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Below is an actual job description for a sourcing and procurement internship position that was available at Disney Consumer Products/Studios.

Below is an actual job description for a sourcing and procurement internship position that was available at Disney Consumer Products/Studios. Based on the information in the job description, create accountabilities, objectives, and standards for this position.

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Graduate Associate, Sourcing & Procurement (Disney Consumer Products/Studios)

THE POSITION

-Provide analytical support for sourcing pro­jects impacting businessunits, specifically tar­geting Disney Consumer Products & Studios.

-Benchmark current pricing models and develop new approaches to pricing/buying various products and services that yield cre­ative andbusiness advantage.

-Support the continuing efforts to increase the percentage of spend influenced specifically as it relates to Business Units where we have had only a minor impact.

-Assist in the development of: spend profiles, key stakeholder lists,savings opportunities where existing contracts are leveraged,sav­ingsopportunities in commodity areas that have not been sourced.

-Assist in developing overall Sourcing & Procurement strategy for partnering with business units, specifically targeting Disney ConsumerProducts & Studios.

THE COMPANY

The Walt Disney Company is a diversified, interna­tional family entertainment and media company with 2003 annual revenues of $27.1billion. Its operations include theme parks and resorts, filmed entertainment, including motion pictures and tele­vision shows, home video and DVD products, records, broadcast and cable networks, Interne and direct marketing, consumer products,radio and television stations, theatrical productions publishing activities, and professional sport enterprises.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

-Ability to conceptualize issues and problems and develop hypotheses around appropriate responses.

-Intellectual curiosity and professional com­mitment to excellence.

-Superior analytical skills defined by an ability to identify and rearticulate critical aspects of a business situation from a large data pool (bothqualitative and quantitative).

-Superior Microsoft Excel modeling skills.

-Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to buildrelationships.

-Ability to work independently.

-Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks, meanwhile retainingfocus on project deliverables and strategic priorities.

THE OPPORTUNITY 

This will be an opportunity for an MBA intern to utilize project management skills he or she has learned in the classroom. The intern will be faced with difficult and or skeptical clients and will learn how to workwith them. They will have an opportunity to execute portions of the Sourcing methodology and work on teams. This will also ben opportunity for those individuals who have not experienced working in Corporate America, and for those that have had some experience, to further their learning. The intern will gain experience from working in the Media andEntertainment industry through these various experiences, we hope the intern will find value in the internship we are offering.

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