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In this role, you have the opportunity to

This is a unique opportunity to deep dive into Procurement and Supply Chain Philips environment with highly skilled team members. This project will spark up your CV and gives you a head start for your future career in Procurement and Supply Chain development.

You are responsible for

• Data analysis to track the progress and identify new risk

• Bring new solutions/ technology to minimize manual reporting

• Process improvement, e.g. build component database, improved supplier feedback

• Process automation, data insights

• Documenting processes

• Communication about Supplier resiliency initiatives within Philips

You are a part of

A small team of negotiation experts within Philips Procurement set up to support commodity managers globally in high-impact negotiations. We are an internal consultancy with an entrepreneurial spirit and the mission to enrich strategic decision-making. We focus on optimizing competitive negotiations while applying Game and Auction Theory, but we are constantly developing new concepts to support all negotiation types end-to-end. We work within cross-functional project teams and analyze & strategize to develop the optimal award mechanism design. In addition to hands-on negotiations, we develop and execute training and coaching programs for Philips Procurement. In short, our activities are a mix of strategy consulting, data analytics, and project management, and the intern will gain deep insights and hands-on experience in an innovative, highly efficient approach to doing business in Procurement.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience

We are looking for an individual who is structured, has a can-do mindset, not afraid of learning new things, self-driven, creative, analytical, organized, committed to deadlines, and who can communicate easily with all levels at the organization.

This person should take ownership for his/her actions, be very tech and business savvy, willing to innovate and to be an advocate for change. It is very important to be comfortable with dynamic environments with limited guidance. We value a good sense of humor and social initiatives you would like to bring in.

• Analytical thinking and problem solving mindset.

• Data management and strong capabilities in Excel, Power BI required

• Data warehouse, data mining, SQL, RPA will be a strong asset

• Strong English written and verbal communication skills required.

• Interest in project management

• You are currently studying towards your Bachelor of Science/Master of Science/Master of Business Administration (Bsc./Msc./MBA) in areas like Logistics, Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Management, Operations Research

Our offer

• First-hand insights into the entire sourcing process

• Experience how to systematically apply theoretical knowledge to business practice

• Location: Best

• Competitive compensation package

• Excellent career perspectives as three former interns now hold permanent positions in the team

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application.

Note that to be considered for an internship, you need to be registered as a student during the entire internship period. Formal documentation of which may be requested at any time.

IMPORTANT:

Part of our selection procedure is a HireVue online interview recording. We are not able to share the outcome of this HireVue interview but will use this as extra selection criteria.

In order to be considered, you have to be registered as a student during the entire internship period. Formal documentation will be requested. Students from outside the EU enrolled at a Dutch university need to fill in a NUFFIC agreement – which needs to be signed by the student and the university.

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on improving 3 billion lives a year by delivering innovative solutions across thehealth continuum.

To find out more about what it’s like working for Philips at a personal level, visit theWorking at Philips pageon our career website, where you can read stories from ouremployee blog. Once there, you can also learn about ourrecruitment process, or find answers to some of thefrequently asked questions

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