Procurement Intern - Summer 2027
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.
We need to parse the posting.
Content:
- About Poet: mission, culture, etc. This could be "About the role"? Actually "About Poet" is about company. Could be "About the role"? But we have "Job Summary & Responsibilities". We can treat "About Poet" as maybe "About the role"? But the instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to these headings.
We have:
- About Poet: mission, culture, etc. This is not about the role but about company. Could be placed under "About the role"? Might be okay. Or we could omit if not matching exactly? The instruction says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning these are examples, not strict list. So we can use other headings if appropriate, but better to stick to these. We can have "About the role" containing the company description and job summary.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Qualifications & Skills: includes qualifications and skills.
- Work Environment: maybe not a standard heading but could be omitted or placed under "About the role"? Might be okay to include as its own heading? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Work Environment into About the role or Qualifications? Probably better to have separate "Work Environment" heading? Not in list but could be okay. However they said "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." This suggests we should limit to those headings. So we should not create a Work Environment heading unless we map it to something like "About the role". Could include work environment details in About the role paragraph.
- Growth & Development Opportunities: maybe could be part of About the role or Qualifications? Could be its own section but not in list. Might be okay to omit or fold into About the role.
- Perks: list of benefits. This is Benefits section.
- EEO boilerplate: remove.
Thus we need sections: About the role (including company mission, culture, job summary, work environment, growth opportunities), Responsibilities, Qualifications & Skills (maybe combine Qualifications and Skills), Benefits (Perks). No Pay or Schedule as not specified.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract substantive info:
About Poet:
- Mission: be good stewards of the Earth by converting renewable resources to energy and other valuable goods as effectively as humanly possible.
- Over thirty-five years, drive and passion to change the world enabled us to become largest producer and marketer of bioethanol and a leader in sustainable products.
- CULTURE IS KING AT POET: team, communication, park egos at door, environment for healthy work-life balance, work hard, play hard, frequent team events, volunteer efforts, celebrate wins.
Job Summary & Responsibilities:
- As a Procurement Intern, you will be responsible for providing key support to the Procurement team.
- Assist with managing bid requests, researching and analyzing spend with vendors, working with vendors to ensure timely delivery, and varied data entry.
- Role ensures professional execution of procurement process from contracts and bidding to purchase order processing, delivery, installation, and performance tracking.
- May include order tracking, spend analysis, operations analytics.
- On-site role located at POET’s corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD.
- Responsibilities include: (list bullet points)
* Working with internal stakeholders to plan and execute requests for proposals and/or bid packages, including bid receipt confirmation, documentation management and bid review and selection process.
* Analyzing spend in assigned categories to identify opportunities to increase value.
* Researching industry trends and leaders to provide strategic recommendations to internal business units.
* Extracting and summarizing data from our procurement software.
* Assisting with vendor relationship management including researching potential new vendors, negotiations and business reviews.
* Reviewing and updating contractor compliance and qualification status of vendors.
* Following up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of goods.
* Compiling information from multiple data sources to create vendor scorecards.
* Providing timely status updates on projects and tasks.
* Since we’re all about teamwork and getting the job done, your skills may be put to a lot of other uses!
The POET Never Satisfied Internship openings are for Summer 2027. We post Internships in early September with the intention of having interns selected by November 1st.
Qualifications & Skills:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Junior or senior level status working toward a bachelor’s degree majoring in an accredited program, preferably in Business, Economics, Supply Chain, or Engineering.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills as well as the ability to adapt to change.
- Knowledge of the basics of Microsoft Office Suite and the ability of learning new programs.
- A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
* High level of personal integrity
* Eager to learn and change the world.
* Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and changing environment.
* Interpersonal skills – ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels within/outside the organization
* Demonstrated relationship-building skills.
* Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills
* Ability to embrace and promote change
* Innovative mindset
* Ability to think objectively
* Self-awareness in the face of uncertainty
* Ability to work in a team environment
Work Environment:
- This position operates in an office environment, working at a personal computer where you may sit or stand.
