Participates in and supports the operational activities of a business unit. Applies experience and complete working knowledge of the job and policies/practices to perform a combination of routine tasks and varied administrative/operational assignments.

What is the opportunity?

Are you interested in the opportunity to work as a Summer Student for Global Procurement at RBC? By applying to this job posting, you will be considered for the multiple Summer Student roles available across RBC's Global Procurement Sourcing teams.

What will you do?

Working with Senior Procurement Representatives your responsibilities will include the following:

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of RBC spend for multiple categories.
• Build in-depth Supplier Management knowledge and provide valuable support and guidance to RBC Business Unit with supplier management activities.
• Assist the Procurement team and businesses in the acquisition of goods and services.
• Develop performance related metrics to measure and report upon RBC, Supplier and sourcing effectiveness.
• Evaluate / Recommends potential cost savings resulting from contract / relationship reviews.
• Mitigate risk by educating RBC Business Units on the Supplier Management process.
• Mitigate RBC risk exposure by ensuring that the RBC contract standards are followed.
• Support, influence and challenge decisions based on data and insightful analyses.
• Assist to manage end to end sourcing process for assigned categories including:

• Manage the eRFx processes as applicable.
• Ensure established policies and practices (internal controls) are adhered to in the sourcing process.
  • Source Suppliers offering the best combination of price, service and quality.
  • Identify working groups and oversight boards ensuring representation from key stakeholders and impacted LOB.
  • Ensure/facilitate an Implementation Plan for transition of selected Supplier and monitors implementation, if applicable.
  • Ensure mandatory due diligence is performed and accountable for reporting/tracking potential savings.

• Continuously improves the end-to-end sourcing process.
• Use spend information and category metrics to influence business groups to address key opportunities for demand management.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Currently enrolled at a Canadian post-secondary institution with a focus on, Supply Chain, Procurement, Law, Business Administration, Data Science, or related fields.
• Excellent interpersonal and highly developed communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent storytelling skills.
• Creative and analytical thinker who is self-driven and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook)
• Ability to complete projects on time, with accuracy and making the most effective use of available time.
• Attention to accuracy and detail.

Nice-to-have

• Supplier management experience
• Leadership acumen and a passion to apply it in a dynamic business environment.
• Ability to perform complex data analysis on large volumes of data and present findings to stakeholders.
• Strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with others in a professional manner.

• Demonstrated organizational skills and knowledge and ability to work in an agile and flexible environment.

• Self-starter; must work independently with minimal supervision.

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada.
• Participate in company events to help build your career tool kit while enjoying a work-life balance.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and learning opportunities
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Enjoy a comfortable work environment.

Please note: This posting is for a 4-months Summer 2025 Student placement with a start date of May 2025, and end date of August 2025. In order to be eligible for this 4-months Student position, you must either:

• Be returning back to school after the work term end-date of August 2025 ; or
• If you are not returning back to school (i.e. are graduating in August 2025), you must require the full 4-months work term as a mandatory component to in order to graduate successfully.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we accept applications on a rolling basis, but please note that the formal application deadline is January 19, 2025. Should you be selected to progress, someone from our team will reach out directly to provide instructions on next steps. Otherwise, feel free to check for progress updates by logging in to your RBC profile. If the status has not changed, it denotes the fact that your application is still under review.

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. The successful candidate for this role will be required to be located within Ontario for the duration of the work term. Details regarding the specific virtual, hybrid, and in-office arrangements for this Integrated Learning/ Co-op position are to be discussed with the Hiring Manager.

ET25

Business Processes, Communication, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Procurement, Researching, Teamwork

Additional Job Details

BAY WELLINGTON TOWER, 181 BAY ST:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timeCHIEF LEGAL & ADMIN OFFICE GRPStudent/Coop (Fixed Term)Salaried2024-12-132025-01-19

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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