Transactional Buyer - Intern

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Primary purpose of the role:

Provide transactional purchasing activities related to indirect spend, based on service level agreements and policy thresholds.
Verify purchase requisitions and processing requirements, determine best source of supply by using all available suppliers (from PSL and incumbent) conducting simplified sourcing/bidding activities, place the orders and ensure POs are consistent with contractual agreements or approved terms and conditions.
Complete order follow-up tasks including purchase order acknowledgements, order monitoring.
Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships and especially with the ones in the Preferred Supplier List.
Directs shopping carts to frame contracts & catalogues where available.
Conduct expediting as necessary, including coordinating the vendor master information, monitoring of open orders and or closing of inactive orders based on policy, keeping all relevant stakeholders aware of order status.
Interacts with Stakeholders, Buyers and Suppliers to provide and process information in response to inquiries, concerns and training requests.

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 55 facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.