INTERN - Procurement

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better**Job Title:** Procurement Intern**Mentor:** Procurement Leader**Job Purpose:**This Internship is broadly focused in scope and may cover the areas of Negotiation, Spend Category Strategy Development and Execution, Supply Continuity, Data Compilation and Analysis, and Commodity Market Analysis.We have one goal: *getting you concrete experience with opportunities to shine*! This is a full-time, paid internship position where you will work on real projects with real results! We also offer additional opportunities from social events and facility tours to lunch gatherings with company executives and other interns that allow you to network and gain a broader understanding of First Quality and its functions. At the conclusion of the summer, all interns will present their achievements to leaders at their location. **Potential Projects:*** Development and execution of at least one Formal Category Strategy in an assigned area of spend* Commercial Terms Negotiations* Contract Compliance Projects* Global Commodity Data Compilation, Analytics, and Forecasting* Supply Continuity Efforts such as Risk Assessments, Supplier Capacity Discussions, etc.* Process Optimization and Documentation**Experience / Skills:*** Demonstrated progress toward a Bachelors’ degree in Economics, Management, Marketing, Financial Management, related field of study, or STEM degree* Minimum 3.0 GPA for Business majors, Minimum 2.5 GPA for STEM majors* Sophomore standing or greater by end of Spring 2026 semester* Highly motivated, agile, team player with good critical thinking skills and an ability to multi-task and prioritize* Excellent knowledge of MS Excel* Excellent verbal and written communication skills* Authorization to work in the U.S.*First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.**First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.***Location:** Anderson, SC (First Quality Tissue SE)Solution Engineer, Quality Systems, King of Prussia, responsible for service transition to the Support organization & serve as the third level support escalation point for these services. Interact with all divisions and departments. Accountable for the training, education, and execution of Quality Systems applications such as SAP with the goal to fully utilizing their capabilities.Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering (Any) & 1 yr experience as Solution Engineer Quality Systems or Business Architect.Send resume/cover letter to First Quality Enterprises LLC, 80 Cuttermill Road, Great Neck, NY 11021Attn: Alexandra Segovia-Bravo, Human Resources #J-18808-Ljbffr