Procurement (Supply Chain) Intern

IPS is hiring a Procurement Intern who will join our industry leading team at our corporate headquarters located in Blue Bell, PA. 

Under direct supervision the Intern assists with the timely placement of purchase orders and coordinating activities involved with procuring goods and services such as commodity, process and utility equipment, trade subcontracts and associated services.  Assists with project specific subcontracts and purchase orders (POs), supplier qualification, expediting and invoice tracking, shipping and receipt documentation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Receive and process requisitions from various project teams.
• Prepare and place purchase orders with vendors in accordance with lead times and operational requirements.
• Expedite orders to track timely receipt of goods or services.
• Maintain accurate purchase transaction history through organized purchasing and vendor records on an ongoing basis.
• Monitor price increases and communicate changes with Procurement staff.
• Research new qualified subcontractors and vendors as needed.
• Obtain quotes and proposals as required.
• Evaluation of existing vendors as needed.
• Evaluate proposals for completeness and quality. Assist in the preparation of recommendations for award.
• Support Procurement staff with operational/administrative tasks as needed.
• Track diversity spend and cost savings.

• Strong moral convictions and ethical business commitment.
• Strong sense of teamwork and positive attitude.
• Current enrollment in under graduate supply chain or related business program.
• Willingness to participate and advance learning in the sourcing of equipment and trade subcontracts.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook applications.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to professionally represent IPS to various suppliers, external resources and clients (if required).
• Effectively interact with various personalities in multiple departments and supplier organizations.
• Daily use of excellent verbal and written communication is necessary.
• Enjoy challenges in a fast paced environment and make logical decisions with the ability to identify when it is necessary to escalate issues and opportunities to management.
• Pro-active detail oriented work in a multi-tasking environment is required.

About Us

IPS-Integrated Project Services is a global leader in developing innovative and cost effective solutions for the engineering, construction, commissioning and qualification of complex pharmaceutical and biotech research and manufacturing facilities. With technical expertise spanning R&D to pilot-scale to large-scale production, our team specializes in the technology, trends and regulatory environment to successfully deliver capital projects and improve operations. For over thirty years, we have applied unique LEAN methodologies throughout the project life cycle, continually finding ways to do things better and more efficiently, delivering higher quality and controlling costs. Headquartered in Blue Bell, PA, IPS is a multi-national company with over 1,100 professionals worldwide and offices in California, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Brazil, Canada, China, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and four locations in India. Visit our website at www.ipsdb.com.

Specialties

Process Architecture, Process Design, Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Qualification, LEAN Project Delivery, Strategic Master Planning, Energy Conservation Management, Project Controls, Program/Project Management, Operations/Logistics Strategy and Planning, EPCMV and Staffing Services.

IPS is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer of protected veterans (M/F/D/V).

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