Strategic Sourcing Graduate Internship London, England
Job description
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
Your New Role...
The Warner Bros. Global Sourcing (WBGS) is an internal consulting team, supporting and/or advising various departments (Marketing, Facilities, IT, Supply Chain, etc.) in finding, assessing and onboarding external partners. WBGS provides an important link between the firms’ internal departments and the external partners (suppliers), by matching the internal customers’ requirements with the capabilities of the marketplace.
The Global Sourcing department is always seeking to acquire the best quality of services for the relevant costs, whilst mitigating any potential risk linked with the acquisition of goods and services.
Your Role Accountabilities...
- Providing active support to the sourcing team members as part of the department’s activities
- Lead and assist in assigned sourcing projects (with support from the team).
- Act as an internal business consultant to help resolve sourcing related queries (finding a new supplier, locating invoice information, approving significant organisational spend).
- Conduct market research to support department projects.
- Onboard new suppliers for multiple business units including Warner Bros, CNN, and HBO
- Evaluate the data access suppliers will have and the risk they pose to the business
- Handle confidential information surrounding purchases, new suppliers, licenses, and scripts being purchased. Including contracts, Non-Disclosure Agreements and Conflict of Interest Forms.
- Manage supplier relationships daily to ensure that deadlines are met for projects both within the Global Sourcing Team and companywide.
- Work with networks such as Social Enterprise UK and MSD UK to ensure that Warner Bros. Discovery is supporting small businesses and social enterprises and striving to increase supplier diversity.
Qualifications & Experience...
- You must be a recent or soon-to-be university graduate, having graduated no earlier than July 2021.
- Excellent communication.
- Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel, MS Word & MS PowerPoint.
- Highly analytical with strong attention to detail.
- Well organised & disciplined, with the ability to prioritise workloads & use time effectively.
- Highly self-motivated & work with limited supervision.
- Ability to communicate with people confidently at all levels in a professional and mature manner.
The Internship...
- Salary: £26,000
- Contract Length: 12 months
- Start Date: Likely to be 14th August 2023
- You will gain hands-on experience working on business-critical projects.
- You will have access to personal and professional development courses, executive speakers’ series, special screenings and more.
- You will be part of our Early Talent network of over 100 interns & apprentices, meaning you will have an important support network of other students, graduates and apprentices and plenty of opportunities to socialise!
Please submit your CV (no cover letter required) if you'd like to apply by Sunday 12th March 2023. Within 5 days of submitting your application, you will be invited to complete an application questionnaire via HireVue - you must complete this to be considered for the role. The deadline to submit your HireVue questionnaire is Sunday 19th March 2023.
How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
The Legal Bits…
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at [email protected].
