Purchasing Intern

Faurecia•Auburn Hills, MI

14h•Onsite

About The Position

FORVIA is looking for a year-round Purchasing Intern for its headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The mission of the Commodity Purchasing Intern is to support, create, and organize key projects and functions that are key to the development and implementation of our commercial strategies and negotiations. This role involves working cross-functionally and cross-regionally, supporting negotiations with key suppliers, creating standardized processes, defining macroeconomic processes, collecting volume and cost details, supporting strategy building, conducting competitive analysis, performing business case analysis, presenting projects to leadership, and proposing continuous improvement ideas. The intern will also adhere to FORVIA's ethical standards and policies.

Requirements

Strong written and oral communication skills
Organizational skills
Strong interpersonal and team skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerBI
Strong analytical skills
Proficient level of English
Working toward a degree in Business (Finance or Accounting concentration)
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Sophomore or Junior status
Must be able to work a minimum of 20+ hours per week (40 hours preferred)
Self-sufficient and self-starter

Responsibilities

Support, create, and organize key projects and functions for commercial strategies and negotiations.
Work cross-functionally and cross-regionally with diverse teams.
Support active negotiations with key suppliers by preparing economic analysis.
Create standardized processes and workflows for key economic and performance indicators.
Define macroeconomic process (including data management).
Collection of volumes and cost detail of current and future business opportunities.
Support strategy building within a multitude of commodities.
Competitive analysis development of target suppliers.
Business case analysis for value optimization, engineering changes, localization, and new program sourcing.
Presentation of multiple projects to company leadership.
Propose continuous improvement ideas in business efficiency and cost reduction.
Capitalizes on knowledge and shares best practices / lessons learned across organization and within the site.
Commitment to the highest ethical standards and adherence to: Faurecia Group Code of Ethics, Faurecia Group Code of Management, Faurecia Group Environmental Policy, Faurecia Group Quality Policy.
All other duties as assigned by the company.