A world leader in gasses, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

In order to enforce our Procurement-Team we need you, located in Istanbul.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

• Assist with development of a strategy for national and cluster (7 countries) procurement categories.
• Support on key procurement initiatives such as automation targets and supplier maintenance excellence. 
• Support on analytical tasks, presentations and strategic projects
• Operational support on administrative tasks for the buyers. 
• Help with strategic selection, development, evaluation and optimization of the supplier and product portfolio.
• Monitor execution of tenders and supplier negotiations.
• Support in contract management.
• Take part in negotiation meetings with suppliers.
• Actively work on maintenance and development of internal relationships.
• Support identification of savings opportunities.
• Help with providing monthly reports to track savings and performance.
• Support with maintenance supplier cockpit, led by the buyer(s). 
• Support with cluster wide (7 countries) automation goals. 
• Making suggestions to process design and contribute with your own ideas.
• Responsible for supporting buyer (s) for purchasing of goods and service procurement.
• Ensures alignment and approval from relevant stakeholders as required.
• Supports under Buyer’s control, operational interaction with suppliers to ensure adherence to agreed contract.
• Supporting Group Digitalization aims and ERP Systems operations like supplier and automation (catalog creation actions).
• Following purchase orders and communicating to vendors if necessary.
• Enrich and update supplier portfolio via market analysis.
• Manages day-to-day communication with suppliers.

Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s students majoring in business administration, management, economy or similar
• Ability to work minimum 3 days a week
• Proficient Turkish and proficient English skills, spoken and written
• Good command of Google / MS Office  (SAP knowledge is an asset),
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills,
• Strong analytical & reporting skills,
• Negotiation skills or the willingness to develop it
• Communicativeness and assertiveness
• Perfect work organization, target orientation
• Good knowledge of MS Office or google docs environment
• High flexibility, resilience and team-oriented cooperation

We offer:

• An internship in which you can learn new things and grow in an international company (contract of mandate for a period of 6 months).
• Opportunity to develop professionally and gain experience through participation in interesting and diverse tasks.
• Opportunity to create your own solutions and independence of action.
• Flexible working hours. 
• Hybrid work model.
• Work tools and a comprehensive implementation training package.