Procurement Leadership Development Associate

Job Summary

CSX is a Fortune 500 company seeking future business leaders to help foster growth, efficiency and innovation. Leadership Development Associates identify solutions and influence business decisions based on sound analysis and communication. The Associate will serve in a full-time role within the procurement department while participating in a structured orientation to CSX, procurement, and the Railroad industry as well as training focused on developing future leaders within the company. Many of our Leadership Development Associates go on to serve in leadership positions across the company.

Primary Activities and Responsibilities

• Build relationships with business partners to analyze marketing, operating, and capital projects to understand economic tradeoffs and help make real-time business decisions.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities within the corporate environment as well as other business units.
• Help guide the development of short- and long-term strategies for supply chain and procurement of resources.
• Help develop and utilize procurement strategies to quantify benefits and drive sound, fact-based economic decisions.
• Consult and communicate analyses through presentations to senior management in the department and business partners from other departments.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or Computer Science from an accredited institution; required to be completed by June 2024
• Grade point average of at least 3.0 (based on a 4-point scale) overall

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or other related major field of study; required to be completed by June 2024
• Master's degree from an accredited institution to be completed by June 2024
• 1 or more years of procurement-related experience or 1 or more corporate related internships
• Grade point average of 3.5 or higher (based on a 4-point scale) in the related major field of study for your highest degree

Leadership

The CSX Leadership Model is the foundation of our Talent Strategy and is what drives CSX performance; CSX accordingly selects and develops talent based on each of the following

• Producing results
• Creating change
• Inspiring excellence

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to deliver presentations to senior level audiences
• Ability to analyze complex business issues and make sound business decisions
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office skills
• Knowledge of corporate financial principles and practices
• Work schedule may vary in length and schedule (may include a nonstandard workweek)
• Work inside an office environment with some travel and exposure to field operations
• Successfully complete a background check and drug test

Job Requirements