Stryker South Africa: Graduate Internships 2024
Stryker South Africa: Graduate Internships 2024 has become available in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State and Western Cape for unemployed graduates in possession of the below qualifications. If interested, kindly check the below requirements. STREAK OF LUCK!
Stryker South Africa invites students to apply for Graduate / Internship Programme 2023 / 2024.
Company: Stryker South Africa
Job Type: Graduate Internship
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng; Durban, KwaZulu-Natal; Port Elizabeth and East London, Eastern Cape; Bloemfontein, Free State & Cape Town, Western Cape – South Africa
Closing Date: Not Specified
The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:
Intern- Facilities, Health and Safety
- Ensure that Stryker’s Compliance and Ethics program is followed at all times and that there is strict adherence to the Code of Conduct in all interactions.
Health and Safety Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure that the Company’s operations comply with safety-, health- and environmental- standards and relevant legislation.
- Implement and manage safety programs, policies, and procedures.
- Plan and oversee strategic, operational, and administrative programs, projects, and/or services of broad significance to the organization within the designated functional area of focus.
- implement short- and long-term organizational goals, objectives, strategic plans, policies, and operating procedures; monitor and evaluate programmatic and operational effectiveness, and effect changes required for improvement.
- Manage and/or provide day-to-day leadership to various technical, professional, and/or administrative personnel engaged in specified project activities, as appropriate to the position.
- Responsible for and coordinates implementation of defined measures according to relevant SHE guidelines and regulations
- Analyse statistical information regarding SHE and give advice and recommendation for appropriate measures
- Support the responsible Management personnel in all SHE-related issues
Facility Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the daily continuity of the automation.
- Conduct and document regular facilities inspections.
- Manage facilities space for maximum efficiency.
- Coordinate intra-office moves.
- Assist with the overseeing of maintenance and repair of facilities and equipment.
- Assist with the overseeing of facilities refurbishment and renovations.
- Assist with the overseeing of facilities central services such as reception, security, cleaning, catering, waste disposal and parking.
- Implement best practice processes to increase efficiency.
- Obtain quotes and tenders from vendors and suppliers.
- Calculate and compare costs for goods and services to maximize cost-effectiveness.
- Negotiate contracts to optimize delivery and cost saving.
- Coordinate and monitor activities of contract suppliers.
- Manage contractor and vendor relationships.
- Manage contractors and vendor accounts with Stryker’s financial team.
- Ensure delivery schedules, quantity and quality criteria are met.
- Verify payment and invoicing match contract pricing.
- Plan and monitor appropriate facilities management staffing levels.
- Ensure efficient utilization of facilities maintenance staff.
- Performance manage, develop and train facility management and receptionists team.
- Monitor expenses and payments.
- Develop and implement cost reduction initiatives.
- Advise on and monitor energy efficiency.
- Oversee environmental health and safety.
- Assure security of the facilities.
- Respond to facilities and equipment alarms and system failures.
- Provide prompt response to requests and issues from facilities occupants.
- Manage Access Control systems and staff access permissions
Qualifications:
- Relevant qualifications
Finance Intern
This role supports the finance team in the analysis, administrative and reporting of South Africa financial accounts and not limited to the below:
- Ensure that Stryker’s Compliance and Ethics program is followed at all times and that there is strict adherence to the Code of Conduct in all interactions.
- Responsible for providing regular feedback on performance of cost centers and allocated business units & General Ledger accounts.
- Assisting in the performance of month end close processes with adherence to reporting deadlines and assisting Finance Management with related tasks
- Prepare daily sales reports
- Prepare monthly cost Centre reporting to the business (BU P/L) & presentation of such.
- Perform ad hoc queries as requested by Management and the business
- Identification of cost saving opportunities and driving these through the business by implementing/monitoring operational initiatives.
- Submission of Vat 201 via e-filing and preparation of supporting documentation upon request by the ROR.
- Co-ordinate all finance communications as per guidance of Finance Manager.
- Attend to administrative matters of the Financial Reporting and Analysis function of Finance.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum requirement: matric with preferably tertiary/university qualification within the accounting or finance sphere.
