Summer Intern Program - Enterprise Services at SMBC

2026 Summer Intern Program – Enterprise Services

SMBC hosts a 10‑week Summer Intern Program designed for undergraduate students who will work on teams, gain exposure to firm‑wide projects within their business area, and support a range of deals with our clients. Our Summer Intern Program is a pipeline to our full‑time Analyst Program.

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The Sourcing & Procurement function was established to assist management in steering and optimizing the Americas Division’s strategic sourcing, procurement operations, and third‑party risk. The team coordinates expense and risk management efforts with vendors to maximize negotiation authority and minimize risk, efficiently deploying the firm’s resources. Departments include Procurement Operations, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy & Governance, Supplier Relationship Management, and Third‑Party Management Operations.

SMBC America’s Division Real Estate & Facilities team manages a real‑estate footprint of over 900 k square feet across 36 locations and an annual spend of approximately $47 MM throughout the region. Corporate Real Estate’s objective is to enable SMBC AD businesses through integrated real‑estate strategies and robust facilities support, minimizing cost, providing financial transparency, and mitigating risk while continuously improving processes.

The Americas Division Location Strategy team develops and implements a comprehensive regional location strategy, assessing current location footprints and identifying opportunities, proactively pursuing efficiency gains while minimizing business risk.

• Orientation
• Training with on‑the‑desk experience
• Senior Speaker Series
• Japanese cultural activities
• Social networking activities
• Volunteer Day with a local nonprofit
• Mentorship with both a junior and senior mentor at SMBC

• Passionate about the financial services industry with an affinity for numbers?
• Capable of working well in a team and inspiring others with your ideas?
• A conscientious, dedicated individual with excellent analytical skills and rapid comprehension?
• Possessing exceptional written and verbal communication skills?
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, self‑driven, and motivated?

The successful candidate will possess or demonstrate the following personal and professional attributes:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree from an accredited university majoring in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Real Estate, Industrial Engineering, or similar fields with a graduation date of December 2026 or May 2027
  ; excellent academic record.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, specifically the ability to convey concepts and ideas concisely and defend their validity.
• Comfortable interacting with clients in a professional and mature manner.
• Outstanding ethics, integrity, and judgment.

• Strategic sourcing and procurement, including vendor selection, negotiation, and contract management.
• Budgeting, cost analysis, and ROI evaluation.
• Third‑party and vendor risk management.
• Process improvement and business process outsourcing.
• Facilities operations: vendor coordination, maintenance oversight, and sustainability initiatives.
• Market research and location strategy development.
• Effective communication and collaboration.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical mindset.

SMBC employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides an opportunity to work from home and/or from an SMBC office. Employees must live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Hybrid work is not permitted for certain roles where in‑office attendance for the entire week is required.

At SMBC, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to attract, retain, reward, and motivate full‑time employees and their families. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; well‑being programs; a 401(k) with matching contributions; a cash balance plan; life and AD&D insurance; short and long‑term disability coverage; vacation and personal time; holidays and sick time; an Employee Assistance Program;

commuter benefits; and tuition and professional training reimbursement.