Data Scientist Intern - Supplier Management Analytics & AI

Description

To be eligible, you must be currently enrolled at a university in Spain, stay enrolled until the internship ends, and be able to sign an internship agreement with your university. You must be available to start in February 2027 and stay in the program until June or July 2027.

The company's Global Supplier Management team needs analytics, AI-based tools, and reporting automation to improve supplier oversight, performance tracking, commercial decisions, and day-to-day efficiency. You will turn data into insight with the Global Supplier Management Lead, Vendor Account Managers (VAMs), and colleagues in Operations, Procurement, Finance, and other areas. Your work will cover advanced analytics, business intelligence, forecasting, process automation, and Generative AI.

The internship is hands-on work where data science, AI, business analytics, and supplier management meet, inside a large global company.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and executive reports.
• Review supplier, financial, commercial, and operational data for trends and opportunities.
• Create KPI, SLA, and supplier performance scorecards.
• Prepare data-based material for QBRs, governance reviews, and executive presentations.
• Run one-off analyses that inform strategic business decisions.
• Check that data is accurate, consistent, and well reported.
• Find manual processes that AI and Power Platform tools could automate.
• Build prototypes with Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Python, and machine learning methods.
• Help implement predictive analytics and forecasting models.
• Automate reporting, data preparation, and governance tasks.
• Look for new ways to use AI to make supplier management and the team more productive.
• Support Vendor Account Managers with supplier performance and commercial analysis.
• Help with spend analysis, benchmarking, rate competitiveness, and cost reduction projects.
• Draft business cases, executive summaries, and strategic recommendations.
• Take part in continuous improvement work across supplier management.
• Work with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Operations, and Business Management teams.

Requirements

• Currently working toward a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL, Microsoft Excel, and data visualization principles.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear, confident communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work on your own in a fast-moving global setting.
• Nice to have: experience with Power BI or Microsoft Power Platform.
• Nice to have: familiarity with machine learning concepts.
• Nice to have: exposure to Generative AI technologies.
• Nice to have: knowledge of Azure, Databricks, or cloud analytics platforms.
• Nice to have: understanding of procurement, supplier management, or business operations processes.
• Useful skills: Python, SQL, Power BI, Excel, data modeling, data visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning fundamentals, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Power Automate, and data storytelling.
• Success will be measured by dashboard adoption and business impact, less manual reporting through automation, clearer visibility of supplier performance and commercial metrics, actionable insights that support management decisions, working AI productivity improvements, and positive feedback from VAMs and leadership.

Conditions

Flexible schedule: part-time at 4 hours per day or full-time at 8 hours per day.

Internship length runs from 4 to 12 months.

Equal opportunity applies to all candidates.

Benefits

• Paid internship at a global, technology-driven company.
• International work environment with chances to learn, develop professionally, and network across teams.
• Intern community with career development workshops, learning sessions, and social events.
• Assigned mentor.
• Possible entry into the HP Graduate Program after the placement.
• Discounted lunch in the on-site canteen.
• On-site sports center with gym, squash, tennis, and basketball courts, and more than 25 organized sports and wellness activities such as HIIT, squash, basketball, and yoga.
• NextGen Employee Network with regular events for early-career professionals.
• On-site medical services including a doctor, nutrition support, physiotherapy, and general healthcare.
• Free printing and hands-on workshops with the latest HP technologies, from large-format prints to 3D-printed models.
• Easy commute with free parking or good access by nearby train.
• Women Network events covering networking, STEM promotion, business acumen, work-life balance, and future skills.