Purchasing Internship - Summer 2024
Company: Meritage Homes
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: September 16, 2023
Job Description:
ResponsibilitiesDo you want to be a part of something
extraordinary? Do you love to win as a team, work hard, innovate
and excel.....then let's chat?!?! Meritage Home's is a top 10
builder dedicated to building energy-efficient homes and
communities. We are looking for future leaders that can help
Meritage continue to grow, set our future strategy and solve our
business challenges. Our internship program is designed to help you
not only understand what we do but how and why we do it. If you are
looking for an experience where you can immerse yourself in a
business, establish a network, learn, develop your skills, and have
some fun, than this is the place for you. This internship
opportunity is for the summer 2024 season. The Purchasing
internship for summer 2024 will learn how residential construction
procures all labor and materials in a production environment to
support all facets of the business. This includes product budget
analysis, review of base house cost, options and margins as well as
vendor/contract negotiations. This is all while learning the
broader business strategy, participating in cross-functional
projects involving other interns and business leaders. The stuff
you will do:
- Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the
homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned
functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations,
purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
- Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do
- Translate classroom experience into practical application
during the internship
- Participate in cross-functional projects involving other
interns and business leaders centered around current business
challenges
- Present real world business recommendations to senior
leadership that can help drive our strategy
- Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned
topicMeritage Homes does not provide Visa sponsorship.
QualificationsNeed to be awesome at:
- Operating with integrity
- Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to
work
- Having a desire to "win" and get stuff done
- Fostering an inclusive environment
- Asking questions, seeking to understand and making
recommendations to improve
- Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for
bigger problems
- Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never
"settle"
- Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally
accredited university or collegePreferred:
- Experience working in a team environment on cross team or
functional projects
- Experience dealing with ambiguity
- Experience in a leadership capacity or role and influencing
peersExamples of Relevant College Coursework/Majors:
- Business Administration
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Management
- Finance
- Marketing
- Real Estate
- Supply Chain Management
- Human Resources
- Operations
- Project ManagementOverviewAre you looking for an incredible
career opportunity? Then Meritage Homes is the place for you! From
the homes we build to the careers we offer, we believe in quality.
Meritage Homes is the ENERGY STAR-- Partner of The Year in
Sustained Excellence for being a leader in protecting the
environment and advancing energy efficiency in homebuilding. We are
looking for candidates who are excited about furthering their
careers, as well as being a part of an organization that helps
people live happier, healthier lives. With over 100,000 homes
built, Meritage Homes is looking for professionals who are
self-starters and want to help our organization grow by providing
new and innovative ideas. When joining Meritage Homes, you and your
career can benefit in several ways, including:
- A work environment that encourages creativity and innovative
ideas from every level
- An organization that lives by its core values everyday
- Team atmosphere where every individual is considered a vital
asset
- State of the art technology to provide an optimal working
environment
- A competitive pay structure
- Strong benefits
- Flexibility in work-life integration
- Team-oriented environment where all individuals play an
integral role in the company
- Opportunity to further your career in a growing national
organization
- Maintain a competitive drive to be the best
Keywords: Meritage Homes, Alpharetta , Purchasing Internship - Summer 2024, Other , Alpharetta, Georgia
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