HQ Purchasing Intern

Prysmian HQ Purchasing Function is looking for an intern to join the HQ Operations Team. The selected candidate will support procurement activities across a range of commodities, addressing the needs of several HQ departments, including Marketing & Communication, Human Resources, Travel, Fleet Management, Legal, Tax, Consulting services, and Internal Audit.

Key activities:

Collaborate with internal departments to understand their procurement needs;

Codification of new suppliers, managing and constant monitoring the qualification/codification process;

Examination of economic and commercial offers;

Alignment of contractual terms and general terms and conditions;

Support prices negotiation and selection of winner vendor(s);

Creation and issue of purchase order in SAP

What are the key challenges for this role:

Ability to manage all steps of a Procure to Pay process

Negotiation and communication skills

Contract management skills

How is success defined in this role?

Satisfying internal client requests on time

Respect all steps in the Procure to Pay process in terms of compliance and quality

Ability to use Prysmian tools

What are the 3 most exciting aspects of this role?

Dynamism

Negotiation

Variety of commodities involved in the process

Who are we looking for?

Bachelor or Master degree in business, engineering or related field

Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Knowledge of Office Suite, especially Excel

Curiosity and proactivity

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