Procurement Intern

Company Overview:
DiDi Global Inc. is the world’s leading mobility technology platform. It offers a wide range of app-based services across markets including Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa, including ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch and other forms of shared mobility as well as auto solutions, food delivery, intra-city freight, and financial services.

DiDi provides car owners, drivers, and delivery partners with flexible work and income opportunities. It is committed to collaborating with policymakers, the taxi industry, the automobile industry and the communities to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges through the use of AI technology and localized smart transportation innovations. DiDi strives to create better life experiences and greater social value, by building a safe, inclusive and sustainable transportation and local services ecosystem for cities of the future.

LI-Hybrid

Team Overview:
As a **Procurement Intern** you will be able to directly impact the successful development of the solutions and services which support our daily operations and growth strategy. You will research, evaluate, negotiate and buy products and services ensuring the best conditions are obtained. You will support several projects and lines of spend within several spend categories from MKT, CX, etc.

Role Responsibilities:

- Supporting the purchase of commodities and services to meet specialized or complex needs.
- Supporting purchase decisions in accordance with company procedures and regulations.
- Investigating and cultivating new sources for supplies and products.
- Researching and preparing bid specifications.
- Issuing bid requests to several potential vendors and suppliers.
- Reviewing quotes and secure the most competitive bids.
- Making analysis to identify and select vendors and suppliers using criteria such as quantity and quality of commodities, price and delivery date.
- Explaining and clarifying purchasing procedures to internal departments as well as vendors.
- Solving problems with orders in an efficient and timely manner.

Role Qualifications:

- Active bachelor's degree student enrolled in Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Finance, Marketing or related field.
- Graduation date scheduled to December 2025 or later.
- Command of good communication in both English and Spanish.
- Analytical skills, which will help you work with multiple projects and stakeholders.
- Ability to determine the best deals and be able to evaluate the pros and cons of each, based on price, quality, speed of delivery and other factors.
- Willingness to develop decision-making skills, which will help you summarize the information you have gathered to help DiDi make the best choices.
- Interest in negotiating skills development, which will help you work with suppliers to create the best deals.

EEO Statement:

- We create customer value - We strive to always create valuable experiences for our users in everything we do. Our focus is to always innovate new experiences that are safe, pleasant, and efficient.
- We are data-driven - We are strong believers in making informed decisions, that’s why we are data-driven. We can better navigate the business landscape strategically by analyzing valuable metrics.
- We believe in Win-win Collaboration - Success is a team sport. When we work to help our partners and colleagues win, we win, too. While keeping everyone's best interest at heart, we communicate with candor and execute with excellence in all we do.
- We believe in integrity - Integrity is at the very core of our business. We are people who always want to do the right thing. Our intentions are sincere, we speak our minds and listen to each other.
- We always strive to do better. That means venturing beyond our comfort zones, learning from our mistakes, and helping each other grow.
- We believe in Diversity and Inclusion - Diversity is one of our biggest strengths. Our differences are what makes us distinct. We respect each other and believe in equal opportunities for all.

**We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams.**

We are committed to building inclusive and diverse teams, and a workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment, because that’s how we create better products and services, make better decisions and better serve the communities we’re a part of.

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