Working Student

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

•  Help shape global purchasing: Support us with strategic and operational tasks in product group purchasing and learn how international purchasing strategies are developed and implemented.

• Carry out benchmarking: Help prepare and follow up on global RFQs and benchmark bids.

• Check commodity price data: Keep track of current market prices and support us in maintaining and analysing commodity price data to make informed decisions.

• Support negotiation preparation: Prepare the most important information and help us to be optimally prepared for negotiations with suppliers.

• Set up and conduct internal and external meetings: Be a moderator of the regular coordination meetings and be present at important supplier meetings and gain insights into the strategic direction of the company.

• Deepen your knowledge of Excel and purchasing tools: Use your Excel skills to analyse data and optimise processes - and work with specialised purchasing tools such as SAP and others to further deepen your knowledge.

Qualifications:

• Studies: You are a Bachelor's or Master's student (f/m/d) in business administration, industrial engineering or a comparable degree programme and are looking for a compulsory internship to apply your theoretical knowledge in practice.

• Motivation & team spirit: You are keen to take on responsibility and work with us as part of a team to achieve success together.

• Results-orientation: You work in a structured manner, aim for concrete results and always keep an overview.

• Interest in the automotive industry: You are enthusiastic about the automotive world and would like to deepen your knowledge in this area.

• Excel & more: You are confident in using MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint - ideally you also have some experience with SAP.

• Curiosity and willingness to learn: You show initiative and are motivated to familiarise yourself with new topics independently.

• Strong communication skills: You can express yourself clearly and convincingly in both German and English - additional language skills are an advantage.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.