Procurement Co-op at Hampden County Regional Board of Retirement | Serving the County of Hampden Massachusetts in Milton, DE, United States

Job description

• We're looking for a curious, analytical, and highly organized Co-op to join our Procurement team.
• This position offers hands-on experience supporting strategic procurement, business analytics, technology implementation, and enterprise transformation initiatives within a fast-paced consumer packaged goods environment.
• The Procurement Transformation & Analytics Co-op will contribute to several high-priority workstreams, including Contract Lifecycle Management transformation, spend analytics, Accounts Payable automation, payment-term standardization, and Procurement dashboard development. The student will gain practical experience collecting and validating data, developing reports and dashboards, supporting technology testing and implementation, and translating analytical findings into actionable business insights.
• This role is part of a six-month co-op program running from January 4, 2027, through June 25, 2027, and is fully onsite at our Milton Brewery in Delaware.
• Develop strategic sourcing, procurement operations, and contract management expertise.
• Build advanced skills in data analysis, reporting, dashboard development, and visualization to drive business insights.
• Gain hands-on experience with procurement technology platforms, implementations, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Support workflow testing, user adoption, automation, and process improvement efforts across Procurement and Accounts Payable.
• Develop knowledge of spend analytics, supplier strategy, payment-term analysis, and working capital optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Procurement, Finance, Accounts Payable, Legal, IT, and external consultants.
• Strengthen project management, stakeholder engagement, and executive communication through reports, dashboards, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Contract Lifecycle Management Transformation
• Assist with contract inventory collection and data validation.
• Support contract metadata extraction, review, and migration activities.
• Participate in workflow testing and user acceptance testing.
• Support implementation and change-management activities.
• Develop reporting and adoption metrics to measure the effectiveness and use of new contract-management processes.
• Maintain project documentation and assist with process-improvement materials.
• Spending Analytics Initiative
• Analyze spend data and support spend-categorization efforts.
• Assist with supplier and category analysis activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve spend visibility and support sourcing optimization.
• Create reports, dashboards, and visualizations for Procurement leadership.
• Conduct data-quality reviews and address inconsistencies in analytical outputs.
• Translate spend data into clear insights that support Procurement decisions.
• Automation & Payment-Term Standardization
• Partner with Procurement and Accounts Payable teams to review supplier payment terms.
• Analyze current-state payment-term data and identify opportunities for standardization.
• Develop payment-term analysis and recommendations for internal review.
• Support policy documentation, process design, and implementation activities.
• Assist with supplier communications and change-management efforts.
• Help track progress and outcomes associated with payment-term standardization.
• Procurement Dashboard Development
• Create and maintain Procurement KPI dashboards and visualizations.
• Develop reporting related to sourcing performance, savings, supplier metrics, and contract management.
• Improve data quality, reporting consistency, and reporting automation.
• Support Procurement leadership presentations and business reviews with analytical insights.
• Organize and present complex information in a clear, executive-ready format.
• Document dashboard definitions, reporting processes, and data sources.
• Project Coordination & Implementation Support
• Support multiple concurrent Procurement transformation initiatives.
• Track project activities, deliverables, decisions, risks, and deadlines.
• Participate in meetings with internal stakeholders, external solution providers, and consultants.
• Assist with user testing and implementation support for Procurement technologies.
• Develop project documentation, process maps, reports, and presentation materials.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to help keep projects aligned and moving forward.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Must continue to be enrolled upon completion of the Co-op
• Eligible to participate in an accredited university co-op program.
• Strong interest in strategic procurement, supply chain, finance, business analytics, or technology-enabled process improvement.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and interpret business data.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take initiative.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn new systems, technologies, and business processes.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, basic formulas and functions, VLOOKUP or XLOOKUP, data analysis and organization, and basic reporting and visualization.
• Familiarity with Microsoft PowerPoint and other Microsoft 365 applications.
• Interest in working with data, reporting, and business analytics.
• Basic understanding of data-visualization concepts.
• Familiarity with dashboarding tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Experience using Microsoft Copilot or other AI-assisted tools is a plus but not required.
• Strong interest in emerging technologies, automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Required

• Strong attention to detail
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Willingness to take initiative
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft 365 applications
• Power BI
• Tableau
• Microsoft Copilot
• Data visualization
• Data analysis
• Dashboard development