Intern, Strategic Sourcing (W-S) at Herbalife in Winston Salem, North Carolina

Job Description:

COMPANY OVERVIEW:                                                                                                      

Herbalife is a global nutrition company that has helped people pursue a healthy, active life since 1980. Our nutrition, weight-management and personal care products are available exclusively through dedicated independent Members in more than 90 countries. Our Mission is to change people’s lives by providing the best business opportunity in direct selling and the best nutrition and weight-management products in the world.

The In-Direct Sourcing Internship is a project-oriented work assignment designed to offer hands-on sourcing and procurement experience within the Global Sourcing team. The assignment is designed to expose the intern to negotiation skills, strategy setting, and analytics, and the overall role Sourcing plays within Herbalife.

• Provide business requirements to GTS team


• Ensure projects are moving on time for completion and GSS expectations are met


• Resolve day-to-day issues between departments.


• Assist in the implementation of a new online booking tool for travel


• Assist in contract gathering for the Indirect Sourcing team


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  Provide general financial analysis to support Technology, Marketing, MRO, and Professional Service.
  


• Research current contracts and extracting important metadata


• Research market leaders in different technologies and providing summaries of differences in products Herbalife is considering using


• Process oriented thinker that can break down complex problems and work to create processes to empower the organization.


• Data entry of contract information into systems to help track contracts going forward.


• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Skills:

• Sharp analytical and judgment skills 


• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Strong business acumen 


• Clear communicator with self-confidence 


• MS Office proficient, specifically MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint


• Good time management is a must


• Work independently and proactively

Experience:

• 0–1 years of related (internship) experience


• Working in a team environment outside of the classroom

Education:

• A current sophomore and junior level student in an undergraduate program pursuing a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management (Logistics, Operations Management, Supply Chain), or other related major


• Recently graduated Senior within the past 6 months or a current graduate student in a graduate degree program also considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a self-managed, hard-working, self-motivated individual.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint


• Previous experience with Oracle preferred.


• Prior documentation experience