Procurement Intern Summer 2025

PROCUREMENT SUMMER INTERN

DAIKIN

Daikin is the world’s #1 indoor comfort provider and a leading innovator and worldwide provider of advanced, high-quality air conditioning and heating solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Located just outside of Houston, Texas, the Daikin Texas Technology Park allows Daikin to consolidate manufacturing, engineering, logistics, marketing and sales for Goodman®, Amana® and Daikin brand unitary heating and air conditioning products in a 4.2 million square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing and business campus. The facility is designed from the ground up to encourage collaboration and innovation.

WORK WITH A LEADER

Daikin has a robust and established internship program. Our 10 to 12-week summer program provides students with the opportunity to work individually and in groups. Our interns make an impact on real projects that help our business succeed and achieve their goals. The success of our employees is what helps define our success as an organization. That’s why we instill a culture of training, mentorship, and opportunity. Here, our work runs on collaboration, and our people have the confidence to ask questions, challenge ideas, and solve problems in unexpected ways. As part of Daikin, our team members have immense opportunity to grow—and the confidence of working in a strong and expanding industry.   

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

During the internship, college students will:

● Work on an individual project with your direct team

● Work with other interns on a group project

● Interact with leadership in the company, including VPs

● Network across functions and teams

● Participate in social and team building activities

JOB REQUIREMENTS

● Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now and in the future 

● Graduation Dates:  December 2025 - May 2027

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our internship program is designed to provide both the tactical and strategic experience of an entry level buyer.  The program allows the intern to learn and perform the day-to-day functions of a buyer which include managing inventory levels, working on invoicing issues, working with the supplier to build days of supply and safety stock levels, amongst other activities.  From a strategic side, the intern will be able to work with the procurement team on cost down projects as well as being a part of contract negotiations with suppliers.  This experience will give the intern a chance to build supplier relationships and network across other functional areas of the company such as Quality, Engineering, and Manufacturing.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

● Quality Initiatives (DPPM, CANs SOs FAIs Line Rejects)

● Delivery/Inventory management (SOT, DOT, DOS, Inventory Goals, Long Lead-time Supplier programs, Obsolescence)

● Cost (POs, AP Issues, Supplier reduction, savings initiatives)

● General supplier maintenance (system and file data accuracy maintained)

● Engineering / program changes

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

During the internship, college students will gain the below skills:

● Manage vendor relationships 

● Ability to manage multiple tasks at one time

● Interact with all aspects of a business including Engineering, Quality, Materials, Logistics, Sales, and Marketing

● Negotiation Experience

● Well-honed analytical and deductive reasoning skills