Summer 2027 Supply Chain Buyer Intern- Bachelor's (Santa Clara, CA)

Position Overview

Applied Materials’ Global Supply Chain Department is searching for interns to join our team in summer 2027!

Responsibilities

• Completing supplier request for quotations (RFQs)
• Working with suppliers on obsolescence compliance and training
• Preparing supplier profiles for presenting to management
• Performing part analytics to ensure parts are assigned to the proper commodity family
• Interacting with Suppliers on cost reduction opportunities
• Supporting Supplier Account Managers in various tasks including meeting & presentation preparation, supplier management, quarterly business reviews, supplier capacity reviews
• Performing Buyer functions, including: creating, re-scheduling, and cancelling POs per MRP, calling suppliers to get material status and expedite material, resolving Accounts Payable issues related to PO invoice and receipt discrepancies, providing material delivery updates directly to factory stakeholders and leadership, mitigating excess POs and inventory through supplier negotiations, performing MRP and Spend Analytics looking for optimization of business practice

Requirements

• Student must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or a related major
• Student must be in good academic standing at their university, with a preferred GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• Ability to problem-solve creatively and analytically
• Commitment to quality and customer satisfaction
• Excellent listening, writing, quantitative, qualitative and oral communication skills
• Data analytics skills (E.g. advanced excel, working with multiple data sets)
• Desire for continuous learning and improvement
• Flexible and adaptable mindset who thrives in a results-driven culture