Internship Procurement Strategy Start date: by arrangement, duration: 6 months
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Job description
Lufthansa posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Frankfurt: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
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Description provided by Lufthansa
Ready to turn ideas into impact? Join our Procurement Strategy team and gain practical experience at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and business development. Work with passionate professionals, expand your skills, and help shape the future of procurement within a global aviation group.
Tasks
The tasks of the purchasing department include the strategic development and performance management of Group-wide purchasing. This includes the development and implementation of procurement strategies and the management of purchasing clusters based on defined key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Gain practical experience in designing and implementing training and development initiatives for the purchasing organization
- Support onboarding and knowledge transfer programs to strengthen learning and development across procurement
- Contribute to internal procurement communication campaigns, events, and procurement-related topics
- Assist in the development and implementation of the sustainability purchasing strategy
- Support the further development of the Lufthansa Group purchasing strategy and optimization of the annual category strategy process
- Participating in initiatives to enhance negotiation excellence and develop best practices within the negotiation excellence function
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Cafeteria
- Subsidized public transport
- Free parking
Requirements
You are enrolled for the entire period of the internship (current certificate of enrollment and a written proof of compulsory internship must be enclosed with the application) or are completing a Gap Year between Bachelor's and Master's studies
- Analytical mindset and strong strategic thinking skills
- Confident use of MS Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint, ideally complemented by experience in presentation creation
- Fast comprehension and adaptability when approaching new topics and tasks
- Strong team spirit paired with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent command of German and English, both written and spoken
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Working student essentials
What this Operations internship in Frankfurt means for you: the pay rules, the social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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