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JOB DESCRIPTION Overview: The intern role offers great exposure to learn in an environment with many successful and dedicated Purchasing and Supply Chain professionals across the globe. The role will help develop technical and business partnering skills and will enhance your time management, organization, and teamwork skills. Job Functions: • Preparation of quote packages and schedules which are organized and easy to review • Preparation of Supply Chain analyses • Become familiar with the applications and make efficient use of the many different software tools used in the P&SC department • Pull and analyze data • Identify issues which need to be addressed by the reviewer • Makes necessary changes to a project after review and learn from re-work • Perform basic supply base research Qualifications: • Currently enrolled in an accredited institution of learning pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or pursuing a Master’s degree with Business or Supply Chain emphasis • Strong Microsoft Excel knowledge • Desire to learn diverse Purchasing & Supply Chain skills in a corporate environment • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Maintain a positive attitude, is enthusiastic and a team player • Ability to support multiple work assignments with strong time management • Understanding of basic business concepts necessary • Must have 3.0 or better GPA PRIMARY LOCATION Central Tech Unit Plymouth MI
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore account for 642 of the open purchasing roles on WorkMundi. If you're looking in those regions, you have real volume to work with. The US has 130 open positions. Check where your target employers are hiring before you apply.
About 59% of purchasing ads are written in English on our board. That's a useful signal: it tells you which postings to prioritize if English is your working language, but it says nothing about whether the job itself requires you to speak it. Read the full job description.
When you interview for purchasing, expect to explain how you've managed a vendor relationship that went wrong. Hiring managers want to hear a concrete example: which vendor, what broke down, and what you did to fix it or end it. They're testing whether you can handle conflict without burning bridges.
The employers posting most are Private Advertiser (43 jobs), Veterans Health Administration (16), zffriedric (11), and avnet (10). These names tell you where volume hiring is happening—worth researching their interview style and culture before you apply.