A trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. With annual sales of $16 billion and more than 45,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

Ecolab has an opening for a Procurement Trainee - Project Management for our Procurement function located in Barcelona. If you are a passionate professional that is seeking opportunity, advancement, and a rewarding career we invite you to apply. This is a great opportunity to join a highly recognized global growth company offering competitive compensation and benefits in addition to career growth.

The primary objective of this internship is to assist our Procurement PMO in a varied portfolio of innovation, business continuity and supply assurance projects. Typically reporting to the Project Lead.

What is in it for you?

Ecolab Iberia is proud to be a Great Place to Work- Certified™ Company! Our associates have spoken and recognised outstanding employee experience. So, when you come to work at Ecolab, not only do you get to work of a company that helps change the world, you will also get to work for a company that is committed to creating great workplaces for their associates.

• We offer Robust career and development plans, leadership coaching, learning opportunities and mentorship so you can Own your Future and grow within our global organization!
• Enjoy our Hybrid Working Model and build a flexible schedule that responds to your personal and professional priorities.
• DE&I: In Ecolab Iberia we are building communities through our Employee Resource Groups of E3, PRIDE and DAWN to provide support, visibility, foster career development and create an ever more inclusive environment for women, members of the LGBTQ+ community and individuals of different abilities.
  
  

What will you do?

• Assist to create a logical plan, realistic estimates and schedule for an activity or project segment, coordinate, and direct completion.
• Assess the risk associated with the process and the respective mitigation plan for each risk identified.
• Proactively propose process improvement ideas which can reduce time, cost, improved accuracy or enhance controls.
• Identify opportunities for loss elimination across inbound process.
• Ensure that progress, issues and agreements are properly documented and acted upon.
• Effectively communicate results, and metrics to leadership/stakeholders as required.
  
  

The ideal candidate will have skills and experience to include:

• Student or recent graduate of a bachelor’s degree/master’s in Engineering (Chemical, Industrial), Supply Chain or related studies.
• Ability to understand complex issues in a comprehensible way and to communicate to a wide circle of customers.
• Proactivity and ownership are critical to ensure proper traction of the projects.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Intermediate knowledge with MS Office Tools.
• Knowledge in GEP.
• Experience in Supply Chain / Procurement / Project Management is a plus.
• Most of all, looking for people with a real passion for learning and willing to grow.
  
  

Ecolab’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) reflects our longstanding value of working together to integrate diverse perspectives to challenge ourselves, reach our goals and do what’s right. Disability certificate will be an asset.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. Our goal is to fully utilize minority, female, and disabled individuals at all levels of the workforce. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.