Procurement Working Student (f/m/d)

Solaris is Europe's leading embedded finance platform. Solaris’ full German banking license and proprietary modular B2B tech stack empowers its partners – from SMEs to large, multinational, non-financial companies – to offer compliant, customer-centric banking services, providing seamless experiences to customers across all industries. Founded in 2016, Solaris pioneered the Banking-as-a-Service market with an unparalleled combination of tech and banking. Solaris is headquartered in Berlin and employs 300 people in Europe.

Are you looking to gain hands-on experience in the engine room of a leading financial institution? Our Procurement department is responsible for managing the bank’s third-party spend and ensuring our partnerships are efficient, compliant, and sustainable. As a working student, you will support our Strategic Buyers and Vendor Managers in the end-to-end procurement process, from initial market research to contract archiving.

Your Role

• Assist in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process by preparing documents, coordinating deadlines with bidders, and summarizing offer comparisons.
• Maintain and update vendor master data in our systems to ensure high data quality for regulatory reporting.
• Conduct research on potential new suppliers, innovative technologies, and market trends to support strategic sourcing decisions.
• Assist in gathering necessary due diligence documents (e.g., ISO certificates, sustainability reports) from vendors to meet DORA and MaRisk requirements.
• Help prepare monthly spend analyses and KPI dashboards for senior management using Excel or Business Intelligence tools.
• Act as a point of contact for internal stakeholders regarding procurement guidelines and the status of purchase orders.
  
  
  

We'd love to see

Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team.

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in Business Administration, Economics, Business Informatics, Law, or a similar field.
• Have a "knack for numbers" and enjoy working with data.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint). Previous experience with ERP systems is a plus.
• Fluency in German (at least C1) and English is essential, as you will handle both local and international contracts.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion.
  
  
  

Benefits

• Transparent framework to support your career goals
• Lunch reimbursement
• Mental health support via Thrive
• Flexible working model
  
  
  

While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us.

At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

If your application is successful, you will be required to complete pre-employment background checks through our screening provider Zinc. These include, but not limited to identity verification, educational records, references, a criminal record check, etc. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Please see below Privacy Information for Job Applicants for details, including recipients, retention, and your rights.

Information on data processing:

DE: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_de

EN: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_en

The hourly rate for this working student position is:

€14 - €16 EUR