Supplier Relations Intern

What you'd do

• Demonstrate relationship management and negotiation skills
• Assist Category Manager in prospecting and researching suppliers and their competitors’ products to understand the market, their market share and evaluate the opportunity to make the best decision for our customers and our company
• Assist in preparing, organizing, and analyzing supplier information to aid in supplier discussions, negotiations, and business reviews
• Present our value proposition to suppliers
• Negotiate new or improved discounted pricing or rebates with the category suppliers to achieve margin and sales improvement targets
• Support the category with compiling and sending 3P centric Supplier Scorecards on a quarterly basis. Assist with analyzing the data for areas of improvement
• Assist with collaborating with suppliers on use of the Supplier Portal utilizing new product additions, lead time updates and promise date uploads
• Submit substitutions and cross references on items to more profitable Encompass suppliers or from items that have been discontinued
• Assist suppliers in resolving issues or concerns
• Act as a liaison between the Category Manager and 3P Purchasing and Open Order Specialists with daily Supplier related issues