Purchasing Intern

Drive your careerLear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Our diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks #179 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or follow us on Twitter @LearCorporation.About the RoleThe Purchasing Intern will work alongside the central Non‑Production Purchasing Shared Service team, supporting tactical and transactional procurement activities on a global scale, across cross‑divisional business units and multi‑site operations in Asia Pacific, Europe & Africa, and North America.Key Responsibilities – What You’ll DoProvide helpdesk support, handling inbound requests, emails, and basic procurement queries.Support tactical buying activities for planned operational spend within defined thresholds.Assist with transactional buying desk activities, including raising purchase order in line with Lear’s P2P system.Support the use of eProcurement solutions, including e-RFx sourcing.Support operational buying activities by assisting with requirements, specifications, demand, and solution delivery with internal stakeholders.Help ensure products and services are purchased in a cost‑ and time‑efficient manner, supporting purchasing best practices.Support basic quotation comparison to access suitability and reliability.Participate in procurement AI and digital initiatives, providing data support as required.Support large‑scale data entry, cleansing, and validation for procurement‑related datasets.Assist with supplier data management, including supplier card creation and updating supplier contact information in procurement systems.Support data entry, cleansing, and validation for procurement‑related datasets.Support basic reporting and data analysis, including supplier and purchasing data.Collaborate closely with global Non‑Production Purchasing teams to ensure data accuracy and timely updates.QualificationsCurrently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Data, or related fields