Purchasing Intern

Company Description:

Vistar customers are everywhere people work, play, and shop. Vistar is America's leading candy, snack, and beverage distributor with more than 25 distribution centers delivering everything from popcorn to healthy meal replacements anywhere in the U.S. The company has thrived by innovating, exceeding customer expectations, and fostering a collaborative culture built on teamwork, doing what's right, and giving back to the communities they serve.

Job Description:

This position reports to the Corporate Senior Inventory Manager, and interfaces primarily with Vistar Purchasing team, but will also interact with key internal business partners. Vistar is committed to a collaborative, agile, and service-oriented culture that emphasizes employee growth with both internal and external relationship building.

The Purchasing Intern will gain exposure to the following areas:
The big picture / strategy of a Fortune 200 company, specifically how a distribution company operates, and how Purchasing fit in and enables success
Candy, snack, and beverage distribution industry (Food/Bev)

Specific Responsibilities include:
Data Analysis on purchasing requirements based on customer needs

Create enhanced data pulls for Gemini item match up/substitutions/void matrix in order to reduce task time so we can serve our customers more efficiently

Skills the intern will learn:
Process Improvement

Various business systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Qualifications:

Must be current student, with a minimum of 3.0 GPA in field of study

Must be studying Business, or closely related

Must have intermediate Excel skills, to include pivot tables + v lookups

Must be available for a 10 week, full-time internship in Englewood June 1 - August 7.

Our onboarding paperwork includes a confidentiality agreement.

Preferred qualifications:

Rising Seniors strongly preferred

Analytics minor/coursework strongly preferred

SQL, AI applications

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