Sourcing Intern Job Description
Sourcing intern
provides analytical support during each of the procurement steps including, but not limited to, demand/consumption forecasting, supplier market analysis, supplier assessment, and comparative bid analysis.
Sourcing Intern Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Standardize material by class, making sure the same format is being used throughout the class
Cross referencing the library with the current cost sheets, making sure the materials agree
Update the access report used for forecasting with the correct allowance, verifying material has been created in PLM, are spelled correctly
Work on updating Min Order quantity attributes
Work on updating lead time attribute if needed
Attend vendor week if applicable
Improve transparency on organizational size & structure of all Sourcing locations and create correlation to financial key performance indicators Sourcing internal processes
Run reports out of Oracle Discoverer to analyze contract price compliance
Initiate feedback to team when the rate card needs to be updated to reflect current products or services purchased
Analyze complex RFP responses across non-technology commodities
Sourcing Intern Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Sourcing Intern
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ISO, CCNP, CCNA
Education for Sourcing Intern
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Employers hiring for the sourcing intern job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Graduate, Finance, Business/Administration, Economics, Operations Management, Computer Science, Communication
Skills for Sourcing Intern
Desired skills for sourcing intern include:
MS Office
Word
Excel
JIT/demand flow philosophies
Legal issues involved with purchasing
PowerPoint
Supplier and market analysis
Benchmarking and global sourcing effectiveness
But not mandatory
ERP platforms
Desired experience for sourcing intern includes:
Ability to accurately perform alphanumerical filing and retrieval
Students that are entering their third of fourth year in school
Self-starter requiring minimal guidance and direction
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities/deadlines and use complex problem solving skills
Oriented and possess the ability to support multiple teams
Major in Supply Chain/Procurement, Finance, Technology or Engineering is preferred
Sourcing Intern Examples
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Sourcing Intern Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a sourcing intern. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing intern
- Consolidate the data to help on quarterly KPI reports
- Deliver required value and benefits through TPM assessment
- Provide support to the WWP Exo team in data analysis
- Manage projects across Purchasing functions ensuring they comply with procurement strategies and policies
- To support Senior Manager of Sourcing Operations Footwear in planning and implementing strategic key initiatives that enhances efficiency and collaboration in the Footwear Sourcing organization
- Vendor Onboarding
- Vendor Continuous Improvement
- Cost Guidance
- Vendor Fair
- Factory Management - Distribution
Qualifications for sourcing intern
- Pursuing Accounting, Finance, or Supply Chain Management Degree at an accredited University
- Must be technologically savvy
- Ability to perform make versus buy, insource vs outsource analyses and examine total cost of ownership
- Ability to work 16+ hours weekly during the internship period
- Able to be flexible and agile as priorities change
- Basic understanding of merchandise concepts
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Our company is hiring for a sourcing intern. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for sourcing intern
- Establish strong rapport with eCommerce account managers and sales support teams to support daily order fulfillment (order tracking, returns processing, invoice reconciliation)
- Interact with business stakeholders to achieve a detailed understanding of their challenges to translate into data-based cases
- Preparing, issuing and evaluating quotation requests
- Data analysis—SAP/ Infor XA/BI
- Sourcing preparation work
- Tracking tasks to suppliers
- Contract Filing and Contract Chop
- Administration work
- The Sourcing manufacturing coordinator is responsible for defined work or projects with moderate complexity
- Source, engage and present top talent on a role-specific basis
Qualifications for sourcing intern
- Rising junior or Senior undergraduate student
- Merchandising and Business majors preferred
- Student must be pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree
- Endorse Business ideas
- Cantonese + Mandarin- Fluent spoken
- A pro-active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset, ability to think end-to-end
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a sourcing intern. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for sourcing intern
- Project work related to Diversity and Employer Branding
- Support ITO sourcing members to ensure all Sales groups have effective strategic sourcing plans
- Identify and obtain as necessary deliverables from other departments such as Engineering, Quality and Procurement that are critical for bid compilation
- Collaborate with the Operation Excellence team on KPIs rationalization and development of an automatic package to run operational excellence
- Work with local and region teams to improve operational digitization and productivity
- Work with the business and functional leadership teams to establish and execute a sourcing productivity plan to meet goals across TMS and DP&S
- Develop RFX(s), evaluate vendor responses, and qualify and recommend finalist vendors for each assigned area
- Conduct due diligence reviews on vendors to ensure that vendors have the financial and organizational capabilities to provide the product and/or service required
- Report out findings of RFx activities to VMO Leader and Category Lead
- Ensure company policies and procedures are followed through the competitive bidding process
Qualifications for sourcing intern
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on data experience
- SAP, Ariba exposure/knowledge
- Full time availability (~40h per week) for minimum 4 months
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office suite (esp
- Work with mentor to develop roles and responsibilities with increasing responsibilities
- Participate in seminars, tutorials, webinars, to enhance supply chain and sourcing knowledge as applicable
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a sourcing intern. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for sourcing intern
- Perform spend analysis to identify opportunities for cost improvement and value delivery
- Assist with business requirement development/ documentation
- Evaluate competitive offerings from suppliers
- Support supplier selection processes in order to achieve Indirect Sourcing objectives in terms of productivity, cash, quality of our supply base
- Support the implementation of cost optimizations projects and processes
- Support cash initiatives including supplier and stakeholder negotiations
- Support the European Sourcing team to drive supplier rationalization across commodities
- Implement simplification initiatives, e.g punch out catalogs for IT hardware
- Support Sourcing projects
- Update sourcing metrics
Qualifications for sourcing intern
- Utilize skill set and knowledge of current processes to suggest improved, more efficient, and better processes
- Identify areas to utilize technology for speed to market while meeting compliance of documentation
- Must be currently pursing a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management (Logistics, Operations Management, Supply Chain)
- Bachelors’ degree in logistics, supply chain management or similar required (or student on its last year)
- Pursuing a degree in Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, MIS, Informatics
- Availability to intern full-time during Summer 2017
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of sourcing intern. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for sourcing intern
- Analyze and execute MRP messages into buy transactions
- Daily PO delivery maintenance via expediting
- Negotiate low spend raw material and services agreements
- Assist Procurement with compiling key supplier metrics and performing data analysis
- Use their ability to conceptualize/ formulate visualization working with large amounts of data
- Proactively research various sources to benchmark Procurement processes
- Identify and lead process improvement projects
- Organize and develop documentation for various Procurement practices and process to build a comprehensive guide with narrative and flowcharts
- Facilitating interaction between factory and SRC
- Create contract request
Qualifications for sourcing intern
- Proactive mindset with the ability to think end-to-end
- Able to work in fast-paced environment with different cultures
- Fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin (oral)
- An enrolled student throughout the entire internship period at an accredited college or university with emphasis on the areas of supply chain management, business, statistics, engineering, or other relevant fields
- Strong business acumen communication skills and confidence to negotiate with external partners
- You are able to work 40 hours a week