Grifols is a global healthcare company that has been working to improve health and well-being since 1909. The Category Specialist Intern will learn about Category Management in the Global Procurement Organization, supporting business partners in Facilities, Engineering, and Maintenance organizations.
Responsibilities
Review vendor records and contracts. Validate for expiration date, errors or missing information, work with the internal stakeholders to get corrections made and accordingly update in the Vendor Database Management platforms.
Analyze supplier spend in Eng, Maintenance and Facilities categories
Assist procurement managers in updating a supplier’s pool and selecting strategic suppliers
Assist in the conduct of a competitive bid and achieve the target saving
Provide regular updates on status of the tasks being assigned through daily and weekly reporting
Basic data management
Qualification
Required
Ability to quickly gather and analyze data, and grasp customer requirements under time constraints in a changing environment
The ability to effectively manage competing priorities among the different operations, and to bring a cohesive direction to the buying teams
Presentation skills necessary to professionally represent Grifols within the supplier community
The ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, interact professionally with a diverse group of managers, and subject matter experts
Other duties as assigned by Indirect Category team to support department initiative
Candidate must be currently enrolled in 4 year degree program pursuing Bachelor’s degree in Business or Supply Chain as rising junior or senior OR currently accepted or enrolled in Master’s or PhD program
Candidate must currently have GPA of 3.0 or higher
Familiarity/comfort with Excel, including working with Macros and pivot tables; Microsoft word and PowerPoint
