Procurement Intern

ABOUT WELLA

The Wella Company is one of the world’s leading professional and retail hair companies. It is a beauty collective with a mission to enable consumers to look & feel like their true self. Its love brands, which include beauty icons such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, and ghd (all together “Wella”), are co-created by & designed for the beauty junkies of today and tomorrow.

Wella company have presence in over 100 countries and an estimated annual net revenue of $2.8Bn. Wella and its brands, are and will remain committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment. For additional information about “Wella” please visit    

ABOUT PROCUREMENT

At Wella Procurement you are responsible for bringing the best ideas, talent and capability to support the company’s business needs.  You will develop and execute sourcing strategies which deliver best value in terms of innovation, quality, service, cost and cash. 

We invest in our relationships: procurement teams develop and manage important external business partner relationships to enable the delivery of the company’s plans and growth objectives. 

Working with your Wella colleagues you will represent our business needs toward external business partners and be an active advocate who also flows ideas from our external partners into Wella teams.  You will work to enable an agile and effective supply chain for all our goods and services, responsive to the changes in our business.

At Wella we strive to continuously improve the environmental and ethical profile of our supply chains working with our business partners to deliver this in a truly sustainable way.

We operate with discipline. We have a solution mindset.  We work to understand and help solve the challenge, one step at a time.

THE ROLE

As part of the Global Raw Materials Procurement team, you will work with the Director of Raw Materials procurement on raw materials categories and strategic projects, scouting suppliers to fuel innovation and actively participating in Category and Supplier Relationship Management.

You will drive global market intelligence, supplier identification, negotiations, savings initiatives and longer-term category projects, while progressively taking ownership of defined segments.

Working closely with Global and Regional Procurement, R&D, Operations, Finance and suppliers, you will translate business needs into supplier requirements and sourcing strategies, and drive their execution across markets.

You will help build a cost-efficient, agile and sustainable supply base, leveraging market dynamics and supplier capabilities to deliver savings, innovation and resilience.

This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Global Category Management and strategic Procurement, while contributing to key raw materials priorities and projects at Wella.

Wella is committed to continuously improving its ethical and environmental footprint, and you will contribute to this ambition through our external business partnerships.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Scout and benchmark suppliers across markets to fuel the innovation pipeline
• Support the category manager to execute global sourcing strategies and supplier negotiations
• Contribute to strategic projects with direct business impact
• Work with R&D, Operations, Finance and regional Procurement teams
• Support innovation and sustainable raw materials projects as part of the ESG roadmap
• Develop supplier relationships and monitor performance
• Build cost models and analyze cost drivers

QUALIFICATIONS

Profile and education:

• High degree of fluency of English is required
• Previous experience in Procurement, Supply Chain or a global organization is a plus
• Degree qualified preferably in Engineering, Business, Manufacturing or other relevant discipline.

Key competencies and demonstrated Skills:

• Autonomous Team Player, driven by curiosity
• Result oriented, autonomous and hands-on individual
• Strategic thinking balanced with ability to execute
• Strong analytical skills and project management capabilities
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with an interest in developing influencing and negotiation capabilities
• Knowledge on Direct materials and/or manufacturing environment is a plus

What you will get:

• Exposure to global Procurement and Category Management
• Hands-on experience with strategic sourcing and supplier management
• Exposure to R&D, innovation and Design-to-Cost
• Experience working with international suppliers and stakeholders
• Development of analytical, negotiation and project management skills
• Opportunity to contribute to projects with visible business impact