Purchasing Summer Intern

Summary:

The Toyoda Gosei Group is a leading global manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive components, safety systems and LEDs. Globally Headquartered in Japan with a network of 67 group companies in 17 countries and regions, the Group brings its extensive range of products to customers all over the world.

Toyoda Gosei North America (located in Troy, MI) has an opening for a Purchasing Summer Intern. The selected candidate will assist Buyers at the Corporate Purchasing level while obtaining exposure to components and raw materials procurement as well as supporting individual Toyoda Gosei (TG) group companies (plants) throughout North America.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Supporting Buyers in day to day activities such as sourcing meetings, cost reduction initiatives, and requests from TG group companies and cross-functional departments

* Shadowing purchasing team members in supplier meetings and negotiations

* Assisting with analyzing cost breakdowns including benchmarking activity of manufacturing processes

* Supporting completion of Price Change Authorization (PCA), Sourcing Recommendation Authorization (SRA) documents, and Request for Quotations (RFQ)

* Completing additional tasks as assigned by Management

Qualifications and

Competencies:

* Minimum of 2 years undergraduate studies completed Coursework towards a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or other related fields

* Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

* Ability to present in large group settings is required

* Ability to analyze data is required

* Excellent organization and communication skills required

* Highly analytical and detail-oriented