Student Employee in Procurement (m/f/d)
Your Mission
Do you want to do more than just join existing procurement processes? Do you want to help shape the development of a modern procurement function from the ground up? With us, you’ll create transparency, develop structures and standards, and gradually take on more responsibility in supplier and contract management.
Your Responsibilities
Promote transparency
- You analyze purchasing volumes, transactions, contracts, and supplier structures.
- You identify relevant key metrics and specific areas for action.
- You will help establish a structured product category management system.
- You will prepare ERP data, clean up supplier master data, and develop a meaningful analysis model.
Establishing Processes and Standards
- You will help develop and implement purchasing processes, responsibilities, approval workflows, and value limits.
- You will help establish reporting standards and conduct regular target-actual comparisons.
- You will help develop contract templates, standard clauses, and minimum requirements.
- You will work with the team to develop structures for supplier, contract, and claims management.
- You will help define standards related to goods receipt, invoice verification, payment terms, and cash discounts.
- You will help embed fundamental compliance requirements into the procurement processes.
Take Responsibility
- You will prepare for contract negotiations and, as you gain experience, conduct them independently.
- You will prepare bid comparisons and assist with requests for proposals and the consolidation of requirements.
- You will assist with ongoing supplier and contract management.
- You will assist in assessing supply risks and developing suitable alternatives for critical components.
- You will develop standards for supplier performance reviews and oversee their implementation.
- You'll work closely with our departments, gather requirements, and help establish new standards within the company in a sustainable way.
What you will need
Professional Experience
- Degree program with a focus on business, technology, or supply chain management
- Initial Practical Experience in Purchasing
- Basic knowledge of purchasing processes, contract management, or supplier structures
- Initial experiences in collaborating and communicating with external partners
- Excellent knowledge of German and English
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Excel and Analytical Analysis
- Ideally, knowledge of Power Query, data preparation, or BI tools
Personal
- Availability of approximately 20 hours per week
- A structured, independent, and reliable approach to work
- Strong communication skills and a confident demeanor
- A high degree of initiative and a strong sense of responsibility
- Team spirit and the ability to handle sensitive data discreetly
Here's what you can expect from us
- Real creative freedom instead of purely administrative tasks
- The opportunity to help build a procurement function from the ground up
- A versatile mix of data analysis, process design, and operational procurement
- Gradually taking on responsibility for negotiations, contracts, and suppliers
- Direct communication with the Head of Finance & Administration
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Hybrid Work
- Prospects for Development
What You Should Know About Us
At Peak Mobility, you’ll help shape the future of mobility. We develop software for depot and train management, operations control systems, and personnel scheduling for public transportation and regional rail operators in Germany and around the world. From our Berlin office, you’ll work with us to ensure that mobility on the road and rail is reliable, efficient, and sustainable.
Does this sound like you? Then join Peak Mobility.
Just send us your application, including your resume, your earliest possible start date, and a brief note about your availability. We look forward to getting to know you.