Procurement Intern

Medica is a nonprofit health plan with more than a million members that serves communities in Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Missouri, and beyond. We deliver personalized health care experiences and partner closely with providers to ensure members are genuinely cared for.

We're a team that owns our work with accountability, makes data-driven decisions, embraces continuous learning, and celebrates collaboration - because success is a team sport. It's our mission to be there in the moments that matter most for our members and employees. Join us in creating a community of connected care, where coordinated, quality service is the norm and every member feels valued.

The Enterprise Sourcing & Procurement Team at Medica works to optimize cost, ensure quality, and drive value in third-party vendor relationships, while also mitigating risk and enabling continuous improvement. This team manages across end-to-end procurement lifecycle, including demand management, strategic sourcing, category management, vendor contracting and negotiations, vendor management (both risk and performance), and connections to payment.

This role is wellsuited for a highly organized student who enjoys structured work, documentation, coordination, and learning how large organizations manage vendor relationships.

Key Accountabilities

• Vendor Integration: Support vendor integration activities including maintaining vendor lists, integration trackers, and status dashboards to ensure continuity of services, cost control, and quality delivery during integration efforts
• Support Procurement Processes: Assist in the documentation and improvement of procurement processes, including sourcing, category management, and vendor management
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Help analyze procurement data and prepare/communicate reports to support decision-making
• Contract Management: Assist in managing contracts, including drafting, reviewing, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies and procedures
• Procurement Technology Transition: Help with implementation of and transition from current contract management tool to a new end-to-end procurement tool for all of Medica to use
• Project Support: Participate in various additional procurement initiatives and projects as assigned, providing administrative and logistical support to ensure successful execution
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with different departments, including finance, legal, and IT, to support cross-functional procurement activities and ensure alignment with business goals

Required Qualifications

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  Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, Healthcare Administration, or a related field

  
  

Skills and Abilities

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Comfort with administrative, coordination, and documentationheavy work
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a structured environment
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Comfort working with Excel, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office tools
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating with a broader team

This position is an Office role, which requires an employee to work onsite at our Minnetonka, MN office, on average, 3 days per week.

The full salary grade for this position is $34,100 - $43,900. While the full salary grade is provided, the typical hiring salary range for this role is expected to be between $34,100 - $38,430. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to compensation, Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Eligibility to work in the US: Medica does not offer work visa sponsorship for this role. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application. Employment is contingent on verification of identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.