Procurement Development Program
Each year we spend over $12.8 billion on materials, services, and capital equipment. It is the role of procurement to manage this spending—and to source suppliers for all major purchases.
Procurement finds sources who can reliably provide high quality goods and services—at the lowest possible cost.
The program
This program is designed to give you a solid grounding in procurement through a variety of challenging roles. It's structured into three 12-month assignments within separate procurement areas: production, technology work cell, and one specialist department that may be in any one of a number of departments, from international to global systems and operations.
You'll be responsible for:
- Managing spending on particular categories
- Building and running ebid events/auctions
- Managing projects
- Negotiating with suppliers
- Analyzing data and market research
Near the end of each assignment, you'll work with the management team to identify the next area most appropriate for your skill development and our business needs. At the end of the program, if you've delivered to the standards expected, you will be supported into a role within the business.
Training and development
On joining us, individuals go through a departmental, corporate, and procurement specific induction process. Procurement associates participate in the sourcing group management program to learn how they can apply best practice tools and techniques in the development and implementation of an integrated procurement strategy.
Associates also participate in quarterly developmental planning activities with their line manager throughout the three-year program in order to identify learning requirements.
Recruitment process
If you have the energy and passion—and a positive attitude—and if you're ready to take on real responsibility from day one, this is the program for you.
Key facts
- Three-year graduate development program
- Open to all degree disciplines
- Number of vacancies: to be determined
- Start date: June/July 2009
- Applicants must hold a full US work permit for this program
- Applicants must have less than three years' work experience since leaving university
- Website opens for applications in September 2008
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