Global Operations Intern (Winter/Spring 2027)
About The Position
The components sourced from all over the world are essential to the success of Formlabs' products and company. The company must carefully balance the need to lower costs while ensuring high performance, reliability, and abundant supply. This role involves working with a team of engineers to build relationships with suppliers and expand the capabilities of Formlabs to directly improve products. This internship offers hands-on experience in supply chain management, strategic sourcing, procurement processes, and the successful introduction of new products into the market. The ideal candidate is focused and inspired with a passion for streamlining and optimization, and will join the Global Sourcing Team as a Global Sourcing Intern.
Requirements
- Have a technical or engineering background.
- Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity.
- Able to work with a variety of teams, communicating effectively in-person and remotely.
- Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way.
- Leadership experience and exposure to project management.
- Eagerness to learn and adapt to new challenges.
Nice To Haves
- Manufacturing and procurement experience
- Advanced use of Microsoft Excel
- Product development experience
- Familiarity with part inspection and corrective action, i.e. Quality Control
- Experience with the manufacturing technologies used to make our printer parts: injection molding, machining, sheet metal stamping, bending, and forming, SMT etc.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep the material pipeline flowing.
- Support supply chain risk assessments and contingency planning.
- Develop strategies to better optimize suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience.
- Conduct market analysis to provide deep and meaningful sourcing insights.
- Support the team in managing purchase orders, invoices, and supplier communications.
- Engage in supplier sourcing, qualification, and negotiation processes.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and manufacturers to ensure timely development builds and transition to mass production.
Benefits
- Flexible Out of Office Plan
- Salaried bi-weekly pay schedule
- Ample on-site parking
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Catered on-site lunches (3x per week)
- Snacks, beverages, & treats
- Cohort-based social and professional development experience for interns
- Opt-in culture events
- Unlimited 3D prints
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
