Intern: Purchasing (Summer 2025)

Intern: Purchasing (Summer 2025)

Location

Hagerstown, MD, US, 21742

Position Type: Student

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

The Purchasing intern role within Group Trucks Purchasing provides students the opportunity to apply academic knowledge and skills in a professional environment. The purchasing department is responsible for continuously improving the supplier base to meet the needs of our customers. In this role you are expected to support purchasing professionals with Requests for Quotations (RFQ's), negotiations, managing projects, and analyzing data.

This internship will be based onsite at our Greensboro, NC location, and will run from May 19th - August 8th, 2025. Interns may be eligible for a monthly housing stipend under certain circumstances.

What You WIll Be Doing

• Support in evaluating the performance of our current supply base

• Help to minimize disturbances in our supply chain by steering improvements

• Assist in securing that suppliers are delivering according to Volvo's specifications

• Serve as an interface between our operation plants and suppliers during running production

• Manage activities related to supplier relationships (meetings, documents, feedback, etc.)

• Support Buyers in their day-to-day activities such as issuing RFQ's, running reports, creating dashboards, etc.

• Participate in supplier and internal team meetings

• Collaborate with stakeholders in order to obtain the best possible results for Volvo in terms of cost, quality, delivery, and features

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field. Your degree must be at an accredited school, and you need to have completed 30 semester hours prior to the start of the internship.

• Must be either a Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student at the start of your internship

• Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher

• Summer Interns may work up to 40 hours per week and must be enrolled as a student

What We Are Looking For

• Organized and agile in your way of working, with a continuous improvement mindset

• Team-player focused

• Developed written and verbal communication skills

• Skilled in Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word)

• Experience with Power Bi and Power Automate is a plus

At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company's growth. For all intern and co-op positions, the hourly range is set at $16.00 - $46.00. The hourly rate for these roles is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, academic classification, and degree seeking area of study. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer. 

We also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:

• Housing assistance

• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization

• Training and personal development

We value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.

Who we are and what we believe in

Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group's leading brands and entities.

"Volvo Group Purchasing is a team of changemakers that thrive in a fast-paced and exciting business environment. We are a truly global team with passion for innovation, sustainability, people, and where lifelong learning is an essential part of our culture. With our ecosystem of supply partners, we shape the world we want to live in and deliver value to customers, society, and the Volvo Group".

Job Category: Purchasing

Organization: Group Trucks Purchasing

Travel Required: Occasional Travel

Requisition ID: 16857

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Do we share the same aspirations?

Every day, Volvo Group products and services ensure that people have food on the table, children arrive safely at school and roads and buildings can be constructed. Looking ahead, we are committed to driving the transition to sustainable and safe transport, mobility and infrastructure solutions toward a net-zero society.

Joining Volvo Group, you will work with some of the world's most iconic brands and be part of a global and leading industrial company that is harnessing automated driving, electromobility and connectivity.

Our people are passionate about what they do, they aim for high performance and thrive on teamwork and learning. Everyday life at Volvo is defined by a climate of support, care and mutual respect.

If you aspire to grow and make an impact, join us on our journey to create a better and more resilient society for the coming generations.

Nearest Major Market: Hagerstown