Management Trainee-Procurement

Company Description

Join Sika, a global company established in 1910.  Sika is a leading supplier of specialty chemical products and industrial materials serving construction and industrial markets. With subsidiaries in 100 countries around the world and in over 300 factories, Sika employs more than 25,000 people.

Sika is a full building envelope company, helping you live your everyday life from below-grade waterproofing all the way up to the roof. From the Staples Center to the Lincoln Memorial to the Empire State Building to Disneyland, Sika is extremely integrated in the world around us.

Sika is a continually growing company with a variety of locations that offers opportunity to advance through career development. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Job Description

The Management Trainee in the US Procurement team will gain a holistic overview of key sustainability initiatives at Sika during an 18-month rotational traineeship program. The program will start by gaining an understanding of procurement activities where the individual will support activities in two different procurement categories. The program will proceed with rotations to different departments such as Regional and Global Sustainability, ESG Controlling, Sustainable Products, Marketing & Sales, and Communications. While focusing on individual assignments during the rotations, the individual will also be working on two projects. One of them will be the implementation of a PCF Platform Automation, the other one will be defined in the course of 2024. The last 6 months of the traineeship will be an abroad assignment in Hamburg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree sustainability, with chemical and business knowledge
• Capable of independent collaboration with other functions / divisions
• High proactiveness, flexibility, and analytical thinking
• Excellent project management, leadership, and communication skills
• Fluent in English; conversational in Spanish is a plus
• Abiltiy to Start in May or June 2024; Duration 18 months (6 months abroad in Germany + Switzerland)

Additional Information

Competitive Benefits: Health Insurance, 401k with company match, year-end profit-sharing bonus, paid time off, and paid holidays.
Meaningful Work: Sika products enhance our surroundings and the work every employee completes helps positively impact daily lives by making our world stronger, more durable, and more reliable – every day. 
Company Culture: Sika centers work culture around entrepreneurship where individuals have the power to make decisions, learn from mistakes, and define their career. 
Community Involvement:  Sika Corporation takes active roles in our community and aims to support volunteer work and charitable endeavors across the United States through rebuilding and giving back. 
Sustainability Initiatives: Sika is committed to sustainable development, reducing environmental impacts, and assuming social responsibility. The company supports energy efficient projects and implements numerous measures aimed to boost economic, social, and ecological sustainability. 

Sika Corporation is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics.