2025 Summer Internship Program
Location:
This role is scheduled to be 100% remote. While remote, finalists MUST reside in one of the following states to be eligible for employment with Kaiser Permanente: CA, OR, WA, HI, CO, GA, MD, VA, CT, DC, or IL.
Department Description:
Supply Chain Services drives strategic and innovative sourcing, contracting and distribution through category, inventory and procurement management. It is recognized as vital to Kaiser Permanente providing high quality, affordable care with a positive community impact. Our goal is to drive the reduction of costs of goods and services while providing the right product/service in the right place at the right time.
Potential Intern Project(s):
Centered around Category Management, intern will provide market analysis, strategy, and recommendations for sourcing of specific categories of goods and services in the health care environment.
Intern's will work with supply chain stakeholders to identify and provide recommendations for improvements in the KP inventory process.
In coordination with procurement leaders, interns will support procurement strategy and improvements to operations
Target Majors:
Business Administration
Target Skills:
Baseline understanding of category, supply chain and/or inventory Management
Project management
Good communication skills (both verbal, written and through Powerpoint)
Data analysis using Excel and Power BI
Job Summary:
Lay the groundwork for a dynamic future with an industry leader. At Kaiser Permanente, you'll forge lasting relationships with colleagues across the organization while enjoying the opportunity to grow your experience and hone your expertise on assignments that have real impact. Our interns have worked on everything from analyzing financial software and developing new marketing strategies, to designing mobile apps and helping clinicians improve care delivery. We want you to get the most out of your time here and will give you projects that challenge you to think freely, question thoroughly, and explore deeply.
Essential Responsibilities:
Contributing to a designated project or initiative to meet a KP business objective.
Report development and analytics.
Project management - planning, execution, and measurement.
Learning new applications needed to complete assignments or support the execution of business objectives.
Job shadowing in other functional areas.
Performing additional duties as required.
Basic Qualifications: Experience
N/A
Education
Pursuing a graduate degree or have completed a graduate program from an accredited university within the last year. Bachelors degree required. License, Certification, Registration N/A Additional Requirements:
Aptitude to perform data and process analytics and formulating solutions.Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Preferred Qualifications:
3.0 GPA or aboveAdvanced analytical and problem-solving skillsProven ability to build effective working relationships as well as strong interpersonal skillsExcellent verbal and written communication skillsAbility to learn quickly and experience producing high quality work in short periods of time.