2026 Procurement Internship

Symetra

21d • Remote

About The Position

Symetra has an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Procurement Intern!

About the program
At Symetra, we share a deep commitment in bringing value to underserved
communities and people and helping them take steps toward financial freedom.
That’s our way of describing people that can be and doing what they value. Our
interns work on real, meaningful projects that contribute toward our goal, and
are an important part of our Symetra community.

Symetra's Internship Program for Summer 2026 is entirely remote - all interns
will learn and work in a virtual setting. The internship duration is 12 weeks.

Summary
We are seeking a procurement intern to support foundational procurement
transformation efforts while gaining exposure to vendor management, analytics,
and process design.

Requirements

• Strong Excel/data analysis skills (pivot tables, charts, cleaning large datasets).
• Comfort with PowerPoint for creating executive-ready slides.
• Exposure to analytics tools or interest in learning procurement platforms.
• Strong research and benchmarking skills (comparing suppliers, analyzing industry best practices).
• Detail-oriented organizational skills to track multiple workstreams.
• Strong communication and writing — able to summarize findings clearly.
• Curiosity and problem-solving mindset — willing to dig into data/process gaps.
• Professional stakeholder presence — comfortable interacting with business partners and suppliers.
• Adaptable, collaborative, and proactive in suggesting improvements.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in procurement data cleanup and spend analytics (e.g., categorizing spend, vendor tiering, data governance tasks, missing contractual metadata).
• Supporting RFP template standardization and helping draft requirements or intake forms.
• Helping with contract review process mapping and documentation of roles & responsibilities.
• Building and updating procurement process documentation (intake, contracting, vendor evaluation).
• Supporting savings tracking and reporting — helping maintain the savings pipeline and dashboard inputs.
• Contributing to technology assessment prep (documenting functional requirements, benchmarking vendor capabilities).

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed