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Purchasing & Supply Chain Intern

  • Localização
    • Port Melbourne, Victoria
  • Agendar Full time
  • Postou

Descrição

As the Purchasing and Supply Chain Intern you will work within the Global Purchasing & Supply Chain team and the Aftersales Purchasing & Vehicle Logistics  team.

Your primary purpose in this role is to support the Strategic Commodity Buyer, prepare the sourcing of package presentation material, manage contracts and multiple special projects along the way. As well as this you will be responsible for the outbound vehicle logistics including NZ export, daily status reports and updates and managing the inquiries. This role will allow you a broad range of experience in the purchasing, supply chain & logistics areas.

Your responsibilities include:
 

CCA Purchasing

  • Support CCA (Customer Care and Aftersales) material team with special projects to improve business function and performance

  • Execute Engineering changes and negotiate with Suppliers

  • Supplier contract management

  • Support buyers and senior buyer in sourcing activities

  • Gather data from Suppliers

  • Coordinate Tool Disposal requests with Suppliers and Stakeholders

  • Investigate and resolve payment issues with Accounts Payable and Warehouse

  • Manage Vendor detail changes

Vehicle Logistics

  • Run a daily vehicle status report and a weekly payment report

  • Assistance in ensuring all inventory is maintained at the correct systems status including allocation

  • Assistance in following up dwelling vehicles

  • Identification and prioritization of urgent vehicles for delivery

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About Us

Globally, General Motors is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan (USA) - operating in six continents. Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Locally, we're a business with national reach and a proud, rich automotive history, and we’ve got the exciting opportunity to represent GM's ongoing presence in Australia & New Zealand. Whether it's the recently-announced Cadillac, headlined by the all-elective LYRIQ, the GM Specialty Vehicles venture bringing iconic GM nameplates like Corvette and Silverado to ANZ, our Isuzu Trucks New Zealand portfolio, or the endless possibilities in the Aftersales space, there's plenty to look forward to.

Our strength is truly our people – we come from all walks of life and celebrate that diversity every chance we get. Whether you’re an intern or a senior leader, your voice counts. We're big on working flexibly, in fact it's become our new global approach to work, we call it “Working Appropriately”. We recognise the value in working how and where you add the most value, so you can expect our partnership when you join the team.

About you

You’re an enthusiastic individual with a desire to learn. You are currently completing a relevant undergraduate degree with minimum of two semesters remaining (post internship in 2026). You can demonstrate:

  • Basic knowledge in international & domestic supply chain (preferred)

  • A can-do attitude with a great work ethic

  • Ability to clearly articulate messages in written and verbal form

  • Accuracy and attention to detail

  • Analytical mind

  • Ability to communicate in a professional manner 

  • Customer focused

  • Strong ability to think outside the box when dealing with different projects

  • Proactive and a self-starter who is able to motivate peers and stakeholders

  • Skill with Microsoft Office 

Please note: This is a full-time 12-month internship role commencing in January 2025, if your university supports this through a co-op program or professional placements program you can do this as part of your course, alternatively, you will need to defer study for 12 months to conduct this internship. The application process will be:

  • Submit your cover letter and resume in a single file where possible (include your name in the file)

  • Complete a video interview (potentially)

  • Meet us - a face-to-face interview in person or via MS Teams.

Informações sobre diversidade

A General Motors está comprometida em ser um local de trabalho que não só é livre de discriminação ilegal, como estimula verdadeiramente a inclusão e integração. Acreditamos enfaticamente que a diversidade na força de trabalho cria um ambiente no qual nossos colaboradores podem crescer e desenvolver melhores produtos para nossos clientes. Incentivamos os candidatos interessados a analisar as principais responsabilidades e qualificações de cada função e a se candidatar a qualquer cargo que corresponda a suas habilidades e capacidades. Os candidatos no processo de recrutamento podem, quando aplicável, ser solicitados a concluir com sucesso uma ou mais avaliações relacionadas à função e/ou uma seleção pré-emprego antes de iniciar o emprego.  Para saber mais, acesse Como contratamos.

Declaração de Igualdade de Oportunidades de Emprego (EUA)

A General Motors tem orgulho de ser um empregador que oferece oportunidades iguais.  Todos os candidatos qualificados serão considerados para o emprego, independentemente de raça, cor, religião, sexo, orientação sexual, identidade de gênero, origem nacional, deficiência ou status como veterano protegido. 

Adaptações (EUA e Canadá)

A General Motors oferece oportunidades a todos os candidatos a emprego, incluindo pessoas com deficiências. Se você precisa de uma adaptação razoável para ajudá-lo na sua pesquisa de cargos ou solicitação de emprego, fale conosco pelo e-mail Careers.Accommodations@GM.com ou pelo telefone 800-865-7580. No seu e-mail, inclua uma descrição da adaptação específica que você está solicitando assim como o nome do cargo e o número de requisição do cargo ao qual está se candidatando.