Intern Procurement (f/m/d)

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!

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 project digital platform development project coordination, 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

Procurement digital platform support

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

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.