Summer 2025 Intern, Global Supply Chain & Procurement

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, WD_BLACK™, and SanDisk® Professional brands.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

Job Description

Western Digital is seeking a group of talented, highly-motivated interns to join our Global Supply Chain & Procurement team this summer. The ideal candidates will have a fundamental understanding of key business processes, excellent project management skills, and an ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in an extremely fast-paced environment.

Interns in our Global Supply Chain & Procurement organization this summer can expect to gain experience in process improvement, data analytics, cross-functional collaboration in a global company, and executive-level communication.

Placements will be made across a variety of teams within Global Supply Chain & Procurement, including:

Global Logistics – Develop process improvements and conduct root cause analysis to drive success in Key Performance Indicators (KPI) across our Global Logistics organization

Risk Management – Perform research and inquiries, and analyze data to help guide Procurement towards implementing necessary steps to ensure supply chain risk resiliency

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement – Conduct spend analysis and supplier studies, and strategize on inventory optimization and vendor negotiations.

Indirect Procurement –  Identify, develop, and implement automation solutions that optimize procurement processes and drive operational efficiency within Procurement

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Students who are currently seeking a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related fields who are graduating from between December 2025-June 2026
• Candidates who will not require relocation to the San Jose, CA area will be prioritized in the recruiting process.

SKILLS

• Experience in data analytics, including proficiency using Microsoft Excel. Additional skills in Python, SQL, and data visualization are a plus. 
• Exposure to supply chain/procurement concepts, or past experience in the field, is preferred.
• Program/project management skillsets are a plus for this role.
• Strength in prioritization, time management and organizational skills

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

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