Purchases – Purchasing Manager
Purchases - Purchasing Manager - Internship
Procter Gamble Purchases has the unique responsibility for developing and executing the sourcing strategies for the Company's multi-billion dollar goods and services purchases needed to produce world class consumer products. Your internship in Purchases will enable you to contribute to the successful execution of our business strategies by participating in and leading various elements of our strategic sourcing process. For example, Purchases interns may:
- analyze markets
- spot and exploit emerging trends
- uncover business-building ideas and cost-saving opportunities
- commercialize emerging technologies
- build effective working relationships with suppliers, and
- create and capitalize on new methodologies such as e-marketplaces
Purchases internships may be in any of our Global Business Units or Spend Pool organizations.
The skills you are obtaining in your degree program will be combined with an individualized and comprehensive technical training program to provide you the tools and approaches required to create innovative and winning ideas that will build the business.
The demand for Purchases expertise has never been higher, and the excitement and opportunities at Procter Gamble are boundless! We are looking for people with the intellectual capacity, creative intelligence and strategic insight to intern with us.
Starting locations are at the Cincinnati General Offices and Business Centers.
At PG, Intern/Co-Op sessions are considered temporary employment, with a predicted ending point. No full-time employment commitments are made; however, depending on satisfactory completion of certain criteria, candidates may be considered for full-time positions upon graduation.
Hiring in Purchases is normally done at the entry level. We believe that this provides the right role and opportunity for building a strong foundation for continued growth. This is usually just as applicable for those entering with other full time experiences. Our roles are flexible enough to provide challenges even for experienced hires and we would expect that their previous experiences will allow them to move quickly deliver results and accept additional challenges.
Candidates must be in their junior year (or one year away from graduation) of an Undergraduate or Masters degree; and First year MBA students. All majors are considered.
Procter Gamble is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No immigration sponsorship is available for this position. Procter Gamble does not sponsor candidates for permanent residency except in some areas that in Procter Gamble's sole discretion require highly specialized backgrounds.
Procter Gamble participates in e-verify as required by law.
