Internship - Purchasing Reporting (H/F)

As the preferred partner for window and door automation, SOMFY is committed to inspiring new and better ways of living for all.
As a French, family-owned, and independent group, in continuous growth since our creation, we have been world leaders for 50 years and pioneers in home automation. Innovation continuously guides our work and guarantees the excellence of our solutions.
We are present in 58 countries, with eight production sites and 17 R&D centers. We are deeply committed to the well-being of our 7,000 employees, we promote their sustainable employability by promoting internal mobility and developing their skills. We foster diversity and inclusion by building on our strong corporate culture.

As a Purchasing Reporting Intern, you will play a pivotal role in our organization’s journey toward data-driven excellence to elevate our reporting processes, break down data silos, and empower strategic decision-making.

Reporting to the Purchasing Excellence Project Leader, you’ll collaborate closely with the Purchasing Data Owners.

Your internship mission will be to assist in defining and deploying the right reporting to improve the purchasing department monitoring and performance.

Your main activities will be:
  • Engage proactively with the purchasing community to deploy existing reports, their usage, and identify areas for improvement.
  • Work with Group Reporting Center of Excellence to build the necessary reports
  • Performance the first testings after having set the scripts
  • Organize the UAT with the users
  • Communicate to the community and deploy trainings

Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing, Finance, Controlling, Economics, Engineering, or Data Sciences (or related fields).

Soft Skills:
  • Analytical Thinking: Ability to assess data and identify trends.
  • Proccess-Oriented: Ability to understand, visualize and sketch the flow and steps of an activity/proccess.
  • Communication Skills: Effective communication for liaising with stakeholders.
  • Collaborative Mindset: Willingness to work as part of a team.
  • Problem-Solving: Proactive approach to addressing challenges.
  • Interest in Digitalization: Enthusiasm for leveraging technology to enhance processes.
  • Eagerness to learn and grow within the field of purchasing.

Know-how:
  • Knowledge of Excel (advanced), data mindset, writing skills.
  • English: Fluent (working language).
  • SQL, Python, Power BI: Familiarity is a plus.

Location : Cluses (Haute-Savoie, France) 
Duration of internship : 6 months
Benefits : telecommuting, CSE, company restaurant, integration into a community of around a hundred interns and apprentices and participation in events dedicated to the community.

Recruitment process :
- Step 1: A phone call/video with the recruitment department to get to know each other.
- Step 2 : A meeting with the internship tutor  

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