Intern, Purchasing

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Essential duties and

Responsibilities:

• On the field training with retail merchandisers throughout the supply chain
• Analyze processes, recommend improvements, and work with the team to implement changes
• Generate accurate purchase orders / variance purchase orders and distribute them within standard time frames
• Manage replenishment stocks within the supply chain
• Participate with purchasing associates in negotiating prices, terms and rebates with suppliers.

Internship Learning Outcome:

• Applied your knowledge, skills, experience to a work environment
• Acquired new learning through challenging and meaningful activities
• Advocated for your own learning in alignment with internship goals
• Built and maintained positive professional relationships
• Developed self-understanding, self-discipline, maturity and confidence
• Developed strong networking/mentoring relationships

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Experience with business process analysis and documentation
• Great organizational skills, attention to detail and follow thru
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Microsoft Office experience; intermediate in Excel
• Bilingual candidates are desired but not required (English and Spanish) Works with the leadership team and appropriate team members to encourage and support organizational sustainability efforts.

Supports waste reduction/optimization, water and energy conservation. Practice overall organizational sustainability goals and environmental preferred purchasing practices. Quirch Foods is a diverse family of companies on a quest to seek and source environmentally conscious and sustainable food products to our customers. Works with the leadership team and appropriate team members to encourage and support organizational sustainability efforts. Quirch Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. We are Quirch Foods. Our Passion is your Joy. We are one of the largest distributors of food products in the U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean, with a customer list that includes independent and chain supermarkets, foodservice distributors, processors and manufacturers, cruise lines, and restaurants. With 55 years of solid history and experience, today we operate a fleet of just under 500 refrigerated trucks and over 2.3 million square feet of combined distribution space through 22 facilities in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Illinois, Texas, Washington, Oregon, and Puerto Rico. Quirch Foods owns a portfolio of proprietary food brands and offers domestic and international logistics, cold chain services, marketing support, as well as advanced technological solutions to provide unmatched service to its customers. Our culture is one of Win/Win, not just for our customers but also for every team member. We take pride in our diverse workforce, and each team member takes part in the company's continuous growth.