Mandatory Internship in the Strategic Purchasing of Logistic Transport Services

Your tasks

Our department is responsible for purchasing external logistics services such as transportation (airfreight, sea freight, overland transports), packaging materials and warehousing for the Bosch Group worldwide. Our headquarter in Stuttgart-Feuerbach manages the global organization and defines purchasing strategies. We offer an international and innovative working environment, a strategic overview and a high number of interfaces to internal and external business partners.

• During your internship, you will assist in the development of purchasing and supplier strategies, particularly in purchasing of Logistic Transport Services.
• We involve you in international tenders and you will support strategic projects such as global framework agreements, purchasing processes and requesting EU Competition Commission on planned mergers in the transport industry.
• Furthermore, you will independently take over projects relating to purchasing processes, purchasing controlling and the development of standards.
• Your job also includes supporting our national and international buyers in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and India.
• Finally, you will be responsible for project management (e.g. preparing for management reviews and supplier meetings), supporting our digitalization strategy, developing automated purchasing processes, and supporting purchasing management.

Your profile

• Education: studies in (Technical) Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Informatics, Business Development, Mathematics with a focus on Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management or comparable
• Experience and Knowledge: confident use of MS Office (Excel, Word, Power Point); experience with Power BI or comparable IT solutions is a plus
• Personality and Working Practice: you are conscientious and resilient, you work independently and structured, communicate effectively and adapt quickly to changes
• Work Routine: office attendance required
• Languages: very good in English, Basic German is a plus