Sourcing Intern - Placement Student

Ericsson Overview

Here at Ericsson, we create transformational technology, conceived, created and delivered to makes people’s lives easier, more fulfilling and more connected. But we don’t simply transform technology. We transform people too, by giving them support, and learning and career development opportunities.

You’ll only get to start your career once. Let’s make it a good one.

What makes Ericsson special?

Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications and multimedia broadcast solutions & services.  Simply put, we have great Products and greater People.

Ours is truly a global company, working across borders in 180 countries. Over 1,000 networks use Ericsson equipment & more than 40% of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks.

We seek out can-do, innovative people and offer them a diverse, performance-driven culture & innovative environment where our employees enhance their potential and drive the future every day.

It’s not all about telecoms... we’ve already branched out into Utilities, Intelligent Transport Systems, Mobile Finance, Maritime, Public Safety, Smart Sustainable Cities, Commercial Real Estate and Broadcast Multimedia and we’re actively seeking the next modern Customers who will benefit from being better connected.

In this modern age of the Internet of Things, just think where we can go next?

The role

We are now looking for a Sourcing Intern looking to take a year out of university to work with our UK & Ireland Sourcing team. Your role will help to make Ericsson and our Customers successful by actively contributing towards securing short and long-term profitable business. 

Key deliverables include:

• Contribute towards alignment and collaboration between Sourcing and business stakeholders
• Understand and ultimately help to drive the effective management of supplier spend for assigned projects with good attention to cost, supplier efficiency and quality
• Participate in strategic Sales and project forums
• Build relationship with Stakeholders through early involvement and proactive engagement.
• Conclude reporting and updating of records as required from sourcing.
• Participate and actively contribute with sourcing information and insights to business cases to Stakeholders
• Participate in cost reduction initiatives, tracking savings and assess progress made against these for relevant team members.
• Assist with the planning and submission of customer proposals together with the relevant Sourcing Manager/stakeholder.

We believe this role would suit a Bachelor’s degree student in their sandwich year studying a business related degree. Ideally you will have some office-based experience in an account management/business development type role. Alongside this, you should be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills. 

We offer a competitive salary, a year’s experience working in a Blue-Chip company and exposure to all levels of our organisation.  We would expect the successful candidate to be motivated to exceed expectations, willing to learn what we do and explore new ways of doing things and to have a friendly and professional demeanour.

In return we offer an open and collaborative environment, where learning and self-development is encouraged and expected and the opportunities to work alongside experienced professionals, gaining valuable experience.

Ericsson provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetics.

Ericsson complies with applicable country, state and all local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location across the world in which the company has facilities. In addition, Ericsson supports the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and development.

Ericsson expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, political opinion, social status, veteran status, union membership or genetic information.

Primary country and city: United Kingdom (GB) || || Reading || Consulting&SysInt; IT; ProdMgt; R&D; SalesStratMkt&ComMgt; ServEng; SharedServ; Stud&YP; Supply&Log

Req ID: 275368