Total 5 Internship level Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies

The purchasing trainee will be responsible for:

• Administrative work
• Suppliers panel management
• Launch of social audit and follow up on the corrective actions plans
• Some purchasing projects => Biddings, negotiations and awarding projects (under direct responsibility of the Purchasing Manager)
• Possibly some contracts settlement and negotiations (under direct responsibility of the Purchasing Manager)
• Prepare reports – Analysis

The purchasing portfolios (segments/families) covered will be depending on the workload at the given moments.

In parallel, he/she could possibly participate in the long-run strategic projects such as :

• Regional biddings on key items
• Sourcing

Value analysis studies

• Prepare documents for Purchasing Order issuing
• Prepare supplier database, follow up RFQs (request for quotations)
• Deal with local and oversea suppliers directly to support RFQ, vendor creation
• Support local and oversea buyers on purchasing process
• Follow up and support in implementation of strategy tasks and KPI for purchasing department
• Follow up purchasing contracts
• Do other daily business assistance

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

As a Procurement Intern, you are to drive innovation thru automation within procurement process. Ideally, candidate should strong logical process flow, with know-hows on macro programming. Candidate should have strong interest on driving process excellence in our Tuas site. Strong in Microsoft and/or open coding knowledge. In this role, a typical day will include:

· Automate data-extraction and/or analysis for site spend review(s)

· Automated existing routine reports such as

o PO Aging report (to identify the at-risk orders that are “aged” beyond the expected service/goods delivery time

o PPV (Purchasing Price Variance) (to measure on periodic basis, the variance of what we are purchasing against what we project to purchase at)

o Periodic extraction of latest approved vendor to place it on Cloud

o Periodic update of procurement into a standard template which then be further uploaded into global system (SNOW – Service NOW system)

· Supplier Onboarding process: Automate site supplier onboarding form, subsequently process to include direct link/follow-up with global system

· Create / Manage / Automate portal for procurement information for site

· Harmonize site sourcing efforts in a synchronized process which would also tie in to cost impact analysis (savings and/or cost increase). May include step automation

· Build fraud-detection possibility (based on procurement process guard rails) of at-risk orders that requires manual oversight and/or review

What You'll Bring To Alcon

· Undergraduates Diploma/Degree in Engineering

Why Join Us:
• Opportunity to work with a leading global medical device company.
• Collaborate with a diverse and talented team in a supportive work environment.
• Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits.
• Continuous learning and development opportunities.

We’re Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we’ve grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.3 million vehicles across 95 countries, we’re here to advance the world, one journey at a time. Imagine what we could do for your career?

We are excited to announce the opportunity for an Intern to join our Procurement Team at Enterprise Mobility' European Head Office in Egham, Surrey. The role will allow you to learn about how a business “buys” products and services professionally. There is a lot of skill to buying and by joining our Procurement team, you will be exposed to new skills such as commercial negotiations, supplier relationship, risk and performance management, along with legal contracting.

Enterprise’s internships allow you to get ahead in the job market - But don’t just take our word for it – our interns have twice been voted Best Intern of the Year at the NUE . It’s learning by doing, not by getting coffee all day. From winning regular diversity awards to being a Top 50 Place for Women to Work for 16 years, it’s no surprise that we were also voted the Graduate Employer of the Year.

This role enables you to work on projects across the whole business and that impact all European countries. The position will involve learning how to manage an e-sourcing event end to end, learn how to conduct commercial analysis, interact with suppliers and a wide variety of internal stakeholders.

• Run routine e-sourcing events across the business
• Run ad hoc projects
• Attend and support with supplier meetings and events

• Support our Supplier Diversity Program

• You must be a current undergraduate university student looking to undertake a placement year as part of your course (any discipline)
• Competent user of Microsoft Office products (particularly Excel and Word)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Great analytical skills with good attention to detail

• A fast learner with a ‘can do’ attitude
• Self-motivated and self-disciplined with a strong work ethic
• Team player who can work well within a team as well as on your own initiative

Additional Information:

Please do let us know about any accommodations you may need to participate in the recruitment process.

• Hours: 40 per week
• Salary: £20,000 per annum
• Duration: The internship will run from Summer 2025 for 12 months
• Location: Egham, Surrey, TW20 9FB (Plenty of free on site parking and approx. 10 minutes walk from Egham station)

We accept applications for our Placement Programme from undergraduate university students that are due to take undertake a placement year starting summer 2025, regardless of university attended and subjects being studied. Our interviews based on how you perform against the competencies that are required for your role.

How to Apply

We take great care in our recruitment process to find the ideal candidate. But it’s not all about us; we want you to have the chance to find out what we’re all about.

• The first step is our application form, which takes about 15 minutes to complete. As well as telling us lots about you, it helps us identify the kind of competencies in you that we look for in our placement students.
• If your application is successful one of our Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to arrange a competency based telephone interview.
• Finally, you will be invited to attend an interview.
• Please let us know about any accommodations you may need to participate in our recruitment process.
• Please limit your application to only one job posting based on where you live and/or plan to work. Applying to multiple locations and roles will delay your application being processed.