Trainee Supply Chain in Böblingen bei Philips

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Now is the time to explore possibilities!

You’ll have the opportunity to experience various projects and roles within Integrated Supply Chain, rotating through two different assignments during your time on the Global Development Program (GDP). Additionally, you’ll be offered a tailored learning journey, ongoing ‘learning on the job’ and peer learning.

Whether you want to work in the field of complex medical devices, connected care or personal health, you’ll be able to explore, contribute, learn, and receive structured support. You’ll also benefit from the many opportunities to learn and share with other Philips graduates and employees and expand your own business network. After two years in our Traineee Program our Career Center will support you in your next move.

You will do two rotations that are already predefined:

1. Assignment: New Product Introduction Engineering

• You will play a critical role in ensuring the successful launch of new products by managing the sourcing and supply chain aspects.

• It will be your responsibility to collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and develop sourcing strategies, select suppliers, and manage the supply chain process to meet project timelines and quality standards.

• You will collaborate with product development and engineering teams to understand product requirements and define sourcing strategies.

2. Assignment: Supplier Quality Engineering

• In this role you will ensure the quality and reliability of our products by assessing and managing our suppliers' quality performance.

• You will collaborate closely with suppliers, internal teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and ensure adherence to our quality standards throughout the supply chain.

• Collaborate with suppliers to establish clear quality requirements, specifications, and standards for the products or components they provide.

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor/ Master degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Natural Sciences or equivalent

• First practical experience (e.g. through internships or student jobs) and/or extra-curricular activities during your study are beneficial

• Digital savvy, good knowledge of data analysis and interpretation for informed decisions

• Required competencies: high energy, adaptability, continuous learning, initiating action, innovative, high work standards

• Excellent knowledge of English, German language skills are beneficial

In return, we offer you a unique and challenging trainee program and the opportunity to:

• Work for an employer whose activities have a major impact on people all over the world

• Discover how you can actively contribute to innovations that matter

• Launch and steer your career in an environment with an astonishing diversity of nationalities, skills and backgrounds

Why should you join Philips?

Working at Philips is more than a job. It’s a calling to create a healthier society through meaningful work, focused on innovative, customer-first health technology solutions. Help us improve the health and well-being of billions of people, every year. Ultimately creating a career that no one could have planned for. Even you.

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