Mandatory Internship Strategic Purchasing of Logistic Transport Services

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 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 will also include 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.
Education: studies in the field of (Technical) Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Informatics, Business Development, Mathematics or comparable with a specific focus on Purchasing, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Experience and Knowledge: confident use of MS Office; experience with Power BI or comparable IT solutions is a plus
Personality and Working Practice: you excel at structuring tasks independently, delivering conscientious results, communicating effectively, and adapting to new challenges with flexibility and resilience
Languages: very good in English, basic German is beneficial

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid