STAGE / INTERNSHIP PROCUREMENT

PARIS, COTY HQ

At Coty we are looking for ambitious Procurement Interns with a hands-on mentality. As a Procurement Intern you will be working with our Indirect Procurement teams based in our Headquarters office in Paris covering FR, UL & NL. This internship will be per Jan, 1st,2025

About Coty

We’re Coty, one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, and skin and body care. Coty is the global leader in fragrance and number three in color cosmetics. Coty’s products are sold in over 150 countries around the world. Coty and its brands are committed to a range of social causes as well as seeking to minimize its impact on the environment.

About Procurement in New York

Our Paris HQ organization houses Direct Category teams (responsible for Packaging, Raw Materials and External manufacturing) and Indirect Category Cross division We are a diverse team of many nationalities and backgrounds with passion for people development, driving our Coty transformation journey. The teams identify improvements/projects and roll these out to provide added value, service, and necessary funds to reinvestment back to the business to drive top line of our beautiful brands. 

What can we offer?

We have one open Indirect Procurement internship position within Coty Paris HQ - •        Great opportunity to support and manage an end- to - end project and learn procurement skills

• Support Specialist – MRO, FM, HR, Professional Services, Real Estate.
• Data Collection, Compilation, and Analysis:

• Conduct mapping of usage and expenditure by markets.
• Ensure compliance of suppliers and contracts.
• Identify optimization opportunities through data analysis.

• Participation in Tender Process

• Assist in drafting specifications for tender documents.
• Send consultation files to suppliers.
• Analyse offers and provide recommendations to stakeholders.
• Assist in the contractual process.

• Support and Energize Environmental and Social Engagement:

• Provide support for environmental and social initiatives.
• Foster engagement in environmental and social responsibilities.

General Responsibilities

• Analyse categories spend data, summarize key findings, and make recommendations to Category Management Team.
• Responsible for supporting strategic and operating objectives for the sourcing & procurement function, ensuring maximization of the capabilities to execute sourcing & procurement strategies and solutions
• Manage owned Project from A>Z, IFM Green Practices in Europe, Internal Event
• Act as the main point of contact for Supplier Setups for Category Management Team.
• Collaborate with Category Managers on Sourcing and Category Strategies
• Participate in supplier Quarterly Business Reviews
• Drive decision making through analysis.
• Participation into relevant internal and external meetings

Requirements

• Student (Master), it is important you remain enrolled with your university
• Passion for beauty and our brands, strong affinity with dynamic environment  
• Analytical, knowledge of MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Strong personal character and ethics, proactive, agile, and hands-on
• Passion to solve problems and a drive for result
• Good administrative & communication skills - Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
• Quick learner and motivated to cultivate technical, business and commercial skills by applying their knowledge within our company’s environment.
• Fluent in English

Period
This internship is full-time (35 hours per week), for a duration of 6 months and starts from Jan 2025. You will receive an internship allowance. The internship can be combined with a thesis. Be aware that this will largely have to be done in your own time.

Interested?

At Coty, we believe in equality and inclusion for all, and stand together with those fighting for freedom, justice, and equal rights regardless of who you are or who you love. 

Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think bigger, learn faster, and go further than you ever thought possible – we’d love to hear from you.