Procurement Category Management Intern

Veolia is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world's most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.

Job Description (North American Procurement Category Management Intern)

This is a full-time,16 month internship/co-op, with an anticipated start date in May, 2026.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented intern to support our Direct Mechanical Category Management team in the North American region. This internship provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in global sourcing strategies, supplier management, and category management within a dynamic industrial environment.

Nature of work: 

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to); 

• Assist in gathering and organizing data to support regional and global sourcing strategies for Direct, Mechanical equipment

• Help coordinate communication between regional and global category teams to ensure alignment of sourcing strategies.

• Support the development and maintenance of cost databases and should-cost models for key products.

• Assist in preparing materials for supplier negotiations and meetings.

• Help track compliance with regional and global category strategies.

• Contribute to the analysis of supplier performance in terms of quality, delivery, and cost.

• Assist in organizing and documenting technical meetings and product presentations with strategic suppliers.

• Support the standardization efforts in product selection and sourcing processes.

• Help in researching and compiling information on value engineering opportunities and new technologies in collaboration with strategic suppliers.

• Assist in preparing reports and presentations for internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

Hard Skills (List out 3-5 required and preferred skills as applicable)

• Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, and facilitation skills

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills

• Clear thinking while creating and articulating in all forms of communication

• Organized and disciplined to execute tasks proactively

• Proficiency in the use of Google applications

Soft Skills (Proc Competency Based Model). Please, don't change it

• Strategic: Gets the big game. Understands long term. Respects short term but doesn't get hung up in the noise.      

• Curious: Ability to pose high impact questions, seeing opportunities in areas where others see problems.    

• Courageous: Champions ideas and helps transform them into actions.      

• Humble: Respectful towards peers, team members, leadership, and stakeholders. 

• Holistic: Think customer and Company first.

• Ambitious: Identifies underlying truths and comes up with ideas that change the way we conceptualize issues, depicts a vision of the future that rallies teams to compete in new ways.

Education: 

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree or advanced diploma in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency with typical office IT tools (spreadsheets, presentation applications etc)

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Interest in sourcing, procurement, and supply chain management.

This internship will provide valuable exposure to global sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, and category management practices. The intern will work closely with experienced professionals and gain insights into the Procurement Category Management discipline as well as the environmental services industry.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.