Supply Chain Contracts Intern (Project Management)
Position Title: Supply Chain Contracts Intern
Company Summary
For more than three decades, Crown Castle has led the way in shared communications infrastructure, delivering profitable solutions by connecting communities, businesses, and people, and enabling each to thrive with reliable access to voice and data in more places, faster than ever before. When you join Crown Castle, you become part of a dynamic and diverse team of passionate and collaborative professionals engaging in complex challenges and contributing to projects that shape the future of life and work.
Role
Supply Chain works with our internal business partners to identify, negotiate, and administer contracts with suppliers. Over the years, organizations outside of Supply Chain have also negotiated supplier contracts. This role will support the Supply Chain organization in identifying missing contracts, obtaining contracts from internal and external sources, and conducting supplier negotiations as necessary.
Responsibilities
- Build a list of suppliers where contracts are missing.
- Create a plan to obtain the contracts from the key suppliers first and then work with subsequent tiered contracts.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to obtain the necessary contracts.
- Identify gaps where no internal source of the contract is available.
- Coordinate with supplier to obtain copies of contracts as needed and then catalog the files in the contracts repository.
- Negotiate new contracts with suppliers when historical versions cannot be found and deemed necessary.
Expectations
- Attention to detail with contract documentation.
- Effective communication with a wide range of Crown Castle employees from across the company in addition to teammates and manager.
- Ability to influence conversations with suppliers through building of relationships and thoughtful framing of issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to present complex information in a clear and simple format.
Education/Certifications
- Currently enrolled as a full-time student in pursuit of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited higher education institution
- Preferred field(s) of study: Supply Chain Management, Business, Economics, Political Science, or related field
Skills and Experience
- Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) from June 2 to August 8, 2025
- Authorization to work in the U.S. on a full-time, regular basis without additional sponsorship
Reports to: Manager, Supply Chain Process Management
Work Plans: This role falls into our hybrid work model working in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. On Mondays and Fridays, teammates on the hybrid schedule will have the option to work from the office or home.
Compensation Information: The hourly pay offered for this position is $19.50 per hour.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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