Procurement Strategy & Operations Intern

About Us At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company. At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in. Available Locations: Austin Texas or San Francisco The Opportunity Join our Procurement team for a comprehensive, 360-degree rotation across the entire procurement lifecycle. This isn't just a "support" role—you will be embedded in three core teams to understand how a global organization sources, secures, and manages its external partnerships. The Rotation Sourcing: Learn how we identify vendors, conduct RFPs (Request for Proposals), and negotiate the best value for the business. Contracts: Work with the Contracts team to oversee the entire Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) process, including intake, contract review and negotiation, signatures, and archiving. Procurement Operations: Support the end to end Procure-to-Pay process, including requisition and PO creation, supplier onboarding, and invoice coordination. Learn how procurement policies and approval workflows are applied in systems like Zip, Coupa, and Oracle. Partner with cross functional teams to resolve issues, ensure data accuracy, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and automation. Digital Transformation: Gain hands-on experience in Digital Transformation by mastering how to bridge the gap between business strategy and AI development. This role teaches you to identify automation opportunities through real-world stakeholder interviews, translate those needs into technical requirements for IT teams, and manage a project lifecycle from start to finish. The AI Innovation Project As part of our company-wide AI initiative, you will be tasked with identifying an efficiency bottleneck within the procurement lifecycle. Using tools like Gemini or OpenCode , you will design and propose (or build!) an automated solution. Examples include: Automating workflows Automating spend analysis reports with dashboard Building an AI-driven "Vendor Scoring"/segmentation rubric. Streamlining the internal PR-to-PO workflow. Key Responsibilities Understand how our workflows work today and develop insights to optimize Use AI to automate everything possible in workflows Work in our current spend analysis tool and support optimizing spend analytics and dashboarding. Support category managers in research and market intelligence for active sourcing events. Assist in data cleansing and management within our Procurement systems. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, IT, Legal). Final Capstone: Deliver a professional prese ... (truncated, view full listing at source)