Deeside, Wales, United Kingdom
12 days ago
Convatec Sustainability Summer Internship Programme - Procurement
Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in advanced wound care, ostomy care, continence care, and infusion care. With around 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring.
Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC).
To learn more about Convatec, please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com

Our search for better is changing the lives of our customers. It’s changing the careers of our people too – creating new challenges and opportunities all the time. We’re a business that never stands still.

Join us in our second year of the Sustainability Internship Programme.


 

This role reports into the Sustainable Procurement Lead. You will be responsible for engaging directly with suppliers to understand their maturity and plans on reducing their emissions.   

You will work out a way to track supplier improvements in Scope 3 emissions and identify projects around emissions reduction.  

The role will be active across Procurement. 

100% paid internship – 1891.66GBP monthly gross

3 Months Internship

Hours per week – 20h/week, up to 40h/week

 

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

Working closely with the Sustainable Procurement Lead, your role is to communicate directly with our top 50 suppliers to understand their carbon reduction journey. This includes gathering information regarding their ambitions to set a science-based target.   

Identify 3-5 key achievable projects in reducing our carbon emissions that can make a significant difference to Convatec.  

Work close with many category managers to attend their meetings with suppliers, and ensure you use your time to gather the relevant information  

Track all data gathered and compile easy to read reports 

Research Scope 3 emissions to be an expert in this topic so you can confidently converse with suppliers  

Present findings to Procurement Leadership Team 

 

Skills and competences 

Ability to work independently and be an excellent team player 

Good attention to detail 

Ability to present and communicate clearly and concisely 

Flexible, adaptable and capable of lateral thinking 

Strong organisation and prioritisation skills with ability to multi-task 

Ability to identify, analyse and plan actions to engage with, communicate with, negotiate with and influence stakeholders 

Strong user of all Microsoft applications 


 

Our transformation will change your career. For good. You’ll be pushed to think bigger and aim for excellence. Your ideas will be heard, and you’ll be supported to bring them to life. There’ll be challenges. But, stretch yourself and embrace the opportunities, and you could make your biggest impact yet.

This is stepping outside of your comfort zone.

This is work that’ll move you.

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Equal opportunities

Convatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives

Convatec is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Convatec employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written and signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Convatec. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

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