Student Placement - Purchasing - #145667
Prysmian
Date: 2 days ago
City: Middlesbrough
Contract type: Full time

Prysmian Group Prysmian Group is world leader of the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, with around 30,000 employees across 50 countries worldwide.
The Group has been formed through the union of Prysmian, Draka and more recently General Cable, already leaders in their markets for innovation and technological know-how, by combining the strengths and achieving increased investment potential and geographical coverage, as well as the most extensive range of products on the market.
Prysmian is looking for a student to join our Purchasing team at our Middlesbrough location for a fixed term placement.
Responsibilities
It is a requirement that you are currently undertaking a Bachelor degree and looking for a student placement to support your learning and development path. Your roles and responsibilities as a student placement in purchasing will include:
Every day is different and varied. You will be in charge of a wide range of different projects. Typical tasks may include:
Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian's commitments.
Your application data will be treated according to our Data Protection Policy. If you believe you require assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please let us know.
The Group has been formed through the union of Prysmian, Draka and more recently General Cable, already leaders in their markets for innovation and technological know-how, by combining the strengths and achieving increased investment potential and geographical coverage, as well as the most extensive range of products on the market.
Prysmian is looking for a student to join our Purchasing team at our Middlesbrough location for a fixed term placement.
Responsibilities
It is a requirement that you are currently undertaking a Bachelor degree and looking for a student placement to support your learning and development path. Your roles and responsibilities as a student placement in purchasing will include:
Every day is different and varied. You will be in charge of a wide range of different projects. Typical tasks may include:
- Assist the expansion of our ‘Business-to-Business’ (B2B) e-procurement system into new and current business areas;
- Responsible for the management of B2B process including system management, user training & liaising with suppliers regarding potential opportunities
- Increase internal customer satisfaction by supporting and improving the efficiencies of the procurement cycle;
- Manage the Prysmian supplier base approval process;
- Supporting Central Purchasing Team in a range of on-going or to be defined projects as required;
- Investigate invoice discrepancies, communicate contract renewals and terminations, and support our ‘internal contract timetable database;
- Assisting negotiating contracts and setting up pricing agreements;
- Support the purchasing team in carrying out spend analysis and market research worldwide;
- Monthly update of the purchasing dashboard regarding each Material Group;
- Support with the renegotation of Long Term Agreements as well as with the management of small Rfq.
- Provide general administrative support within the Central Purchasing Team which would include maintaining SAP supplier prices, Payment Terms analysis & discrepancies.
Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
Visit our DE&I Page to learn more about Prysmian's commitments.
Your application data will be treated according to our Data Protection Policy. If you believe you require assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please let us know.
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