Title:  Buyer - Internship

We are looking for a motivated junior engineer to join our Procurement Team; this internship offers the opportunity to work in a multicultural and dynamic environment with room for professional growth. 

The candidate will be able to explore the following activities:

• Support in editing the Project Procurement Plan together with Project Manager and Procurement Manager;
• Analyze the material/activity to buy according with the Procurement Plan and with contract terms;
• Inquire Suppliers and collect offers by verifying that they are compliant with the requirements established in the Offer Request documentation;
• Prepare the preliminary tabulation, regardless of the technical analysis outcome, evaluating the commercial conditions and comparing the actual prices with the cost estimate data and historical data;
• To promote the technical alignment and approval among the offers collected by making leverage on Tenova technical departments involved;
• Invite the selected Suppliers to negotiate and drafts the negotiation report;
• Once negotiations are concluded, prepare the final table and submit it to the approval process;
• Support the Vendor List analysys, identifying the weak areas and prepare an improvement plan together with the Local Procurement Manager;
• Being part of a dedicated team for a specific sourcing project to re-design the entire supply chain of those products;
• Assist the Procurement Manager in the procurement process management attending to weekly project review meeting.

Required profile:

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, or Management Engineering.
• Ability to research markets, suppliers, and price trends.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Attention to detail, reliability, and precision.
• SAP knowledge is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and teamwork skills.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); Spanish is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel.

Workplace: Genova