About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5,2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.


For VPC, we're looking for you as a Procurement Intern.


Procurement Intern 
Procurement Intern

 

 

Responsibilities:

  • Receiving purchase requisitions from operational procurement manager 
  • Submitting purchase demand to Strategic Sourcing Engineer for enquiry and negotiation bundling 
  • Receiving negotiation result from Strategic Sourocing Engineer 
  • Preparing and issuing purchase orders in SAP 
  • Ensuring the purchase orders are issued in time to Suppliers 
  • Ensuring the good quality of purchasing documents and data in SAP 
  • Obtaining order confirmation from supplier and storing it in SAP 
  • Supporting strategic sourcing engineer if necessary to enquiry suppliers, negotiate and conclude contracts 
  • Managing supplier capacity forecast and planning with key / strategic suppliers to optimize financial and operational performance  
  • Follow up of Supplier Qualification status 
  • Supply risk assessments and initiation of adequate supplier evaluation together with Quality, Engineering and Logistics. 
  • Handling complaints with suppliers and forwarding non conformance cost to suppliers 
  • Arranging the payment to supplier in due time 
  • Adhering strictly to Voith policies and regulations (e.g. Code of Conducts, internal trade rules, etc.) 

Requirements:

  • Proven record of driving results. 
  • Strong problem solving capability. Able to analyze & structure complex issues & develop operational & organizational solutions. 
  • Possess proactive rather than a reactive style of conducting business. 
  • Proficiency in commanding English; German is an additional advantage.