Purchasing Intern

Bio-Techne • Devens, MA

6d • $18 - $24

About The Position

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide. All internship positions are designed to give college students an opportunity to apply techniques learned in an academic setting while obtaining new skills. This is a paid internship offering full-time hours during the summer months. All interns are required to conclude the program by giving a formal presentation on their work. Please note that no relocation assistance or sponsorship is provided for the internship program at this time. Position Summary: The Purchasing Intern will support the Devens Purchasing team by assisting with day-to-day procurement activities and gaining exposure to the full purchasing lifecycle. This role is designed to provide hands-on experience in supplier communication, transactional purchasing, documentation control, and continuous improvement. The intern will learn how purchasing operations support manufacturing and site operations while contributing to cost-savings initiatives and supplier-related issue resolution.

Requirements

• Must be a currently enrolled student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to the internship
• Must have completed (at minimum) the sophomore year of college
• Must be able to work full-time during the duration of the internship program
• Interest in Supply Chain, Business, Operations, or related field.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate professionally with internal teams and external suppliers.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Willingness to learn ERP systems (training provided).
• Analytical mindset and curiosity to identify process improvements or cost‑saving opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support routine purchasing activities, including processing office-supply orders and assisting with day-to-day requisitions.
• Learn to write, process, and track Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and understand their role in document control and material updates.
• Review purchasing data within ERP systems (e.g., pricing, usage, order frequency) to identify opportunities for cost savings or supplier consolidation.
• Support supplier-related Non-Conformance Material Reports (NCMRs), including gathering evidence, communicating with suppliers, and assisting with investigations.
• Maintain purchasing files, documentation, and cost-tracking spreadsheets as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Quality, Operations, and Engineering to resolve purchasing-related issues.
• Participate in at least one defined improvement project (examples below) and present findings at the end of the internship: ·· Supplier Data Cleanup & Standardization ·· Spend Analysis Project ··· Pick a category like office supplies, PPE, lab consumables, or MRO and review the following: ···· historical spend ···· vendor mix ···· price variance ···· opportunities for consolidation or renegotiation ·· Process Documentation Improvements ··· Updating SOPs, quick reference guides, or workflows for: ···· ordering ···· ECO routing ···· NCMR communication ···· vendor onboarding

Benefits

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging.
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees