Purchasing Intern

Stryker Group; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 37,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated Intern to join our Purchasing team. This role offers hands on exposure to purchasing and supply chain operations and is ideal for students or recent graduates who are eager to build a foundation in procurement, logistics, and cross functional collaboration.

In Warszawa, you will support day-to-day supply chain activities, assist with material procurement, inventory tracking, and planning, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure smooth material flow.

Qualifications

• Final year bachelor student in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Commitment to a 3-month program, minimum 20 hours/week.
• Fluent in English; Polish would be a plus.
• Eligible to work legally in Poland.
• Basic analytical skills and ability to make simple, well-reasoned judgments.
• Good communications skills and collaborative mindset.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and basic office tools is an advantage.
• No prior work experience required - training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with day-to-day supply chain and logistics activities.
• Assisting with material procurement and supplier coordination.
• Supporting inventory tracking and control activities.
• Helping with purchase planning and material availability checks.
• Collaborating with Operations, Sourcing, and Logistics to ensure smooth material flow.
• Assisting in maintaining and tracking KPIs related to purchasing and OTIF.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on optimizing material movement and process efficiency.
• Helping communicate customer needs and requirements across the organization.

Skills

English fluency

Polish proficiency (plus)

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor’s final year in Supply Chain/Logistics/Business/Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

We are looking for a motivated Intern to join our Purchasing team. This role offershands onexposure topurchasingand supply chain operations and is ideal for students or recent graduates who are eager to build a foundation in procurement,logistics, andcross functionalcollaboration.

What You Will Do

As a Purchasing Intern, you will supportday-to-daysupply chain andlogisticsactivities, including but not limited to:

• Assistingwithmaterial procurementand supplier coordination
• Supportinginventory tracking and controlactivities
• Helping withpurchaseplanningandmaterial availability checks
• Collaborating with internal teams such asOperations,Sourcing, and Logisticsto ensure smooth material flow
• Assistinginmaintainingand trackingkey performance metrics (KPIs)related topurchasingand Vendor delivery performance (OTIF)
• Supportingcontinuous improvement initiativesfocused onoptimizingmaterial movement and process efficiency
• Helping communicatecustomer needs and requirementsacross the organization to ensure alignment

WhatYouWillLearn

• End-to-endexposure topurchasingprocesses
• How integrated processes work across internal functions and external suppliers
• Practical experience withstandard procedures, systems, and reporting
• How performance is measured and improved in a supply chain environment

WhatWeAreLookingFor

• Minimum academic requirements: students in their final year of Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or a related field)
• Commitment to a 3-month, flexible program, minimum 20 hours/week
• Language requirement: fluent in English, Polish would be a plus
• Must be eligible to work legally in Poland
• Basic analytical skills and ability to makesimple,well reasonedjudgmentsin straightforward situations
• Good communicationskills and a collaborative mindset
• ProficiencyinMS Excel and basic office toolsis an advantage
• No prior work experiencerequired - trainingwill be provided

Poland Pay Ranges:

• Poland: 31,40 PLN Hourly

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.