Intern, Procurement

Job Title: Intern Procurement

Job Code: 47305

Job Location : Nashville TN

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days totaling 80 hours worked and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

As an intern in the procurement role you will assist in maintaining strategic alliances and partnerships established by the Purchasing organization. You will send requests for (information/proposal/quote) to suppliers analyze responses justify procurements and place purchase orders. Your role includes streamlining the order fulfillment process to ensure supplier quality and timely delivery that meet performance metrics. You will facilitate strong communication with vendors understand and apply the companys Terms and Conditions and ensure compliance with corporate policies. Additionally you will help assess supplier capabilities and participate in risk assessments escalating issues to management and recommending appropriate actions

Essential Functions:

• Procure material equipment supplies services and commodity products

• Evaluate cost and analyze supplier bids to attain best overall value

• Negotiate price delivery and quality of products/services and determine supplier selections

• Track all Purchase Orders through reports work matched exceptions open commitments receiving discrepancies returns supplier discrepancies and problem reports/supplier corrective action responses. Interface with receiving and accounting to resolve issues

• Manage supplier relationship through the acquisition process

• Confer with suppliers to determine factors that affect competitive total cost of ownership consistent with quality reliability and ability to meet required schedules. Evaluate root cause and corrective action with suppliers on late delivery performance

• Interpret FAR/DFAR/ITAR laws rules and regulations regarding import/export control certifications and licenses

Qualifications:

• To be eligible applicants must be pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in supply chain management Logistics Management Economics Finance Accounting Operations Management General Business Management Business Administration or related field

Required Experience:

Intern