Job Description
We strive to make cities the best ever places to live, by advancing an industry that moves over 1 billion people each day. We are transforming our business by driving the industry norm and challenging ourselves, fostering a culture of internal and external collaboration, and building on our unique engineering capabilities to optimize existing and create new products and solutions for our customers that cater to real mobility needs.
The Business Unit Europe Africa is one of the largest of TK Elevator's six Business Units. Its Regional Business Support Center is in Dusseldorf, Germany, from where it coordinates activities in 20+ countries, as well a distributor network in Africa. This unit handles the sale, installation, servicing and modernization of elevators, escalators and moving walks. In select markets, the portfolio also includes home lifts and the service of automatic doors. In the fiscal year 2022/2023 the Business Unit had about 14,000 employees and generated sales of around 2.4 billion euros. We have a position that could challenge you, pique your interest, and put your skills to the test.
Procurement & Supply Management (PSM) is responsible for coordinating global commodity management and the entire purchasing volume of TK Elevator Business Unit Europe Africa. As part of this role, you will have the opportunity to work in a great team and take on the following interesting tasks, among others:
- You will take part in the management of the procurement community. This includes the requisition process, purchase order creation and follow-up of the invoice process
- You evaluate the quality of various data from our Group companies
- You will evaluate and validate the monthly Key-Performance-Indicator-Report
- You support the preparation of presentations for management meetings
- You will be responsible for the “Supplier-Relationship-Management” System as a Key User
- Furthermore you will strongly support the Subcontractor Management activities of the local entities
- You are studying business administration or industrial engineering
- You have an analytical and proactive mindset
- Teamwork oriented in a multinational environment
- You have good knowledge of the MS Office package, in particular Excel and PowerPoint
- You are interested in IT, direct & indirect spend categories and purchasing topics
- You would bring in very good knowledge of written and spoken English, knowledge of a second foreign language desirable
- A basic understanding of ERP systems (G/L account mapping) and the categorization of requirements using sourcing category codes would be desirable
- You would be available 20 hours a week and for at least 1 year
- From theory to practice - you gain valuable practical experience and have the chance to expand your professional network
- Above-average vacation entitlement - With us you get vacation according to the collective agreement
- Flexible work location - Depending on the task, you also have the option of working partly from your remote office
- Flexible working hours - With us, you can easily combine your studies with work
- Open corporate culture - We place more value on your personality than on a specific dress code
- Great team - We are on a first-name basis and communicate at eye level across all positions
- Your well-being is important to us - You can expect free hot and cold drinks for an optimal start to the day, a kiosk with rolls, cakes and snacks for the small appetite and varied discounted food in the canteen at noon
- Almost as nice as at home - We offer you bright, modern workplaces and good IT equipment
We value diversity
At TK Elevator, we aim to embrace diversity and welcome everyone -no matter the ethnicity, nationality, gender or gender expression, age, social background, religion or world belief, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristic or status.
Do you have a disability and would like to work with us? Then we look forward to your application!
As a signatory of the Charter of Diversity, TK Elevator is committed to a prejudice-free and diverse working environment with equal opportunities. Although we are not completely barrier-free yet, we are working every day to improve ourselves. Let's overcome barriers together and work on individual solutions that work for you.
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