Campus – Internship Programme

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

About Global Supply Management:

Global Supply Management (GSM) is responsible for partnering with Amex colleagues to optimize their third-party spend. The team provides strategic consultation to the business while providing end-to-end procurement services. It maximizes the purchasing power of the Company to drive the best value from its supplier base which then frees-up investment capacity for the Enterprise. GSM, together with its business partners, manages the supplier strategy for the Company: identifying and on-boarding new third-party suppliers, realizing significant cost savings, and generating value through collaboration with GCS and GMNS.

About the Role:

As an Analyst within SS&BE at American Express, you’ll support the delivery of the most effective strategy for achieving maximum value for American Express with our supply base, through the sourcing and contracting process.  You will also support category managers to develop global category management plans to meet business objectives, understand spend profiles, leverage and complete industry benchmarking and prepare presentations and dashboards for internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers.

Key Responsibilities:

·Reporting to one of the UK Contract Managers, you’ll be accountable for the cost-effective procurement of, and contract execution for, a wide range of products and services - whilst achieving or exceeding business requirements.

·Implement Category strategies including the development and execution of sourcing activities (Request for Information, Request for Proposal).

·Collaborate with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers to identify opportunities where we can drive cost saves across the category.

·Drive value and competitive advantage to our business partners through effective supplier negotiations.

·Review and identify supplier risk, working with Third Party Risk Management teams and business stakeholders to support strong supplier governance.

·Manage the execution of contracts in line with required policies, standards, and processes.

·Drive results cross-functionally, and across business units, that have a major impact on American Express’ revenue and profitability.

Minimum Qualifications:

·Commercial acumen, with strong problem-solving skills and an analytical approach.

·Positive attitude, flexibility, and a team player.

·Strong written and verbal communication skills.

·Proven ability to drive results and prioritize work activities.

·Ability to thrive in a fast paced and fluid business environment.

·Interpersonal skills to work across a wide range of teams and build effective working relationships.

·Ability to influence others with a collaborative, inclusive and engaging style; with a practical approach to delivering successful, collaborative outcomes to support evolving business needs.

·Some experience working in a Supplier Management, Procurement or Contract Management role would be advantageous, but not essential.

Students must have a graduation date between June - September 2027

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Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the UK is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. 

Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We would encourage you submit your applications early as applications may close before the deadline. The deadline for applications is 26 October 2025. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you by November 2025. If you require any assistance with the completion of this process – or need any reasonable adjustments to be made – then please contact the Campus Recruitment Team on [email protected]

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.