About the job
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable technology. We strive to make software freely accessible to everyone around the world. Software developed at Red Hat runs in vehicles that landed on the moon, airlines, banks, trains, social media, health care, academic institutions, robots, and in many other places. If you're interested, keep reading!
The Red Hat Global Procurement is looking for a creative, passionate individual who is ready to join us in Raleigh, NC as a Procurement Analyst Intern and learn within an innovative and dynamic company. In this role, you will work in an environment where diverse perspectives are invited, the best ideas are valued, and people feel empowered to contribute. Freedom and courage are two of our core values, which is why you need to be comfortable taking risks and exploring the unknown. Yet being a Red Hatter isn't just about being brave, it's also about demonstrating commitment and sticking to it. The focus for Red Hat's Intern Program is a dual partnership between the early talent team, and our intern managers. We can offer you professional development, social engagement and networking, performance and development with both procurement management team and our early talent team, and a chance to be part of a team providing real deliverables and being engaged in larger global projects - meaningful work throughout your summer at Red Hat.
What you will do

• Deliver insights and identify opportunities to improve procurement operational processes
• Assist the team on source-to-pay process improvement related activities
• Support the sourcing team and procurement metric generation with analytical dashboard design, criteria gathering, data organization, etc.
• Help in content gathering, course design, and implementation of Procurement tool trainings
• Support buyer desk activities including non-critical or low-spend strategic sourcing events like RFx
• Assist in managing supplier databases
• Help develop improved procurement internal and external communication materials to enhance stakeholder engagement and cross team collaboration
• Help to improve implementation of Supplier Diversity and Social and Environmental programs

What you will bring

• Basic knowledge of procurement and applies it in work assignments
• Ability to analyze data and identify opportunities to drive strategic initiatives
• Understanding of best practices to help find new and more efficient ways of operating
• Ability to work full time May-August
• Currently pursuing a degree in supply chain or related field; if you have graduated, be no more
• than 6 months past your graduate date
• Knowledge of Google Workspace productivity tools is a plus

About Red Hat
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.