- Most of our Sioux Falls office workspace consists of an open-concept design intended to promote open communication and collaboration.
Growth & Development Opportunities:
- At POET, we encourage internal development and growth by allowing team members to carve their own path to success.
- Leaders support team members with the necessary resources to develop their skills, achieve goals, and create the most value.
- We believe in developing our team members to their highest potential and recognizing contributions that add value to the organization.
- Each new team member’s position and compensation are carefully determined by considering their unique qualifications and skillset.
Perks:
- A multifaceted wellness program encompassing the whole person – mentally, physically, and spiritually
- On-site fitness centers or fitness reimbursements
- Safety and cold-weather gear reimbursements
We need to remove EEO boilerplate.
Now produce HTML.
We'll have sections:
About the role
... (mission, culture, job summary, work environment, growth opportunities)
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Qualifications & Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
We must not repeat job title. Not include Pay or Schedule.
We need to ensure we preserve all substantive info. Let's craft paragraphs.
About the role paragraph: combine mission, culture, job summary, work environment, growth opportunities.
But we must be careful not to create too long paragraph; but it's okay.
Let's write:
At POET, our mission is to be good stewards of the Earth by converting renewable resources to energy and other valuable goods as effectively as humanly possible. For over thirty‑five years, our drive and passion to change the world have enabled us to become the largest producer and marketer of bioethanol and a leader in sustainable products worldwide. Culture is king at POET: we operate as one team, communicate openly, leave egos at the door, and foster a healthy work‑life balance through hard work, play, frequent team events, volunteer efforts, and celebrating wins. As a Procurement Intern you will provide key support to the Procurement team, assisting with bid requests, researching and analyzing vendor spend, ensuring timely delivery, and performing varied data entry to ensure professional execution of the procurement process from contracts and bidding through purchase order processing, delivery, installation, and performance tracking. This on‑site role is based at POET’s corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD. The workplace is an office environment with personal computers (sit‑or‑stand) in an open‑concept layout designed to promote communication and collaboration. POET encourages internal development, letting team members carve their own path to success with leader support, resources, and recognition for contributions that add value.
That covers mission, culture, job summary, work environment, growth.
Now Responsibilities list: need to include all bullet points from responsibilities.
List:
- Working with internal stakeholders to plan and execute requests for proposals and/or bid packages, including bid receipt confirmation, documentation management and bid review and selection process.
- Analyzing spend in assigned categories to identify opportunities to increase value.
- Researching industry trends and leaders to provide strategic recommendations to internal business units.
- Extracting and summarizing data from our procurement software.
- Assisting with vendor relationship management including researching potential new vendors, negotiations and business reviews.
- Reviewing and updating contractor compliance and qualification status of vendors.
- Following up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of goods.
- Compiling information from multiple data sources to create vendor scorecards.
- Providing timely status updates on projects and tasks.
- Since we’re all about teamwork and getting the job done, your skills may be put to a lot of other uses!
Also earlier bullet: Assist with managing bid requests, researching and analyzing spend with vendors, working with vendors to ensure timely delivery, and varied data entry. But that is covered in the list? The list includes similar but we should include that as well. However the list already includes many specifics; the earlier generic statement may be redundant but we should preserve all substantive info. Could combine but better to include as separate bullet.
Thus responsibilities bullets:
- Assist with managing bid requests, researching and analyzing spend with vendors, working with vendors to ensure timely delivery, and varied data entry.
- Working with internal stakeholders to plan and execute requests for proposals and/or bid packages, including bid receipt confirmation, documentation management and bid review and selection process.
- Analyzing spend in assigned categories to identify opportunities to increase value.
- Researching industry trends and leaders to provide strategic recommendations to internal business units.
- Extracting and summarizing data from our procurement software.
- Assisting with vendor relationship management including researching potential new vendors, negotiations and business reviews.
- Reviewing and updating contractor compliance and qualification status of vendors.
- Following up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of goods.
- Compiling information from multiple data sources to create vendor scorecards.
- Providing timely status updates on projects and tasks.
- Since we’re all about teamwork and getting the job done, your skills may be put to a lot of other uses!
