What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern - Purchasing (Summer 2025) position at bioMerieux Inc.?
Location: Durham, NC, United States
Position Type: Intern/Co-op
Job Function: Purchasing
A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMerieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.
In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada.
Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.
Description
- Provide day to day support to the Buyers.
- Support buyers on researching the market (key players, market conditions etc.) regarding categories sourcing strategies.
- Support buyers on Supplier Business Reviews preparation: performance data collection & analysis and PPT preparation.
- Support buyers on all the activities linked to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibilities) included ECOVADIS & SBTi.
- Support buyers on the profitability projects & securitization projects.
- Maintain and update regularly various centralized purchasing files to include, but not limited to: Approved Supplier List, NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreements), contracts and required Supplier documentation (SAD, SSS, Iso certificates).
- Assist buyers on SSC Meetings minutes and action plan follow up.
- Assist buyers on spend data analysis & supplier panel management through data analytics (Spend, rationalization, optimization)
- High School Diploma/GED is required and must be actively enrolled in an academic program/institution pursuing a degree.
- Supply Chain, Engineering, and Business majors are preferred
- Experience using Pivot Tables and VLOOKUP in Excel is highly desired
- Interest in Purchasing and supply chain
- Strong organizational & interpersonal skills
- Experience using an ERP, such as SAP, is preferred
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