Introduction

As an IBM Consulting FutureNow Center Intern, you'll work alongside experienced professionals to help solve real business and technology challenges for clients around the world. You'll gain hands-on experience, build in-demand business, technical, and professional skills, and contribute to meaningful projects while learning in a collaborative, team-based environment. This internship is designed to provide meaningful, hands-on experience that prepares students for a potential full-time career with IBM Consulting upon graduation.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting FutureNow Centers , where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As an Intern Supply Chain Specialist at IBM, you'll gain hands-on experience helping organizations improve how they plan, source, manage, and deliver products and services through supply chain transformation, data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and technology-enabled business solutions.

During your internship, you'll work alongside experienced IBM consultants, supply chain professionals, data specialists, and technology experts while developing practical business, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

No two projects are exactly alike. You could support clients across industries including manufacturing, automotive, consumer products, retail, healthcare, energy, public sector, and more.

During your internship, you may have opportunities to:

• Support Supply Chain Transformation: Contribute to projects focused on supply chain planning, procurement, sourcing, inventory, logistics, fulfillment, manufacturing operations, or other supply chain processes.
• Analyze Data and Business Processes: Help analyze supply chain data, identify trends and operational challenges, and develop insights that support business decisions and performance improvement.
• Improve Business Processes: Assist teams in evaluating current supply chain processes, identifying improvement opportunities, and developing recommendations that improve efficiency, resilience, and business outcomes.
• Apply Technology and AI: Gain exposure to how organizations use Artificial Intelligence, automation, analytics, cloud technologies, and enterprise applications to improve supply chain operations and decision-making.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with business and technology professionals to understand client requirements, document processes, support solution development, and contribute to project delivery.
• Support Client Solutions: Participate in project meetings, workshops, analysis, testing, documentation, and other activities while learning how IBM helps clients transform complex supply chain operations.

You don't need prior consulting experience or expertise in every area of supply chain. We're looking for students with a strong foundation, curiosity, analytical thinking, and a passion for learning.

Through mentorship, structured learning, hands-on project experiences, and AI-enabled tools, you'll strengthen your supply chain, analytical, technology, communication, and consulting skills while building a foundation for a future career at IBM.

High-performing interns may be considered for full-time Associate opportunities following graduation, based on business needs and individual performance.

To give yourself the best opportunity for success, we advise applying only to roles that align with your skills and experience, rather than applying broadly across all entry-level positions. You'll receive a status update email for each application, so be sure to check your IBM Careers account regularly - it's the best way to get a centralized view of which roles you have active applications against.

Required education

High School Diploma/GED

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Economics, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of supply chain, operations, procurement, sourcing, logistics, inventory management, planning, manufacturing, or related business processes.
• Ability to analyze information, identify trends, solve problems, and develop recommendations using a structured approach.
• Exposure to supply chain, operations, analytics, process improvement, or business problem-solving through coursework, projects, internships, case competitions, student organizations, research, or other practical experiences.
• Foundational understanding of how data and technology can support business operations and supply chain decision-making.
• Awareness of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, automation, analytics, and cloud technologies, and how they are transforming supply chains and business operations.
• Interest in supply chain transformation, technology-enabled business solutions, consulting, and continuous learning.

You don't need to be an expert to get started. We're looking for individuals with a strong foundation, a growth mindset, and a desire to learn and make an impact.

Bring your curiosity. Grow your skills. Build what's next - like an IBMer.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Exposure to supply chain planning, procurement, sourcing, logistics, inventory management, manufacturing operations, or related supply chain activities through coursework, projects, or internships.
• Familiarity with data analysis, business analytics, process improvement, enterprise applications, ERP systems, or supply chain technologies.
• Familiarity with tools such as Excel, data visualization, analytics platforms, or other business technology through coursework or practical experience.
• Interest in Artificial Intelligence, automation, supply chain technology, business transformation, consulting, and continuous learning.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays, minimum of 56 hours paid sick time and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 15 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Job Title

Intern Supply Chain Specialist - 2027

Date posted

17-Aug-2026

Job ID

129625

City / Township / Village

BATON ROUGE

State / Province

Louisiana

Country

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Co-Op (Fixed Term)

Contract type

Internship

Projected Minimum Salary per year

45,760.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

45,760.00

Position type

Internship

Travel required

Up to 20% or 1 day a week

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No