Also mention internship timing: Summer 2027, postings early
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Content: - About Poet: mission, culture, etc. This could be "About the role"? Actually "About Poet" is about company. Could be "About the role"? But we have "Job Summary & Responsibilities". We can treat "About Poet" as maybe "About the role"? But the instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we need to map content to these headings. We have: - About Poet: mission, culture, etc. This is not about the role but about company. Could be placed under "About the role"? Might be okay. Or we could omit if not matching exactly? The instruction says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It says e.g., meaning these are examples, not strict list. So we can use other headings if appropriate, but better to stick to these. We can have "About the role" containing the company description and job summary.
- Responsibilities: list of duties.
- Qualifications & Skills: includes qualifications and skills.
- Work Environment: maybe not a standard heading but could be omitted or placed under "About the role"? Might be okay to include as its own heading? The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Work Environment into About the role or Qualifications? Probably better to have separate "Work Environment" heading? Not in list but could be okay. However they said "use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." This suggests we should limit to those headings. So we should not create a Work Environment heading unless we map it to something like "About the role". Could include work environment details in About the role paragraph.
- Growth & Development Opportunities: maybe could be part of About the role or Qualifications? Could be its own section but not in list. Might be okay to omit or fold into About the role.
- Perks: list of benefits. This is Benefits section.
- EEO boilerplate: remove.
Thus we need sections: About the role (including company mission, culture, job summary, work environment, growth opportunities), Responsibilities, Qualifications & Skills (maybe combine Qualifications and Skills), Benefits (Perks). No Pay or Schedule as not specified.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must preserve all substantive information.
Let's extract substantive info:
About Poet:
- Mission: be good stewards of the Earth by converting renewable resources to energy and other valuable goods as effectively as humanly possible.
- Over thirty-five years, drive and passion to change the world enabled us to become largest producer and marketer of bioethanol and a leader in sustainable products.
- CULTURE IS KING AT POET: team, communication, park egos at door, environment for healthy work-life balance, work hard, play hard, frequent team events, volunteer efforts, celebrate wins.
Job Summary & Responsibilities:
- As a Procurement Intern, you will be responsible for providing key support to the Procurement team.
- Assist with managing bid requests, researching and analyzing spend with vendors, working with vendors to ensure timely delivery, and varied data entry.
- Role ensures professional execution of procurement process from contracts and bidding to purchase order processing, delivery, installation, and performance tracking.
- May include order tracking, spend analysis, operations analytics.
- On-site role located at POET’s corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD.
- Responsibilities include: (list bullet points)
* Working with internal stakeholders to plan and execute requests for proposals and/or bid packages, including bid receipt confirmation, documentation management and bid review and selection process.
* Analyzing spend in assigned categories to identify opportunities to increase value.
* Researching industry trends and leaders to provide strategic recommendations to internal business units.
* Extracting and summarizing data from our procurement software.
* Assisting with vendor relationship management including researching potential new vendors, negotiations and business reviews.
* Reviewing and updating contractor compliance and qualification status of vendors.
* Following up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of goods.
* Compiling information from multiple data sources to create vendor scorecards.
* Providing timely status updates on projects and tasks.
* Since we’re all about teamwork and getting the job done, your skills may be put to a lot of other uses!
The POET Never Satisfied Internship openings are for Summer 2027. We post Internships in early September with the intention of having interns selected by November 1st.
Qualifications & Skills:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Junior or senior level status working toward a bachelor’s degree majoring in an accredited program, preferably in Business, Economics, Supply Chain, or Engineering.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills as well as the ability to adapt to change.
- Knowledge of the basics of Microsoft Office Suite and the ability of learning new programs.
- A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
* High level of personal integrity
* Eager to learn and change the world.
* Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic and changing environment.
* Interpersonal skills – ability to effectively interact with individuals at all levels within/outside the organization
* Demonstrated relationship-building skills.
* Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills
* Ability to embrace and promote change
* Innovative mindset
* Ability to think objectively
* Self-awareness in the face of uncertainty
* Ability to work in a team environment
Work Environment:
- This position operates in an office environment, working at a personal computer where you may sit or stand.
- Most of our Sioux Falls office workspace consists of an open-concept design intended to promote open communication and collaboration.
Growth & Development Opportunities:
- At POET, we encourage internal development and growth by allowing team members to carve their own path to success.
- Leaders support team members with the necessary resources to develop their skills, achieve goals, and create the most value.
- We believe in developing our team members to their highest potential and recognizing contributions that add value to the organization.
- Each new team member’s position and compensation are carefully determined by considering their unique qualifications and skillset.
Perks:
- A multifaceted wellness program encompassing the whole person – mentally, physically, and spiritually
- On-site fitness centers or fitness reimbursements
- Safety and cold-weather gear reimbursements
We need to remove EEO boilerplate.
Now produce HTML.
We'll have sections:
About the role
About the role
... (mission, culture, job summary, work environment, growth opportunities)
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Qualifications & Skills
- ... ...
Benefits
- ... ...
At POET, our mission is to be good stewards of the Earth by converting renewable resources to energy and other valuable goods as effectively as humanly possible. For over thirty‑five years, our drive and passion to change the world have enabled us to become the largest producer and marketer of bioethanol and a leader in sustainable products worldwide. Culture is king at POET: we operate as one team, communicate openly, leave egos at the door, and foster a healthy work‑life balance through hard work, play, frequent team events, volunteer efforts, and celebrating wins. As a Procurement Intern you will provide key support to the Procurement team, assisting with bid requests, researching and analyzing vendor spend, ensuring timely delivery, and performing varied data entry to ensure professional execution of the procurement process from contracts and bidding through purchase order processing, delivery, installation, and performance tracking. This on‑site role is based at POET’s corporate headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD. The workplace is an office environment with personal computers (sit‑or‑stand) in an open‑concept layout designed to promote communication and collaboration. POET encourages internal development, letting team members carve their own path to success with leader support, resources, and recognition for contributions that add value.
That covers mission, culture, job summary, work environment, growth. Now Responsibilities list: need to include all bullet points from responsibilities. List: - Working with internal stakeholders to plan and execute requests for proposals and/or bid packages, including bid receipt confirmation, documentation management and bid review and selection process. - Analyzing spend in assigned categories to identify opportunities to increase value. - Researching industry trends and leaders to provide strategic recommendations to internal business units. - Extracting and summarizing data from our procurement software. - Assisting with vendor relationship management including researching potential new vendors, negotiations and business reviews. - Reviewing and updating contractor compliance and qualification status of vendors. - Following up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of goods. - Compiling information from multiple data sources to create vendor scorecards. - Providing timely status updates on projects and tasks. - Since we’re all about teamwork and getting the job done, your skills may be put to a lot of other uses! Also earlier bullet: Assist with managing bid requests, researching and analyzing spend with vendors, working with vendors to ensure timely delivery, and varied data entry. But that is covered in the list? The list includes similar but we should include that as well. However the list already includes many specifics; the earlier generic statement may be redundant but we should preserve all substantive info. Could combine but better to include as separate bullet. Thus responsibilities bullets: - Assist with managing bid requests, researching and analyzing spend with vendors, working with vendors to ensure timely delivery, and varied data entry. - Working with internal stakeholders to plan and execute requests for proposals and/or bid packages, including bid receipt confirmation, documentation management and bid review and selection process. - Analyzing spend in assigned categories to identify opportunities to increase value. - Researching industry trends and leaders to provide strategic recommendations to internal business units. - Extracting and summarizing data from our procurement software. - Assisting with vendor relationship management including researching potential new vendors, negotiations and business reviews. - Reviewing and updating contractor compliance and qualification status of vendors. - Following up with vendors to ensure on-time delivery of goods. - Compiling information from multiple data sources to create vendor scorecards. - Providing timely status updates on projects and tasks. - Since we’re all about teamwork and getting the job done, your skills may be put to a lot of other uses! Also mention internship timing: Summer 2027, postings early