Summer Procurement Student

ERCO Worldwide • Mississauga, ON

10d • Onsite

About The Position

ERCO Worldwide has operated for over 100 years, focused largely on the production and supply of in-organic products along with technology for the production of chlorine dioxide. Today, ERCO’s major business areas include sodium chlorate, chlor-alkali products, sodium chlorite, and chlorine dioxide technology. The ERCO business serves a number of key customer segments including pulp and paper, food, energy, agriculture, water treatment, airport de-icing, fertilizers and specialty chemicals. ERCO Worldwide’s century-long tradition of excellence has firmly established its reputation for providing reliable, intelligent, and environmentally responsible manufacturing on a global scale. As one of the largest suppliers of Chlorine Dioxide technology in the world, we are devoted to building genuine customer relationships and delivering innovative, sustainable chemical solutions that improve lives and the health of our planet. Grounded in our commitment to sustainability, we serve multiple industries such as pulp & paper, oil & gas, agriculture, food processing, water treatment and more! It’s our goal to make everyone’s lives more productive, convenient, enjoyable, and safe. ERCO Corporate Office is looking for a Procurement Summer Student to join our team! Throughout the summer, this position will participate in both ongoing operations and initiatives supporting the Procurement team. These initiatives will have a direct impact on ERCO’s bottom line and improve the efficiency of the Source to Pay process.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills
• Superior customer service orientation
• Resourceful, resilient, and pragmatic
• Proficient experience with MS Office suite, specifically MS Excel
• Focused and results driven, transparent, and articulate
• Drives continuous improvement
• Resilient – can adapt to ever changing environments and cultures
• Proactive – takes initiative, creative, stays ahead of the curve, enthusiastic, inspirational
• Strong relationship builder – collaborative, team-builder
• Strong health and safety mindset

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a corporate environment is considered an asset
• French and/or Spanish language skills, in addition to English, are considered an asset
• Coupa experience is considered an asset

Responsibilities

• Participate in both ongoing operations and initiatives supporting the Procurement team
• Improve ERCO’s supplier sustainability and risk reporting
• Participate in system implementation, testing and integration error resolution
• Contact suppliers to increase electronic invoice enablement and payment term extension
• Improve S2P metrics such as spend against contract and perfect invoicing
• Support and/or lead S2P platform enhancement projects as assigned

Benefits

• Developmental Opportunity: L&D department who create and facilitate training courses for our ERCO University platform on all topics for the development of our people
• Help cover and encourage employees to take courses and attend conferences to further their knowledge and skillsets

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees