Internship opportunities in Dow’s Global Purchasing team for Bachelor’s or Master’s degree students. Engaging in Purchasing process projects to create value for the company.
About the role
- Strategic Buyer managing procurement processes in a hybrid remote setting for a telecommunications infrastructure subsidiary. Ensuring operational requirements and supplier management in a dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Conduct procurement processes to ensure operational and administrative requirements are met
- Request and evaluate offers (RFQs) and conduct negotiations with suppliers
- Monitor the market to identify trends and optimization opportunities
- Develop new supplier relationships and improve negotiation outcomes
- Manage and maintain supplier contracts and qualifications
- Implement and monitor strategic purchasing negotiations
- Conduct occasional supplier visits for quality assurance and process optimization
- Analyze savings and efficiency potential
- Maintain the supplier database for assigned commodity groups
- Prepare KPI reports and ensure transparency in procurement controlling
- Collaborate closely with the Procurement Manager and the purchasing team to optimize procurement strategy and identify supply chain risks
Requirements
- Excellent MS Office skills, particularly Excel (advanced level)
- Native German (negotiation-level)
- Very good English skills, spoken and written (minimum B2 level)
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Team player and flexible when working with internal interfaces
- Strong communicator — both written and verbal
- Confident presence in a dynamic environment and when interacting with senior management
- Resilient under pressure, including during busy periods
- Solution-oriented mindset and structured working style
- High attention to detail, ability to multitask, and punctuality
- Independent and team-oriented with a positive attitude
- High degree of integrity, compliance awareness and sense of responsibility
- Experience in data analysis is an advantage
Benefits
- Work–life balance through flexible working hours and 30 days of vacation
- Comprehensive onboarding
- Broad training and development program, e.g., language courses
- Public transport subsidy (ÖPNV)
- Opportunity to participate in the employee share program
- Company pension scheme
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