Saturday, March 10, 2012

Intern, Sourcing/Materials Collective Brands - Lexington, MA

Intern, Sourcing/Materials
Collective Brands - Lexington, MA
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Collective Brands Performance + Lifestyle Group's 2012 Summer Internship Program: Our summer internship is so much more than just a summer job. It's responsible assignments that affect the business; structured educational workshops from senior management; supportive mentoring; and an opportunity to work on a comprehensive strategy project and present to the senior leadership team. The Sourcing intern for Materials supports the Materials Team in a variety of projects: Improving/ Developing data base to track materials usage/forecasting Managing materials for the PDM system Library maintenance: Swatches, catalogues and standards

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Prepare reports for reviewing material costs, forecasts and usage Handle material requests for materials to be entered into the PDM System Reach out to material suppliers to gather necessary attributes for entering material into the library Enter material attributes in the material record in order to promote the material into approved status Assist the Material Manager in organizing the materials library Assist Materials team in maintaining references for color standards/windows

Requirements:
Must be enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program, rising seniors preferred Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel (willing to use or learn pivot tables, V-look ups, macros) and Powerpoint. Interest in sourcing & supply chain Good e-mail & intercommunication skills Understand common material attributes Quick learner to understand how to navigate within the PDM system in Enovia