- Youth
- South African Citizen
Intern – IT (Information Technology)
The IT Intern’s Duties include and are not limited to installing and maintaining computer systems, including software and hardware on desktops and laptops, resolving internet and network access issues (both wired and wireless), providing network printer support, meeting with staff to provide one-on-one technical assistance as needed/requested. Assist with troubleshooting issues and provide technical support. Organize and maintain IT resources. Lend IT support in areas such as cybersecurity, programming, analytics, and data center management.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum: Matric with Diploma/Degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems or similar
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well in teams
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Youth
- South African citizen
Operations Internship
Administers and operates the organization’s warehouses and kitrooms, including processing, packaging and storage of supplies, materials and equipment. Accounts for all materials and supplies in the stores facilities; audits goods received into warehouse/kitrooms. Oversees receipt, storage and shipment of materials, and related reporting in accordance with established procedures. Prepares and coordinates schedules for shipping and receiving materials to control the flow of goods and regulate warehouse and kitroom space. Ensures the effectiveness of operating procedures, space utilisation, and maintenance and protection of facilities and equipment.
Qualification/ Requirements:
- Minimum: Matric with Logistics and supply chain qualification (Certificate/Diploma/Degree)
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well in teams
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Youth
- South African citizen
Customer Service Intern
Interacts with customers, company sales and/or service representatives to handle a variety of pre-sales or post-sales service functions. Receives customer requests and prepares documents/trouble tickets related to processing returns (RMA), servicing and exchanges. Updates databases with status of returned materials issues and accounts for returns inventory. Records and reports the status of equipment returns, repairs, replacements, sales orders and delivery schedules. Ensure service information accessible by sorting and filing documents/forms. May schedule field service repair calls. Handles requests for additional company materials. Maintains records of returns, schedule changes, product enhancements or changes and product pricing, and resolves return credit problems.
This is an individual contributor role that requires the use of judgement in applying professional expertise and is expected to work independently with minimal supervision. This position requires professional mastery of a specialized field of expertise that typically requires a college degree or equivalent. Job requires a good knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the range of processes, procedures and systems to be used in carrying out assigned tasks and a basic understanding of the underlying concepts & principles upon which the job is based. The job requires the ability to make judgements based on practice and previous experience. This job typically requires a degree in process or equivalent and no experience.
Qualification/ Requirements:
- Minimum: Matric with tertiary qualification or studying towards qualification (Certificate/diploma/degree)
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well in teams
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Youth
- South African citizen
Intern – Human Resources
This is a temporary position involving various duties that permit exposure to the intern’s field of work and/or provide experience that is a useful addition to the education and meaningful preparation for future professional employment. Under immediate direction and under work guidance of staff, assists and supports organization in development of various projects.
Typical duties: prepares spreadsheets with data interpretation; performs related duties in support of project efforts (e.g. design, monitoring, data extraction, research and reporting) in areas of performance monitoring, outcomes and compliance with policies and rules; provide support with project meetings (schedule project meetings, assist with project documentation, document meeting minutes, and project action/task items); create/analyze process workflows to increase efficiency with cross-functional divisions and/ departments; analyzing data trends, creating reports; creates and maintains files; drafts internal correspondence; performs general and/or clerical duties as assigned. etc.
This position requires knowledge that is acquired through experience, specialized education or training. The role has clearly defined procedures and tasks as well as defined guidelines to aid in decision making.
Technical knowledge required is limited to the tasks performed in own discipline area and is considered basic. The tasks are generally routine and manual. The job is expected to follow detailed and defined rules / instructions and to make simple judgement in straightforward situations. Typically requires selecting between solutions already established. This job typically requires limited experience with tertiary education.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum: Matric and HR Diploma, Degree or similar
- Youth
- South African Citizen
Tenders & Pricing Intern
The Tenders and Pricing intern will be responsible for:
- Manage all tender and pricing related activities
- Manage the identification, co-ordination, preparation and submi sion of Tender and RFQ documentation
- Respond to ongoing internal and external customer enquiries regarding contracts and pricing
- Formulary tendering and submissions, actively manage the database
- Perform all associated Management Reporting.
Duties / Responsibilities:
- Sourcing of Tender opportunities
- Maintain a database of all tender and RFQ activities
- Respond to all RFQ’s, RFI’s, and tender requests
- Coordinate customer queries and manage timelines
- General assistance/guidance to branches/regions on tenders and RFQ’s
- Identify tender specifications for circulation to the relevant commercial team members
- Gather the necessary information from internal and external stakeholders to ensure accuracy of completed tender and RFQ documents
- Manage the RFQ’s and Tender register/dashboard
- Responsible for delivering of all completed documents on time
- Respond to all validity extension requests
- Extract key points from tender and forward relevant information to PM and interested staff
- Respond to all requests for SBD Forms
- Manage the IPS/Ariba and Tradeworld inquiries
Reimbursement Duties:
- Submission of Medikredit applications forms to obtain product Nappi Codes
- Submission of Discovery Health Price & Product File to obtain approval of product Nappi Codes
- Submission of all Franchise product ranges for Private Hospital Group approval (PHGs)
Qualification & Requirements:
- Diploma and/or Bachelor’s Degree in Business or a related medical field of study.
