As a Procurement Executive under our Internship program, your tasks will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assisting in global sourcing and procurement of materials, to provide uninterrupted supply for instrument manufacturing with the best cost, optimal quality, and desired lead time
• Opportunities for Field Trip to visit Supplier’s factories to understand manufacturing processes and facilities for Project Management.
• Assist in Project Management for Instrument Transfer in materials localization efforts.
• Perform price analysis and supplier selection for Project Management which includes execution from start to closure.
• Assist in market survey and bench marking exercise to explore new suppliers and technologies.
• Conduct First Article or Engineering Evaluation for components to support various programs such as Product Transfer, End of Life, Cost Reduction, Value Analysis and Value Engineering etc.
• Manage Supplier’s Engineering Changes via a structured process for product life cycles management.

How will you get here?

Education

• Current undergraduate student in Engineering or Sciences discipline

Experience

• Not required

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Positive attitude and willing to learn and contribute
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Power point)
• Good communication skills (spoken and written English)
• An earnest attitude and insatiable interest in learning.

Learning outcome (at least 3 points):

We aim to imbue our interns with:

• Opportunities to visit supplier factories to learn about other industries and processes
• Opportunities for external seminars and training
• Knowledge of widely used industrial software systems such as SAP (Enterprise Resource Planning ERP), Work-Day, Agile (Product Life Cycles Management), WebEx (Teleconference)
• In-depth understanding of production processes and engineering commodities
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• ‘Soft’ skills (communication, interpersonal, best workplace practices)
• Learn to be an independent contributor and cultivate teamwork spirits.