• Provide administrative and coordination support across sourcing activities • Assist in gathering requirements and maintaining request trackers • Support preparation and organization of RFx (RFI/RFP/RFQ) documents • Conduct basic supplier research and compile information • Organize and consolidate supplier responses for team review • Coordinate meetings, follow-ups, and stakeholder communication • Maintain trackers, logs, and status updates for ongoing activities • Support scheduling of supplier discussions and internal reviews • Ensure timely follow-up on pending actions across teams • Assist in preparing reports, presentations, and summaries • Maintain proper documentation and records for all activities • Support the team in day-to-day project coordination and execution

• Ensures successful national vendor management implementations including workflow process development, performance metric development and maintenance, operational issue management resolution for ongoing relationships, planned initiatives to achieve cost savings for direct operations or national centralization initiatives. • Establish and maintain national agreements including SOWs and MSAs and national BPO with a responsibility to track, measure, report and evaluate vendor performance for assigned implementations. • Support existing vendor and SOW updates and provide training to local teams to ensure compliance and standardization. • Negotiating product pricing and contracts • Ensure company requirements for due diligence and risk assessment monitoring are being accomplished. • Troubleshoot vendor problems. • Collaborate with IT to assure vendor partners are effectively managed and maintained access to our systems. • Support to explore expansion across new business lines.

• Execute OS&E category strategies across key sub-categories (e.g., amenities, linen, terry, fill, uniforms) • Support the development and ongoing refinement of category plans through data, supplier insights, and stakeholder feedback • Lead sourcing activities including RFIs, RFPs, and negotiations in alignment with category strategies • Support contract implementation and supplier onboarding • Manage supplier performance, identify risks, and escalate issues as needed • Build strong supplier partnerships to support innovation, quality, and service delivery • Partner with Brand, Operations, Design, and Procurement teams to support OS&E program adoption • Act as a key point of contact for hotel stakeholders on category-related inquiries • Support new hotel openings and transitions by aligning category strategy with project needs • Analyze spend, supplier performance, and adoption metrics to identify opportunities • Support dashboards, reporting, and executive summaries for leadership • Provide data-driven insights to inform category strategy evolution • Support execution of category initiatives, supplier rollouts, and regional procurement projects • Coordinate timelines, track deliverables, and proactively address risks • Manage multiple priorities across projects and operational support

Role Description The intern would support foundational procurement transformation efforts while gaining exposure to vendor management, analytics, and process design. Projects may include: - Assisting in procurement data cleanup and spend analytics (e.g., categorizing spend, vendor tiering, data governance tasks, missing contractual metadata). - Supporting RFP template standardization and helping draft requirements or intake forms. - Helping with contract review process mapping and documentation of roles & responsibilities. - Building and updating procurement process documentation (intake, contracting, vendor evaluation). - Supporting savings tracking and reporting — helping maintain the savings pipeline and dashboard inputs. - Contributing to technology assessment prep (documenting functional requirements, benchmarking vendor capabilities). Qualifications - Strong Excel/data analysis skills (pivot tables, charts, cleaning large datasets). - Comfort with PowerPoint for creating executive-ready slides. - Exposure to analytics tools or interest in learning procurement platforms. - Strong research and benchmarking skills (comparing suppliers, analyzing industry best practices). - Detail-oriented with organizational skills to track multiple workstreams. - Strong communication and writing — able to summarize findings clearly. - Curiosity and problem-solving mindset — willing to dig into data/process gaps. - Professional stakeholder presence — comfortable interacting with business partners and suppliers. - Adaptable, collaborative, and proactive in suggesting improvements. Requirements - Employer work visa sponsorship and support are not provided for this role. - Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States at hire and must maintain authorization to work in the United States throughout their employment with our company. Benefits - Symetra is committed to showing up for our communities, lifting up our employees, and standing up for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Company Description Symetra is a national financial services company dedicated to helping people achieve their financial goals and feel confident about the future. In our daily work, we're guided by the principles of Value, Transparency and Sustainability. This means we provide products and services people need at a competitive price, we communicate clearly and openly so people understand what they're buying, and we design products--and operate our company--to stand the test of time. For more information about our careers visit: Symetra Careers