PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Assist the purchasing team in their day to day tasks, especially due to increasing administrative tasks

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES (NB: Under direct responsibility of the purchaser)

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)

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

Key competences :

• Strong communications skills
• Good English speaking and writing
• Autonomy and sense of initiative
• Business oriented

Technical Skills :

• Skills of negotiations
• Good proficiency in Excel, Powerpoint

Would be an advantage but not mandatory :

• Commercial awareness
• Knowledge in Purchasing
• Experience within Perfumes & Cosmetics industry
• Analytical skills

Profile :

• Bachelor degree level
• Able to commit a 6 months internship from Jul 25 to Dec 25
• The candidate must be willing and at ease to work in autonomy
• He/she will be asked to be a creative force, goal driven and capable of building good relationships with both internal customers and suppliers.