Strategic Procurement Working Student (m/f/d)

Field of Work:Procurement
Legal Entity: KWS Berlin GmbH (0017)
Contract Type: Temporary
Is Full Time: No
Job ID: 15339
Number of Vacancies: 1

Make yourself grow!

To reinforce our Expert Hub Procurement Team at KWS Berlin GmbH and support our continuous activity development we are seeking to recruit a motivated and committed Working Student (m/f/d) with a strong interest in Procurement. The personwill be helping out our strategic procurement department and team for a duration of at least 6 up to 24 monthswith 15 or 20 hours on a weekly basis in Berlin.

You will assist our daily business in pursuing our ONEGLOBE vision. It will be work in an international environment with coworkers in Berlin and with our KWS entities across the globe.

To contribute to our vision:

• You will lend a hand in three of our major daily work activities: strategic procurement project service improvement processes harmonization as well as procurement innovation cloud.
• You support our Procurement Experts to provide services for our differentsites.
• Strategic procurement - you source analyze and identify stakeholders as well as develop and implement new sourcing strategies for our key categories.
• To create a sustainable procurement function you source for new tools and develop further our processes.
• Cross-functional tasks will be appointed to you depending on your workload interests and knowledge.
  

What you need to make a difference:

• Currently enrolled at the University in a bachelor or masters degree program in the field of Economics MathematicsLaws Agronomy or similar.
• You have an interest in the procurement field and enjoy working with numbers.
• German and ideally English language skills round your profile off.
• A high level of customer and service orientation is one of your strengths to succeed in this position
• High affinity for IT tools including very good MS office skills (specifically PowerPoint and Excel)
• Effective analytical skills and autonomous process-oriented working method
  

What we offer:

• A thorough introduction to our processes
• A location in the heart of Berlin
• A positive and appreciative working environment
• Flat hierarchies and open communication
• An attractive remuneration and flexible working hours

Take your next career step with us and leave your mark in our exciting world at KWS!We look forward to receiving your online application via our SuccessFactors application system! Please use the Apply function in the online application.

About KWS

KWS is one of the worlds leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around 1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet corn cereals vegetables oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants resistance to diseases pests and abiotic stress. To that end the company invested more than 300 million last fiscal year in research and development. For more information: Follow us on LinkedIn at data privacy policy for candidates is available on Please select the country where the job you applied for is posted in and if applicable the specific business unit.