Supply Chain Associate
About The Position
The Supply Chain Associate is a permanent, full-time opportunity designed to build the next generation of Procurement professionals. During the first two years, the associate will build foundational Procurement knowledge and gain exposure to a range of work experiences across Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management, Contract Management and Procurement Operations and Delivery. This early development period supports the associate in building core capabilities in third-party lifecycle management (selecting, risk assessing, contracting, and managing third parties), operational excellence and business partnerships. Working with experienced Procurement leaders and their teams, the associate contributes to business initiatives, supplier engagements, sourcing activities, process improvements and reporting while building the technical, analytical and leadership capabilities required to succeed in an increasing data- and AI-enabled Procurement organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, certificate, or equivalent, in Supply Chain Management, Business, Commerce, Finance, Economics, Operations Management or a related discipline.
- Recent graduate (typically within 12 months).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to interpret data and identify meaningful insights.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Learning agility, curiosity and continuous improvement mindset.
- Customer and business focus.
- Collaboration and relationship building.
- Initiative, accountability and adaptability.
- Critical thinking, sounds judgement and strong organization
Responsibilities
- Support sourcing, vendor management, contract management and procurement operations activities across multiple business units.
- Build an understanding of Procurement’s role in enabling business strategy, managing third-party procurement risk and delivering value.
- Develop effective working relationships with business partners and internal stakeholders.
- Participate in stakeholder meetings and contribute ideas, analysis and recommendations.
- Support competitive sourcing events including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations and commercial analysis.
- Assist with spend analysis, market research, supplier benchmarking and category planning.
- Help prepare sourcing documentation, negotiation materials and recommendation summaries.
- Support supplier governance activities including performance reviews, issue management and operational reporting.
- Assist in monitoring supplier performance, contractual obligations and service level commitments.
- Participate in contract administration and lifecycle activities.
- Use approved digital, analytics, automation and AI-enabled tools to support research, data analysis and document preparation.
- Help identify opportunities to simplify and improve activities through technology and automation.
- Analyze information and validate AI-generated outputs with guidance from experienced team members.
- Support procurement systems, reporting, data quality and operational processes.
- Support with key initiatives to drive operational excellence
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve efficiency and enhance the stakeholder experience.
- Assist with policy adherence, third-party risk requirements and documentation standards.
- Prepare dashboards, presentations and executive-ready materials.
Benefits
- health and well-being benefits
- savings and retirement programs
- paid time off
- banking benefits and discounts
- career development
- reward and recognition programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