- Youth
- Driver’s License
- South African Citizen
Clinical Support/Sales Intern
The Stryker Sales/Clinical Support Intern responsibilities include directly supporting all Stryker products associated with Joint Replacement procedures. This role within Stryker SA will focus on servicing and supporting our clinical customers to strive for best in class specialist support with procedural excellence.
Additional responsibilities include working with the local sales team to coordinate training and events and managing day to day requirements of business support, ensuring Stryker delivers exceptional levels of service to our broad range of customers.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: (Detailed Description)
- Servicing existing and new customer base within the theatre and clinical environment
- Providing theatre and wider HCP staff within depth training on Stryker products
- Working closely with other team members within the defined region, and the regional Sales Manager, to ensure customer service levels are best in class.
- Auditing theatre Stryker stock (implants, disposables and instruments), managing consignment inventory and ensuring good asset management practice
- Understanding the clinical application of the broader Stryker business to offer customers the best possible solution at all times
- Conducting trials and evaluations of products in both theatre and the clinical environment as and when required
- Additional responsibilities as directed by RSM (Regional Sales Manager).
- Implementation of training, provision of instruments and implementation of new Stryker business
- Plan, execute and monitor all measures necessary to help achieve industry leading support. Service and provide customer care for physicians, surgical theatre staff, and hospital administration and sterilisation departments. This will include working within a theatre and clinical environment.
- Demonstrates excellent product knowledge and professionalism with workshop
- Provides theatre and other HCP staff training on Stryker products. This could include organizing and conducting training workshops and events for a broad customer group.
- Reports to the Regional Sales Manager to ensure customer service levels are best in class.
- Communicates essential features and benefits of products and their clinical application.
- Demonstrates outstanding ethics at all times. Treat customers and other employees with respect and represents Stryker in the best possible light.
- Auditing theatre and hospital stock (implants, disposables and instruments) – managing consignment levels and ensuring good asset management and stock rotation.
- Behaves with integrity, delivers on commitments within required timescales.
- Understands the clinical application of the broader Stryker portfolio to offer our customers an understanding of our wider product range.
- Conducts trials and evaluations of product in theatre and clinical environment as required.
- Makes observations of customer needs and liaise with sales colleagues to follow up on and introduce new or additional Stryker product and/or support.
- Maintains a basic business plan highlighting daily, weekly and monthly objectives.
- Develops an understanding of the local healthcare environment and Regional strategy
- Additional responsibilities as directed by RSM (Regional Sales Manager).
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Preferable Technikon/university qualification within the Medical field or Biokinetics, Sports Science, BSc Anatomy/ Physiology, BCom Marketing, Commerce Diploma/Degree.
- Youth
- Driver’s License
- South African Citizen
Kitroom Intern
Responsible for work orders specific to their product line and/or work station. Responsible for knowing, following, and not deviating from the appropriate procedures assigned to their product line and/or work station. Must have ability to show proficiency in their assigned area by having approved competencies. Must uphold quality standards. Supports the Sales team through the decontamination of used kits; checking and replenishing used Kits; dispatch, booking and coordinating used Kits; inventory management of used Kits.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Completes repetitive tasks and follows procedures along with written and verbal instructions
- Meets goals as defined within Stryker key success factors of Quality First, Customer Experience, Innovation, People Development, and Financial Results
- Responsible for participating in continuous improvement, daily/weekly cleaning and providing suggestions or ideas
- Responsible for personal production output and maintaining proper documentation or working with team to achieve team production targets
- Responsible for personal training, understanding procedures and accurately following all procedures and policies
- Responsible for successfully completing and maintaining competencies for all stations required to work
- Invests in employee involvement and development by being responsible and accountable, being passionate towards the success of the business, treating all with dignity and respect and by fostering personal growth
- Strives for operational excellence by promoting a team-based, product-focused organization, contributing to continuous improvement, participating in safety programs, strives for sales growth, cost reduction and committed to quality by striving for reliability and quality in our products
- Uphold quality standards and communicate proactively with Kitroom staff
- Works with some daily direction still required
- Punctuality and Attendance: Follow attendance policy as outlined in our company handbook
- Providing the supporting documents of invoices whenever requested
- Keep filing up to date
- Partnering with warehouse, reps and courier services company and making sure the proof of deliveries are received and safely filed
- Archiving of old documents and keeping the filing room neat
- Ensure old invoices and documents are send to Metrofile and requests for invoices if needed are communicated to Metrofile, and keeping track of doucments submitted thereof.
- Collect Proof of Delivery from Sales Reps, warehouse and courier companies and collate with all order documents for submission and filing.
- Run daily report on invoices done previous day to ensure all invoices are submitted with the correct documentation for filing
- Following up with CSD administrators on outstanding invoices not submitted.
- To be trained on CSD tasks to assist CSD in generating quotes, sales orders and invoices
- Hndling internal/external customer queries on invoices
- Liaise with Management, Customer Service, Sales, WHS, Kit Support and Customers through clear communication.
Qualification/ Requirements:
- Minimum Matric with Logistics and Supply Qualification (Certificate/Diploma or Degree )
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well in teams
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Youth South African citizen
Key Talents/Skills Requirements:
- Stryker Citizen: Demostrates outstanding ethics at all times. Treats customers and employees with respect, represents the company in the best possible light.
- Knowledge: Solid understanding of Customer Relations process flows. Basic knowledge of Stryker products. Intermediate MS Outlook ability to receive and reply to emails from customers, Sales and Management. Intermediate communication skills both telephonic and on email to promptly and professionally respond to customer queries. Basic ability to perform transactions and look ups on ERP system. Follow written, verbal & visual instructions according to company and departmental policies and procedures. Ability to clearly communicate essential information with customers and Sales team members. Solid understanding of good documentation practices and documentation retention.
- Service & Reliability: Acts with integrity, compliance and reactively delivers on commitments with accuracy and according to SLA timelines in responsiveness and completion when providing service support. Understands the importance of timely and accurate service. Upholds quality standards.
- Customer Relation Skills: Develops rapport with colleagues and customers. Communicates proactively with Sales team members and Customers. Ability to action effectively on back orffice requests. Some problem solving skills with regard to customer queries.
- Developing Others: N/A
- Discretion/Latitude/Impact: Works under general supervision. Conducts standard tasks under supervision and guidance of more experienced staff. Work is reviewed for soundness and overall accuracy. Keeps manager informed regularly on status of work. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in sales achievement and may adversely affect revenue &/or budget.
Operations Intern
Responsible for work orders specific to their product line and/or work station. Responsible for knowing, following, and not deviating from the appropriate procedures assigned to their product line and/or work station. Must have ability to show proficiency in their assigned area by having approved competencies. Must uphold quality standards. Supports the Sales team through the decontamination of used kits; checking and replenishing used Kits; dispatch, booking and coordinating used Kits; inventory management of used Kits.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: (Detailed Description)
- Completes repetitive tasks and follows procedures along with written and verbal instructions
- Meets goals as defined within Stryker key success factors of Quality First, Customer Experience, Innovation, People Development, and Financial Results
- Responsible for participating in continuous improvement, daily/weekly cleaning and providing suggestions or ideas
- Responsible for personal production output and maintaining proper documentation or working with team to achieve team production targets
- Responsible for personal training, understanding procedures and accurately following all procedures and policies
- Responsible for successfully completing and maintaining competencies for all stations required to work
- Invests in employee involvement and development by being responsible and accountable, being passionate towards the success of the business, treating all with dignity and respect and by fostering personal growth.
- Strives for operational excellence by promoting a team-based, product-focused organization, contributing to continuous improvement, participating in safety programs, strives for sales growth, cost reduction and committed to quality by striving for reliability and quality in our products.
- Uphold quality standards and communicate proactively with Kitroom staff
- Works with some daily direction still required
- Punctuality and Attendance: Follow attendance policy as outlined in our company handbook
Qualification/ Requirements:
- Minimum Matric with Logistics and Supply Chain Qualification (Certificate/Diploma or Degree)
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work well in teams
- Strong work ethic and attention to detail
- Youth South African citizen
Key Talents/Skills Requirements:
- Stryker Citizen: Demonstrates outstanding ethics at all times. Treats customers and employees with respect, represents the company in the best possible light.
- Knowledge: Follow written, verbal & visual instructions. Communicates essential information with Kitroom team members. Solid understanding of good documentation practices and documentation retention.
- Service & Reliability: Develops rapport with colleagues. Acts with integrity and reactively delivers on commitments within the required timescales. Understands the importance of timely and accurate service.
- Technical Skills: Accuracy in work and the ability to work according to timelines. Uphold quality standards and communicate proactively with Kitroom team members. Ability to action effectively on duties of assigned station. Some problem solving skills with regard to assigned station.
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