Summer Purchasing Intern
Summer Purchasing Intern
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Job Description
Job Description:
Responsibilities
This position is responsible for the purchasing of commodities and services to support productionrequirements. Work includes reviewing requests; sourcing vendors examining price suitability and availability of items or services; comparing specifications; and reviewing alternatives. Support Launch teams through RFQ development analysis and negotiation of supplier quote responses Supplier Statement of Work Negotiation and Make vs. Buy analysis Supplier Relationship management and Conflict Resolution. Work is performed independently under the general direction of the Purchasing Manager
- Support ECO and NPD teams through RFQ development analysis and negotiation of supplier quote responses Supplier Statement of Work Negotiation and Make vs. Buy analysis
- Develop Sourcing Recommendations with supporting rationale and documentation
- Set clear and concise expectations with suppliers to support business requirements
- Ensure suppliers have
- Act as point person for supplier relationship management and issue resolution; expedite material as required to support the production plan
- Identify and implement cost savings through spend analysis supplier negotiations business resourcing and other purchasing methods
- Participate as an extended member of the Global Commodity Team regarding commodity strategy minority business strategy supplier consolidation and cost savings
- Support manufacturing operations and quality department with supplier issue resolution
- Administrate Purchase Orders and Vendor Master information in the ERP system
- Comply with purchasing policies/procedures as well as legal/ethical obligations
- Navigate legal issues involving Terms and Conditions and identify issues that require professional legal assistance
- Resolve invoice discrepancies in procure to pay system to ensure supplier accounts stay current
- Recommends changes and consolidations that contribute to manufacturings requirements and support justintime philosophy
- Maintains uptodate understanding of principles and methods of Lean including single piece flow and justintime
- Researches and evaluates material usage then establishes ordering criteria to assure adequate but not excessive inventory on hand.
- Applies historical usage trends plus backlog information to forecast procurement needs
- Understands vendor capacity and limitations to ensure that Genie business is a reasonable portion of vendors total.
- Ability to oversee and manage procurement projects including new supplier development capacity analysis qualification of new components and simultaneous burndown of existing components.
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Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree with a Purchasing Supply Chain Management Business Materials or Technical educational background.
- 13years experience purchasing commodities and services to support production and aftermarket requirements.
- CPM or CPSM
- Ability to analyze complex data identify and execute savings opportunities implement sourcing strategies and quickly execute tasks to realize benefits.
- Ability to multitask multiple categories & projects. Ability to coordinate strategies/activities across multiple business functions.
- Financial & quantitative analysis experience a plus. Problem solving skills essential
- Verbal and written skills ability to communicate to all levels of management required.
- Good negotiation and problemsolving skills. Adept at dealing with situations involving conflict and able to facilitate constructive resolution.
- Must be computer literate and familiar with appropriate software programs. PC based software knowledge must include MS Excel MS Word and PowerPoint. Experience with Oracle and access or other SQL application is a plus.
- Organized and capable of dealing with high volume of interactions with a broad crosssection of the company.
- Able to effectively prioritize multiple priorities.
If you are interested in an open position but feel you may not meet all the listed qualifications we still encourage you to apply.
About Terex:
Terex Corporation is a global industrial equipment manufacturer of materials processing machinery waste and recycling solutions mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and equipment for the electric utility industry. We design build and support products used in maintenance manufacturing energy minerals and materials management construction waste and recycling and the entertainment industry. We provide bestinclass lifecycle support to our customers through our global parts and services organization and offer complementary digital solutions designed to help our customers maximize their return on their investment. Certain Terex products and solutions enable customers to reduce their impact on the environment including electric and hybrid offerings that deliver quiet and emissionfree performance products that support renewable energy and products that aid in the recovery of useful materials from various types of waste. Our products are manufactured in North America Europe and Asia Pacific and sold worldwide.
Additional Information:
We are passionate about producing equipment that helps improve the lives of people around the world and providing our team members with a rewarding career and the opportunity to make an impact. We are committed to recruiting engaging developing and retaining team members at all levels of our global workforce. Our culture is defined by our Terex Way Values Integrity Respect Improvement Servant Leadership Courage and Citizenship. Our values are the driving force behind our commitment to maintain an inclusive supportive nondiscriminatory and safe workplace for all team members. To that end we are committed to actively foster a culture where every team member feels valued listened to and appreciated. We are committed to being fair and impartial in our decisions.As an Equal Opportunity Employer employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability including disabled veterans you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting the recruiting department (person or department) at.
The Company offers competitive salaries advancement opportunities and a full range of benefits including paid vacation 401(k) medical dental and vision.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
