Procurement Specialist Intern Career Starter Program

ABOUT ASTRAZENECA

Every one of our employees makes a difference to patient lives every day. You may not feel you’re at the frontline of research but your role in changing patients’ lives is critical.  Our mission is ambitious, and it takes the skills of a collaborative team to really deliver on what science can do and to always put patients first. Working at AstraZeneca we believe in the potential of our people and our commitment to develop our people beyond what was thought possible.

Typical accountabilities

As a Procurement Specialist in GSCE, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the day-to-day sourcing and contracting activity, in partnership with the Global and Regional Category Teams.

You will be expected to continuously learn through education, exposure, and experience and discover resources to help you build an individual development plan to advance your skillset with the guidance of your line manager and a dedicated buddy person.

You will be involved in Procurement work, you will master all aspects of Procurement, including sourcing, negotiations, analytics, contracting and more

Over time, you will be able to manage Global Source to Contract (GS2CE) projects end-to-end with minimal supervision, coordinating the activities of the project team, suppliers, and business stakeholders.

Skills, Experience, Education

Essential

- University degree obtained within max 12 months or last-year student
- Motivated self-starter, eager to learn Procurement, work on tenders, negotiations, contracts and succeed
- Negotiation skills
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Relationship building skills
- Basic project management skills
- Flexibility and fast adaptation to changing environment
- Track record of working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Time management and organizational skills
- Analytical and financial skills
- Excellent English communication skills to manage stakeholders’ high level in the organization

What we offer

Welcome to Warsaw Site, one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• The best team to support you
• Multisport card
• Pension plan
• Life insurance
• After-work events
• Private medical care
• Lunch card
• Bright and spacious environment
• Sustainable office working environment.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorisation and employment eligibility verification requirements.