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Barilla Worldwide
Barilla is an Italian family-owned food company. Our story begins in Parma in 1877, and today, we are an International Group present in more than 100 countries.
Thanks to our 29 production facilities and more than 8,700 employees, each year we provide over 2,109,000 tonnes of products to people, being the world leader in the markets of pasta and ready-to-use sauces in continental Europe, bakery products in Italy and crispbread in Scandinavia.
The Barilla Group is recognized worldwide as a symbol of Italian know-how and one of the world's most successful food producers.
We are a Big Family in love with Good Food.
"The Joy of Food for a Better Life" is Barilla's purpose to bring people closer to the joy of good food and making quality the choice for a better life. It's a commitment from field to fork, to bring to the world tasty, joyful and wholesome products, made with selected raw materials from responsible Supply Chains. Because what we eat today can change our tomorrow. Because good food is a joy for the present and a choice for a better future.
For our Headquarters in Parma, we are now looking for talented students / new graduates to join ourCentral Supply Chain.
As a key player in the team, the intern will be provided with a real-world experience, and he / she will have the opportunity to build expertise and be exposed to several competences within thePurchasingteam.
Brief Description
Learn from some of the best! The purpose of the internship is to introduce you to Barilla by working alongside talented professionals to contribute to a challenging, exciting, and rewarding project into the Purchasing area: you will take part in the development and implementation of the Vendor Portal, a platform aimed at digitalising and improving Barilla's relationship with Suppliers.
More specifically, supported by a mentor, you will:
Collaborate with and guide suppliers in using the platform and verify the completeness of information entered into the platform;
Invite suppliers to use the platform and monitor their onboarding on the tool;
Be a reference point for, interact with, and train the buyers in using correctly the platform;
Develop reporting KPIs and monitor the progress of the project;
Coordinate the updates with the other business functions;
Analyse the problems happened to suppliers and buyers and suggest solutions.
Who we are looking for
• 2nd year students of Master's degree in Engineering, Economics & Management, Agronomy, Food Science & Technology (and other similar studies) interested in a curricular internship to write their thesis or new graduates interested in an extracurricular internship
• Excellent academic background
• Study or work experience abroad (nice to have)
• Fluent English and Italian
• Strong organisational skills: ability to prioritize, multi-task and maintain attention to detail
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, solid presentation skills
• Ability to work in team
We Offer
• Internship salary + relocation allowance if you live farther than 50km from our office in Parma.
• Personal tutoring and constant support from your team to develop your personal and business skills.
• First-hand experience working on live projects, as the fastest way to learn.
• Free access to our company canteen.
• Access to our onsite shop where you can pick up our products at a generously discounted price.
• Flexible ways of working.
• A unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of the number one pasta company leader in the world!
• Starting date: September 2024
Additional Information
• Location: Parma
• Duration: 6 months
Become part of a young and ambitious work environment: as a Barilla Intern you'll be the owner of your own projects and career. Are you up for the challenge? If so, apply to this position!
Barilla is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an accessible, inclusive, open and welcoming workplace environment for people with different abilities, backgrounds, lifestyles, sexual orientation, gender identity, needs and expectations, helping all individuals to make the most of their professional potential. We honor our commitments under articles 1 and 18 of Law No. 68/1999 and give special consideration to candidates in protected categories.
