Description
Eurostar Group operates high-speed rail services connecting the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The Procurement function plays a key role in supporting Eurostar's business strategy by managing over €850 million of annual spend across a wide variety of categories.
As a Procurement Intern, you will join the Procurement Service Delivery team and gain hands-on experience across procurement operations, strategic sourcing and procurement transformation activities. You will contribute to a wide range of initiatives, including market analysis, supplier benchmarking, procurement governance, tender support, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement projects.
Strategic Procurement Support
- Support Procurement Managers in the preparation and delivery of tenders across a variety of categories including Marketing, HR, Facilities, IT and Professional Services.
- Analyse supplier markets, identify potential new suppliers and support commercial benchmarking exercises.
- Gather and analyse internal and external data to support procurement strategies and negotiations.
- Assist in supplier evaluations and commercial assessments.
- Contribute to procurement reporting and performance monitoring.
Procurement Transformation & Governance
- Support the continuous improvement of procurement processes, tools and ways of working.
- Assist with procurement governance activities, including the Commitment Board and Contract Signature processes.
- Monitor compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
- Contribute to procurement transformation projects and change initiatives.
Procurement Operations
- Maintain procurement templates, databases and documentation.
- Support the administration of procurement and tender management tools.
- Manage and maintain procurement knowledge repositories and intranet content.
- Ensure procurement information remains accurate, up to date and accessible.
Stakeholder & Project Support
- Assist in organising workshops, training sessions and supplier meetings.
- Support cross-functional stakeholders during procurement activities.
- Lead selected low-risk procurement projects under the supervision of senior procurement professionals.
- Collaborate with teams based in Brussels, Paris and London.
What you will learn As a member of a small and international team, you will quickly be given responsibility and will have regular exposure to senior stakeholders across the business. During this internship, you will gain exposure to:
- Strategic sourcing and tender management.
- Supplier relationship management.
- Contract management processes.
- Procurement governance and compliance.
- Spend analytics and procurement reporting.
- Procurement transformation and digital tools.
- Stakeholder management in an international environment.
What you will gain
- Exposure to strategic sourcing and supplier management within a European transport group.
- Hands-on experience of procurement.
- Interaction with stakeholders across several countries.
- Development of analytical, project management and stakeholder management skills.