Procurement - Internship

Chipotle•Puerta Blanca Colonia, TX

8d•$25•Onsite

About The Position

CULTIVATE A BETTER WORLD Food served fast does not have to be a typical fast-food experience. Chipotle has always done things differently, both in and out of our restaurants. We are changing the face of fast food, starting conversations, and directly supporting efforts to shift the future of farming and food. We hope you will join us as we continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission to make better food accessible to everyone. THE OPPORTUNITY Join our Procurement/Supply Chain team to support end-to-end sourcing and management of paper and packaging materials. You’ll help standardize supplier performance, increase cost transparency, and improve processes while building resume-ready experience in procurement analytics, sustainability, and cross-functional collaboration. This internship will be located at our Distribution Center in Salinas, CA. Strategic objective you’ll support: Build a standardized, data-driven supplier performance and cost management framework for paper and packaging to improve service reliability, sustainability compliance, and total cost of ownership.

Responsibilities

Supplier management and compliance - Assist with supplier onboarding, QBR prep, and performance tracking (OTIF, quality, service, sustainability).
Help build supplier scorecards and compliance metrics (e.g., FSC/SFI, recycled content, certifications).
Sourcing and category support - Maintain contracts, pricing, lead times, MOQs, and item masters; prepare price change analyses.
Process mapping and SOPs - Document current-state workflows (requisition-to-PO, spec change/artwork approval, vendor onboarding).
Create SOPs to standardize procurement, order management, and compliance processes.
Data management and reporting - Keep ERP/e-sourcing data accurate; manage packaging specs/BOMs and approvals.
Build recurring dashboards/reports for supplier performance, spend, forecast vs. actual usage, and savings tracking.
Market and cost insights - Monitor commodity indices (pulp, paper, corrugate) and summarize insights for weekly briefs.
Analyze freight/landed cost (direct vs. cross-dock), pallet/cube optimization, and DC-level impacts.
Cross-functional collaboration - Partner with Operations, Sustainability, Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Design/Brand Packaging on timelines, trials, and allocations.
Prepare executive-ready presentations that drive decisions and track OKRs.
Ad hoc projects - Support pilots for sustainable alternatives, and risk mitigation initiatives.