Purchasing Intern

Stryker Corporation; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 43,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Stryker is seeking a Purchasing Intern to support day-to-day supply chain activities in Poland. You will assist procurement, inventory control, and planning while collaborating with Operations, Sourcing, and Logistics to ensure smooth material flow.

Ideal candidates are final-year Bachelor’s students with basic analytical skills, strong communication, and MS Excel proficiency. The program is 3 months, 20 hours per week, with hybrid work options and a focus on learning procurement and KPI

Qualifications

• Basic analytical skills and ability to make simple, well reasoned judgments in straightforward situations.
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and basic office tools is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• 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 Vendor delivery performance (OTIF).
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to optimize material movement and process efficiency.
• Helping communicate customer needs across the organization to ensure alignment.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

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

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

What You Will Do

As a Purchasing Intern, you will support day-to-day supply chain and logistics activities, including but not limited to:

• Assisting with material procurement and supplier coordination
• Supporting inventory tracking and control activities
• Helping with purchase planning and material availability checks
• Collaborating with internal teams such as Operations, Sourcing, and Logistics to ensure smooth material flow
• Assisting in maintaining and tracking key performance metrics (KPIs) related to purchasing and Vendor delivery performance (OTIF)
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on optimizing material movement and process efficiency
• Helping communicate customer needs and requirements across the organization to ensure alignment

What You Will Learn

End-to-end exposure to purchasing processes

How integrated processes work across internal functions and external suppliers

Practical experience with standard procedures, systems, and reporting

How performance is measured and improved in a supply chain environment

What We Are Looking For

• 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 make simple, well reasoned judgments in straightforward situations
• Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Proficiency in MS Excel and basic office tools is an advantage
• No prior work experience required - training will be provided
• Poland Pay Ranges: Poland: 31,40 PLN Hourly
• Travel Percentage: None

Work Flexibility: Hybrid 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.

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. If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.

Stryker is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. We offer innovative products and services in Orthopaedics, Medical and Surgical, and Neurotechnology and Spine that help improve patient and hospital outcomes. We are proud to be named one of the World’s Best Workplaces! For more information, visit: www.stryker.com

Work Flexibility Remote – Role allows you to work the majority to 100% of time from an alternate workplace. These roles could have travel expectations, and you must work within the country of the job requisition location. Field-based – You can expect to regularly work a majority to 100% of time at customer facilities and has a set territory or expectation to travel within a set boundary. Almost all sales roles would likely be qualified as field-based. Onsite – Role is 100% located at a Stryker facility. Some ad hoc flexibility may be available depending on role, level, and job requirements. Manufacturing roles and any role that requires physical presence at the office would qualify under this category. Hybrid – You can expect to regularly work in both an alternate workplace and a Stryker facility. Roles that are partially remote or co-located would qualify as hybrid, and the expectation to be onsite would be defined and agreed upon by your manager/supervisor.