Intern GPO Indirect

ICL Group; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 8,900 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

ICL Group in Amsterdam is seeking a Master’s student from a Dutch university to join our Indirect Procurement Team as an internship. You will be exposed to both local and international environments and work as a key member of a diverse team.

You will contribute to multimillion‑value capex/opex projects, support tender documentation in SAP, perform market analyses, and assist with BI reporting and testing, while gaining practical, hands‑on experience in a global procurement setting.

Qualifications

• Must be studying at a Dutch university and living in The Netherlands.
• Master’s student preferably in Purchasing & Supply Chain.
• Available 3–5 days per week for 3–6 months.
• Proactive and accurate attitude.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Detail-oriented mindset.
• Excellent Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills; VBA/Macro knowledge advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Active participation in sourcing activities and support to Global Sourcing Manager and/or Operational Buyers in preparing tender documents.
• Follow up deliveries/commitments and order confirmations with suppliers.
• Review, prepare and verify financial and business transactions within established frameworks.
• Issuing purchase orders/call-offs in SAP and contract uploads in internal data management system.
• Support in reporting and BI report testing.
• Carrying out market analysis on various categories.
• Provide transactional procurement support and understanding of procurement process.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

VBA/Macro

Education

Master’s student in Purchasing & Supply Chain

Tools

SAP

BI tools

Job description

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Would you like to experience what it is like to have a key role in a global organization? Our Indirect Procurement Team is searching for a proactive, analytical, and hands‑on student who is willing and eager to learn.
You will be exposed to both local and international environments, interfacing with our many colleagues with different roles and responsibilities and working as a key member of an important and diverse team.

What we offer:

We offer a challenging internship in a dynamic and learning-by-doing environment where you will be able to make improvements in the team with your obtained skills and knowledge. We always strive to be the best and encourage everyone who works with us to excel. We also embrace diversity, give people the latitude to express themselves and value differing opinions.
Would you like to write your thesis during your internship, we may also offer you the opportunity to do that!

We are looking for a student to take up on an exceptional challenge and support our Global Procurement Organization team! While with us, your deliverables shall have two components:

1. Project based: Giving candidate exposure to multimillion value capex/opex projects, process improvement projects in a time bounded ecosystem. There shall be multiple opportunities for such projects and exact project details can be worked out after understanding selected candidate’s interest area/expertise and ongoing requirement.

2. Operational: Giving you exposure into day to day working of procurement professional in a diverse ecosystem such as ours. On operational aspect, you are expected to support colleagues by - Active participation in sourcing activities; Assisting the Global Sourcing Manager and/or Operational Buyers in preparing the tender document.

• Following up deliveries/commitments and order confirmations with suppliers
• Reviewing, preparing, verifying and/or approving financial and business transactions within established frameworks and guidelines
• Support in Issuing purchase orders/call-offs in SAP system; Contract Upload in internal data management system
• Support the team in reporting/ BI report testing
• Carrying out market analysis on various categories
• Transactional procurement support and understanding procurement process

Who we are looking for:

• must be studying at a Dutch university and living in The Netherlands
• Master’s student (preferably of Purchasing & supply chain)
• Available 3 – 5 days per week for 3 - 6 months
• Proactive and accurate attitude
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Detail-oriented mindset
• Great Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Word skills; VBA/Macro knowledge would be advantageous

Languages:

English is a must. Other languages would be advantageous.

Location:

Koningin Wilhelminaplein 30, 1062 KR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Interested?

We encourage candidates to apply who are already located in the Amsterdam area.