Procurement Intern - Buyer

Shorr Packaging Corporation; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Shorr Packaging Corporation is offering an internship in Aurora, IL to support the commodities and corrugated buying teams. You will assist with procurement, vendor interactions, and capstone project work while gaining cross-functional exposure across sales, customer service, logistics and inventory leadership.

The role involves analyzing inventory needs, processing purchase orders, and supporting cost savings initiatives within a dynamic supply chain team.

Qualifications

• This internship requires current Sophomores or Juniors pursuing a bachelor's degree in a supply chain, business or related program.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Strong time management and detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Assist replenishment of products with preferred suppliers to optimize inventory performance.
• Conduct cost analysis across categories.
• Support buyers with daily analysis of key reports and purchase orders; process orders for stock.
• Interact with suppliers; assist cost negotiation and data integrity of costs.
• Assist buyers in cost savings activities.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to understand end-to-end supply chain.
• Analyze inventory performance to meet working capital KPIs.
• Complete a capstone project to present to supply chain leadership.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Detail oriented

Education

Sophomore or Junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in supply chain or related program

Job description

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 Sophomores or Juniors 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.