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.

Convatec is seeking a Procurement Plastics intern to join our Procurement team based at our manufacturing site in Deeside, UK to support us on our journey to embed sustainability practices across the company.  

This role will support the delivery of key insights on the impact of our resins, as an important part of shaping and delivering progress towards our sustainability commitments and ambition.   

In particular, the role will develop an overview of how different plastics interact with the environment, comparing the carbon footprint and other impacts of different types of resins. 

This internship offers the successful candidate the opportunity to play a central part in delivering on Procurement’s scope 3 strategy and to develop broad experience as a member of a high performing team.  

In addition, you will support coordination efforts for sustainability activity across the Procurement team in support of the Category Manager - Plastics and wider team. 

100% paid internship – 1891.66GBP monthly gross3 Months InternshipHours per week – 20h/week, up to 40h/week

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

Work closely with the Category Manager – Plastics to understand all single use plastics that we purchase and find out what happens at the end of life for these products, informing strategy around our Plastics 

Carry out desktop research to know whether certain plastics can be returned, and scoping options around a ‘second life’.  

Evaluate/manage data and compile easy to read reports, charts, graphs for senior leadership and relevant stakeholders.  

Communicate directly with suppliers to get a better understanding of the different single use plastics we purchase, with the potential of visiting supplier locations 

Complete feasibility study around returning single use plastics which involves discussions with sales teams, customers, logistics and others 

Complete a comprehensive report clearly explaining how we can reuse single-use plastics  

Present findings to Procurement Leadership Team 

Skills and competences 

Ability to work independently and be an excellent team player 

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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