allowing them to think strategically throughout the process and
provide them the opportunity to bring new ideas and perspective.
b.Improving Reporting Capabilities – Charters Procure-To-Pay and ERP system
readily captures thousands of transactions every day that is not readily
presented in a format that is helpful for sourcing managers to make key
sourcing decisions. Using raw data from these systems, the intern will help
develop meaningful excel reports that provide deep insights into purchasing
transactions and potential savings opportunities.
c.Assessment/Validation of Items in System – With thousands of materials and
services on catalog, discrepancies between what is stated in our contracts
and what is listed in our systems occasionally occur. Auditing and identifying
these discrepancies is crucial in ensuring that we are not overpaying or
miscalculating warehouse deliveries. The intern will analyze invoice data from
key suppliers to ensure compliance with contracted terms.

Supplier Management – Procurement works with thousands of suppliers that
provide a variety of materials and services, and each and every one can
present a unique challenge to overcome on a daily basis.
a.Day-to-Day Management – Whether there are shipping delays resulting from
world events, or disagreements in contracted language, the Procurement
team is regularly faced with supplier related issues, and the intern will
gain experience in working to resolve those issues.
b.Supplier Databases – The intern will help keep supplier databases updated,
as well as work to further develop and improve the databases where possible.

Contract Management – Contracts serve as the source of truth for the agree
upon terms and conditions for how suppliers interact and conduct business with
Charter, and the management of those contracts fall under the Procurement
Teams realm of responsibilities.
a. Contracting – With contracts frequently needing to be renewed or newly
issued, the intern will have the opportunity to work through the contracting
process with a supplier. This task would include developing a deep
understanding of all the sections of a contract, the redlining and
negotiation process, and final contract execution.

Heres what it takes to get started
Required qualifications
Must be currently enrolled in an accredited College or University completing a
Bachelors Degree or Advanced Degree
Must have at least a 3.0 GPA or greater in current program
Ability to travel locally to Spectrum Intern development events and activities
throughout the program
Authorization to work in the U.S. without restrictions or need for future
sponsorship
Procurement or Supply Chain understanding

Preferred qualifications
Strong attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks.
Analytical skills
Collaboration skills
Communication skills – verbal and written
Drives results through effective project and time management
Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
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