Description:
The Tactical Procurement Intern is responsible for working with Category Analysts, Managers, and Senior Managers to support and drive a variety of projects. The incumbent works with different teams (e.g. Business, Legal, Compliance, or Finance) to ensure that deadlines and deliverables are met. The projects provide the opportunity to learn and gain experience while being mentored.
Essential Tasks - In This Job, You Will
- Perform process reviews and identify improvement opportunities to internal stakeholders
- Improving inventory forecasting for running repairs using SAP and Excel
- Support in building key reports to help drive decision-making
- Resolve past-due open Purchase Orders (PO’s) with external suppliers
- Complete purchasing activities by drafting and revising PO’s as per business unit requirements and completeness, seek appropriate authorization, inform the supplier, and clearly document the methods of ordering and payment
General Skills And Abilities - You Have
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to speak with clients and suppliers
- Strong time management skills to ensure purchase requests and orders are processed on time
- The ability to collaborate as a part of a team through sharing information and collaborating to complete tasks
- Strong analytical thinking skills to solve problems and meet the needs of suppliers
Digital/Technical Skills & Tools - You Are
- Between basic and intermediate skills with The following Microsoft Applications:
- Word
- Powerpoint
- Teams
- Outlook
- Sharepoint
- OneNote
- Between intermediate to expert skills with Microsoft Excel
- Between basic and intermediate skills with ERP software (SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle)
- Nice to have (but not required):
- Experience with ARIBA, PowerBI, or Tableau
Education/Knowledge - You
- Graduated within the last year or have completed at least one year of a Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Business, Finance, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
- The ability to understand French