Winter 2027 - CLAO, Procurement Analyst Intern (4 Months)

What is the opportunity?

Are you interested in the opportunity to work as an Intern for Global Procurement at RBC? By applying to this job posting, you will be considered for the Procurement Intern role available in RBC’s Global Procurement - Banking and Financial Services Sourcing Team.

What will you do?

Working with Senior Procurement representatives your responsibilities may include the following:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of RBC spend for multiple categories.
• Build in-depth Supplier Management knowledge and provide valuable support and guidance to RBC Banking and Financial Services Business Units with supplier management activities.
• Participate in drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts for various products and/or services (e.g. technology, consulting services). Mitigate RBC risk exposure by ensuring that the RBC contract standards are followed.
• Assist the Procurement team and businesses in the acquisition of goods and services.
• Develop performance related metrics to measure and report upon RBC, Supplier and sourcing effectiveness.
• Evaluate / recommend potential cost savings resulting from contract / relationship reviews.
• Mitigate risk by educating RBC Business Units on the Supplier Management process.
• Support, influence and challenge decisions based on data and insightful analyses.
• Assist in managing end to end sourcing process for assigned categories including:

• Manage eRFx processes as applicable.
• Ensure established policies and practices (internal controls) are adhered to in the sourcing process:
  • Source Suppliers offering the best combination of price, service and quality.
  • Identify working groups and oversight boards ensuring representation from key stakeholders and impacted LOB.
  • Ensure mandatory due diligence is performed and accountable for reporting/tracking potential savings.

• Continuously improves the end-to-end sourcing process.
• Use spend information and category metrics to influence business groups to address key opportunities for demand management.

What do you need to succeed?

   Must-have

• Currently enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary institution with a focus on Supply Chain, Procurement, Law, Business Administration, Data Science, or related fields.
• Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent storytelling skills.
• Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook)
• Ability to complete projects on time, with accuracy and making the most effective use of available time.
• Attention to accuracy and detail.

Nice-to-have

• Supplier management experience
• Leadership acumen and a passion to apply it in a dynamic business environment.
• Ability to perform complex data analysis on large volumes of data and present findings to stakeholders.
• Strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with others in a professional manner.

• Demonstrated organizational skills and knowledge and ability to work in an agile and flexible environment.

• Self-starter; must work independently with minimal supervision.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.      

• Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada.
• Participate in company events to help build your career tool kit while enjoying a work-life balance.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and learning opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Enjoy a comfortable work environment.

Please note: This posting is for a 4-months Winter 2027 Student placement with a start date of January 2027, and end date of April 2027. In order to be eligible for this 4-months Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of April 2027 ; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in April 2027), you must require the full 4-months work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is September 20, 2026. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

ET27

Communication, Computer Literacy, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal Initiative

Additional Job Details

BAY WELLINGTON TOWER, 181 BAY ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeCHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRPStudent/Coop (Fixed Term)Salaried2026-08-312026-09-21

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.