About this opportunity
Shorr Packaging Corp. lists this Procurement Intern - Buyer opportunity in aurora, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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As an intern, you will gain hands-on experience supporting both the commodities and corrugated buying teams. This position will support the buying teams in the timely and cost-effective procurement of goods and services ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulations. This position will also have cross functional exposure with sales, customer service, logistics and our corporate inventory management and leadership teams. You will also work with vendors to ensure our purchase orders are processed timely and delivered as expected as well as invoice resolution. You will also be assigned a strategic project to complete and present to supply chain leadership.
Responsibilities
Assist with the replenishment of products within a collection of preferred suppliers to maximize performance of inventory following established policies and procedures.
Conduct cost analysis across categories
Help buyers with their daily analysis of key reports that drive optimal replenishment. Analyze inventory needs and process purchase orders accordingly for general and customer dedicated stock.
Interact with selected suppliers; support the cost negotiation and manage the integrity of data and cost.
Assist the buyers in their cost savings activities.
Participate in cross-functional meetings to better understand the end-to-end supply chain
Analyze inventory performance to ensure we are meeting working capital KPI's
Complete a capstone project to be assigned at the time of coming on board
Requirements
Current Juniors or Seniors pursuing a bachelor's degree in a supply chain, business or a related program
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Good communication and teamwork abilities
Strong time management
Detail oriented
This temporary position is not benefits eligible.
Compensation
The base pay range for this role is $19 - $19 per hour.
Who can apply
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