Procurement - Internship

Cultivate a Better World

Food served fast does not have to be a typical fast-food experience. Chipotle has always done things differently, both in and out of our restaurants. We are changing the face of fast food, starting conversations, and directly supporting efforts to shift the future of farming and food. We hope you will join us as we continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission to make better food accessible to everyone.

The Opportunity

Join our Procurement/Supply Chain team to support end-to-end sourcing and management of paper and packaging materials. You'll help standardize supplier performance, increase cost transparency, and improve processes while building resume-ready experience in procurement analytics, sustainability, and cross-functional collaboration. This internship will be located at our Distribution Center in Salinas, CA.

Strategic Objective You'll Support:

Build a standardized, data-driven supplier performance and cost management framework for paper and packaging to improve service reliability, sustainability compliance, and total cost of ownership.

What You'll Do:

• Supplier management and compliance
• Assist with supplier onboarding, QBR prep, and performance tracking (OTIF, quality, service, sustainability)
• Help build supplier scorecards and compliance metrics (e.g., FSC/SFI, recycled content, certifications)
• Sourcing and category support
• Maintain contracts, pricing, lead times, MOQs, and item masters; prepare price change analyses
• Process mapping and SOPs
• Document current-state workflows (requisition-to-PO, spec change/artwork approval, vendor onboarding)
• Create SOPs to standardize procurement, order management, and compliance processes
• Data management and reporting
• Keep ERP/e-sourcing data accurate; manage packaging specs/BOMs and approvals
• Build recurring dashboards/reports for supplier performance, spend, forecast vs. actual usage, and savings tracking
• Market and cost insights
• Monitor commodity indices (pulp, paper, corrugate) and summarize insights for weekly briefs
• Analyze freight/landed cost (direct vs. cross-dock), pallet/cube optimization, and DC-level impacts
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Partner with Operations, Sustainability, Quality, Logistics, Finance, and Design/Brand Packaging on timelines, trials, and allocations
• Prepare executive-ready presentations that drive decisions and track OKRs
• Ad hoc projects
• Support pilots for sustainable alternatives, and risk mitigation initiatives

What You'll Gain:

• Hands-on experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and procurement analytics
• Exposure to sustainability frameworks and packaging compliance
• Practice turning data into insights and executive-ready recommendations

Pay Transparency

Pay rate is $25 per hour, depending on skill level, experience, and education. Compensation offered is also subject to local wage and hour laws.

Who We Are

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle has restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany and is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants in North America and Europe. With employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information, visit www.chipotle.com.

Chipotle Mexican Grill is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity at all levels. All qualified applicants, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. Please contact ADAaccommodations@chipotle.com if you need an accommodation due to a disability to complete an application, job interview, and/or to otherwise participate in the hiring process. This email does not respond to non-accommodations related requests.