WBG Pioneer - Procurement Sourcing Intern

WBG Pioneers, the World Bank Group’s Internship Program, offers undergraduate and postgraduate students a high impact learning experience at the heart of global development. Participants gain hands on experience in a diverse and dynamic environment, contribute fresh perspectives and innovative ideas, and connect with international professionals working to end poverty on a livable planet.

Responsibilities

• Support Category Managers and Analysts with global procurement, sourcing, and category management activities.
• Assess client needs, prepare solicitations, and manage selection processes.
• Support procurement planning, market research, and review of technical specifications.
• Develop vendor qualification and evaluation criteria, prepare contracts, and support vendor discussions.
• Conduct market research, trend analysis, benchmarking, and cost-driver analysis.
• Analyze and help mitigate sourcing and category management risks with business partners.
• Attend client and vendor meetings and support sourcing administration and related projects.

Requirements

• Ability to review procurement documents, compare data sources, identify inconsistencies, and draw conclusions.
• Experience building relationships and communicating with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ability to work effectively in matrixed, multidisciplinary teams and independently.
• Strong influencing skills in a consensus-driven environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data-driven documentation and inquiry response.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Strong client service orientation, English communication skills, and conflict-resolution ability.

Skills

• Procurement Document Review
• Data Comparison
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Matrix Teamwork
• Independent Work
• Consensus Building
• Analytical Skills
• Problem Solving
• Data-Driven Documentation
• Inquiry Response
• Organizational Skills
• Task Management
• Customer Service Orientation
• Conflict Resolution
• English Communication Skills

Languages

English