Purchasing Intern

The Purchasing/Intern will support the Indirect Procurement purchasing for Constellium at the Van Buren location through the entire Purchase-to-Pay process.  

·    Support the Purchase-to-Pay end-to-end process

·    Develop and maintain positive relationships with supplier contacts in order to ensure that all orders are shipped to the manufacturing facility, within the prescribed delivery times. This may involve telephone conversations, emails, or face-to-face meetings with suppliers

·    Ensure that all parts and services are ordered and/or performed in the most economical and efficient manner (e.g. consider minimum order quantities, inventory carrying costs, etc.)

·    Utilize problem solving techniques to identify the root cause and develop countermeasures when targets for critical metrics are not met

·    Support purchasing, resolve purchasing order discrepancies, perform periodic purchasing data reviews, monitor vendor quality and performance, purchasing audits, and monitor daily purchase order and accounts payable reports

·    Address and resolve receiving, invoice, and purchase order issues; audit invoices as requested; support the match exception and vendor add process

·    All other duties assigned by supervision and necessary to perform the job

Competencies

·    Business Management Major

·    Supply Chain concentration preferred

·    Ability to integrate people, processes or systems as needed

·    Strong interpersonal skills

·    Must be computer literate and have experience in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.

·    Ability to define and document processes

·    Strong decision-making ability and problem-solving skills

·    Ability to be flexible and adaptable as needed

This position can be either Full/Part time depending on your schedule.  The intention of this position is for the intern to transition into a full time role dependent on job performance.

***Pay for this position is determined off of your current school standing.***