Emma is hiring a
Internship Strategic Procurement

Summary

Join Emma – The Sleep Company on an exciting journey to disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry! As part of our global Strategic procurement team, you'll collaborate in cost reduction projects, support negotiations with business partners, and develop a deep knowledge of suppliers. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, interact with internal teams, and have opportunities for personal and company growth.

Requirements

• Studying a bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Engineering or related fields
• Looking for an internship and are available for at least 6 months
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Analytical, well organized, independent, and driven to challenge the status quo, your vendors, and stakeholders. You are ambitious, solution oriented, able to propose unique and creative solutions
• Can communicate well in English and enjoy collaborating with different teams in a multicultural environment
• Digitally savvy and master MS Office, in particular Excel

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in Cost reduction projects
• Support negotiations with some of our Business Partners
• Helping to implement cost-saving actions in your supply chain by having a strong business sense and an entrepreneurial mindset to spot opportunities
• Look for new suppliers in different regions
• Help improving internal processes that will benefit the whole team
• Develop a deep knowledge of our suppliers, the main cost drivers per category, but also important sourcing markets & trends to make sure that Emma always sources at the best price level possible
• Support on Supply chain risk assessment across the category/ to minimize the impact of unforeseeable events on the supply chain
• Helping on the strategic development of vendors through close collaboration
• Be an active collaborator in the product life cycle decision-making and team up with internal Stakeholders in product launches and phase-in and out products and suppliers
• Always challenge the status quo and look for further cost and efficiency improvements across all Product Groups to establish industry-leading COGS benchmarks

Preferred Qualifications

Ideally, you have already gained practical experience in procurement, planning, or supply chain management

Benefits

• A combination of personal and company growth to accelerate your career and help you reach your goals
• The chance to work on exciting and challenging projects either independently or as part of a dedicated, international team
• Responsibility and decision-making authority from day one—you'll create an impact with new, innovative ideas and help shape our company DNA
• Employee discount on Emma products for yourself, friends and family
• Discounted gym membership, as well as German classes