Intern Procurement (f/m/d)

About Smart Europe  

We are the brand for forward-thinkers. We celebrate challenging conventions and shaping the future of electric mobility. We focus on the essentials to bring perfection to customers. We make urban life more enjoyable and entertain our customers with new impulses.

Ever since smart exists, we rewrite the automotive industry’s rulebook. In the 1990s, we undermined the predominant philosophy of ‘bigger is better’ and designed a revolutionary car. Since 2020 we are the first car enterprise that switched to 100% electric! We aim to transform into a leading player in urban premium, electric & connected mobility provider.

Are you a forward thinker too? Then join us now!

About the role:

The Intern for Procurement will support the procurement team of the smart Europe GmbH. The main responsibilities will cover supporting the daily operations in the procurement department, executing market research in order to find fitting potential vendors, NDA sign off, Contract follow up, conducting data analysis, maintaining the existing supplier base, facilitating the technical assessment sessions, supplier due diligence assessment and daily meeting facilitation etc.

Your responsibilities:

Operations

• Support the daily operational procurement projects
• Keeping track of procurement requests / activities
• Meeting facilitation
• Supplier due diligence result collection and analysis
• Procurement documents follow up and tracking e.g. NDA and contracts

Data analysis

• Spend analysis
• Supplier performance and scorecard
• Supplier segmentation

Market Research

• Conduct market researches in order to find and analyse potential vendors / suppliers for specific purchase requests from Business Units

What you bring along:

• University degree or studying towards one in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration with major in Supply Chain Management, computer science, informatics or comparable degree
• Experience with Supply Chain Management, Procurement, or IT development
• Knowledge of Procurement processes
• Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of software development
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organization skills (ability to manage multiple tasks)
• Logical and structured thinking
• Ability to work under pressure and to solve the problems
• Fluent in English and preferably also in German and Chinese

Working for Smart Europe:

We're building a workplace where amazing people like you can do their best work. Together with us, you enjoy the agile working atmosphere with cross-European responsibilities.

We're creating a culture where personal and professional growth are as important as business growth. Together with us, you'll build a diverse and inclusive environment where you feel you belong.

We empower you to have ownership over work that directly impacts business. Together with us, you move fast and learn even faster; we emphasize on people and diversity. Due to our really diverse team, we expressly welcome applications from people with disabilities.