Middle East Vendor Management Intern
Boston Consulting Group · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 1d ago
Who We Are
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation-inspiring complex change, enabling organizations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.
To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital ventures—and business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.
What You'll Do
The Middle East Vendors Team manages the onboarding of new vendors/experts and provides support with vendors BCG Middle East already engage with. We have strong relationships and work closely with executive leadership, including Managing Directors & Partners. In addition to providing exemplary support to our internal customers in the Middle East, we also collaborate with colleagues from other business regions and the firm's corporate office. As a result, members of the team receive significant exposure to the overall business and develop networks and working relationships across the organization.
Key responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:
- Screen new vendors and assess individual and company profiles
- Set up external contractor in respective vendor management system
- Onboard new vendors to BCG’s internal systems for payment purposes
- Support with internal documentation, reporting and other ad hoc project work
YOU’RE GOOD AT
- Problem solving and analytical tasks
- Structuring hypothesis, building thoughtful analyses and bringing clarity to previously undefined problems
- Being flexible working through details with keen attention to accuracy
- Having natural curiosity and critically thinking to understand how things work and why; our policies, our reports, as well as our internal systems and strategies
- Comprehending root causes when issues arise
- Working with ambiguity and in an iterative environment
- Communicating and working well in teams
- Work management, organization, and planning
- Performing successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment
- Contributing to multiple work streams at once and prioritizing efforts accordingly
What You'll Bring
- Final-year university student eligible for COOP in January 2027
- Undergraduate Degree required in any relevant subject
- Legal, compliance or operations background (preferred)
- Fluency in English, Arabic an advantage
- Proficient computer skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Who You'll Work With
You will be working directly with the Vendors team of 4 individuals and with the wider Finance team of over 35 individuals. You will be regularly interacting with internal stakeholders in BCG.
Additional info
Employment Type: Internship
Job Type: Temporary for 6 months
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