At Black & McDonald, you're not just an Intern, you're part of the family. Our Internship Program is centrally supported, fully leveraged paid summer employment offering you the chance to bridge theory to practice in a supportive and dynamic environment. Our goal is to provide you with 4 months of engaging, meaningful, and impactful experience that will launch your career in the right direction.

　　This internship opportunity is available May - August 2024. A few things to look forward to – a structured work plan to guide your learning; a dedicated mentor to offer regular coaching and feedback; online training through Harvard Business School; collaboration with a vast network of Interns across North America; opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our diverse team of over 6000 employees across a network of over 25 offices and countless job-sites

　　Position Overview:

　　Under the guidance and supervision of the National Procurement Manager, the Procurement Intern ensures timely execution of procurement services and processes and fulfillment of received requests from internal and external stakeholders. The Procurement Intern promotes a client-focused, quality and results- oriented approach in the Unit.

　　In this paid internship opportunity, the Procurement Intern works in close collaboration with other corporate business units, assisting Procurement team in resolving complex procurement-related issues, designing and deploying new initiatives, information exchange, and documentation/reporting.

　　About you:

　　You are a student or recent graduate of business administration, economics, finance, accounting, supply chain management or engineering

　　You are computer literate and proficient in MS Office and other standard software applications and familiar with digital solutions

　　You have experience working with analytical tools and good at gathering, structuring and interpreting data

　　You have passion for procurement and the ability to challenge the status quo

　　You have passion to innovate and the desire to contribute your ideas to bring about change

　　You have the ability to build partnerships, work collaboratively across cultures and meet shared objectives

　　You have business mindset and leadership aspirations

　　You have strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

　　You have a great attitude and enthusiasm for learning

　　You are a self-developer, initiative-taking and a team player who facilitates team work

　　As an intern, you will:

　　Experience and learn change management and engage with diverse stakeholders across the organization

　　Have the opportunity to work and develop your skills in a diversified team of procurement professionals in a matrix/project based operating model

　　Require to think critically about current processes and policies and challenge status quo

　　Develop your presentation and selling skills, ability to influence as well as business sense

　　Have the opportunity to develop and utilize your analytical skills as well as interpretation and presentation of data

　　Develop your time management skills by participation in multiple projects with tight deadlines

　　Roles and responsibilities:

　　Utilizing Procurement Analytics Platform to ensure visibility on the overall organizational spend while identifying opportunities for synergies, cost savings, process improvements, compliance and effective suppliers management

　　Support Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) framework to build mutually beneficial and strategic alliances and partnerships with national suppliers

　　Support sourcing strategies for the various areas of spend, categories, commodities, by working with the Procurement team in providing the spend profiles and analytics

　　Support the procurement team in executing complex and/or critical sourcing initiatives

　　Supporting in market intelligence studies, updates, research, and reporting

　　Ensure appropriate execution of and compliance with procurement policies and procedures

　　Support the National Procurement Managers and Leads in the entire sourcing process (starting from demand management and suppliers profiling process by collaboratively engaging all stakeholders internally and externally with suppliers/contractors and third parties)

　　Support in tracking financial results of national rebates agreements

　　Support and participate in design, development and roll-out of new initiatives, processes and procedures to enhance and optimize operations of the procurement function

　　Assist with the preparation of documents and implementation of the document/file management system on Microsoft SharePoint

　　Participate in team meetings and necessary awareness and training sessions

　　Complete and conduct and independent presentation on your internship experience, knowledge growth, and observations

　　The incumbent will be coached by a team member who will support him/her in learning how to carry out these activities. He/she will learn the functionalities of the portals of Procurement as well as other Information Technology applications used by the Procurement Division.