The Future Talent Program features Cooperative (Co-op) education that lasts up to 6 months and will include one or more projects. These opportunities in our Global Support Function Division can provide you with great development and a chance to see if we are the right company for your long-term goals. Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and consumer health products, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us. Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career. Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our company’s benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives. The GSMG Central Function team at our company is responsible for managing the process of Global Supplier Managements Group’s core function of creating and maintaining relationships with our service and material suppliers. These suppliers are key to our company’s ability to manufacture critical medicines used by millions of patients around the world. A Co-op in the Global Supplier Management Group Central Functions will allow you to: Gain exposure to all global procurement functions and departments Advance an understanding of group dynamics within working communities Foster collaboration and innovation Strengthen communication and interpersonal skills Central Functions U.S. Hub: As a co-op you will support the daily operation of the Central Functions US Hub team. You will help support the team with in executing sourcing initiatives and collaborating with the category team to facilitate operational and transactional activities. This includes actively participating in the creation and management of RFx processes, engaging with suppliers, evaluating RFx responses, and handling other sourcing-related tasks within the SAP Ariba platform. Example responsibilities include: Collaborates with peers from other S&C Hubs to ensure knowledge sharing, such that all teams are able to operate effectively and independently on a day-to-day basis. Support peers to resolve issues and effectively handles requests to ensure business stakeholder and category team satisfaction. Demonstrates both tactical as strategic thinking and creative problem solving in response to position Procurement organization as a tool for supporting the business. Support the execution of the projects (RFx) with value up to $5 million. Support the team with the end-to-end compliance contract management process with 3rd parties, including drafting, negotiations, contract compliance and execution. Support the team with completing internal and external 3rd party risk assessments, prior to contracting and to maintain accurate records of risk assessment findings and risk mitigation strategies proposed.