Industrial Engineering Student Assistant – Knowledge Base & Merchandise Management Systems

About HAMBURG WASSER

HAMBURG WASSER closes the water cycle under one roof, from drinking-water supply to wastewater disposal. With around 2,400 employees and more than 20 locations, the organisation helps keep Hamburg running every day. HAMBURG WASSER is committed to conserving resources and protecting the basis of life for future generations in Hamburg. Together with its subsidiaries, it invests its experience in pioneering water and environmental-protection projects. Openness, appreciation, trust, respectful and peaceful cooperation, and a diverse community are stated values of the organisation.

Department and role

The Procurement and Logistics department ensures the needs-based supply of all required goods and services and purchases construction services. It also independently maintains stocks of particularly important system components through two central storage units. The department describes itself as a service provider, strategic adviser, and reliable partner across the HAMBURG WASSER group. In this student assistant role, you support procurement, logistics, process analysis, and knowledge management.

Your tasks

• Request and compare offers, prepare price comparisons, and commission suppliers and service providers for individual procurements.
• Support the analysis and evaluation of procurement and ordering processes using the merchandise management system.
• Conduct market and supplier research to identify suitable procurement sources.
• Build, maintain, and continuously develop a central knowledge database.
• Actively contribute to cross-departmental projects and help optimise internal processes.

In practice, the role combines structured commercial work, data-based evaluation, supplier information, and the clear organisation of internal knowledge. The source does not specify the exact working hours or pay, and no application route is supplied. Which pay, working-hours arrangement, and application route should applicants expect?

What you bring

• Current enrolment in an economics-related degree, such as business administration, economics, industrial engineering, or a comparable subject.
• Basic commercial and business knowledge.
• An affinity for numbers and an analytical way of thinking.
• Independent, structured working combined with strong self-motivation and a clear willingness to learn.
• Confident use of MS Office.
• Good communication skills in different conversational situations.

What HAMBURG WASSER offers

• Support: An ambitious role with individual guidance from specialist departments, varied learning and continuing-education opportunities, and development opportunities across the group that can support you after your studies.
• Networking: Information and exchange formats, after-work events, and modern tools support contacts and smooth cooperation.
• Flexibility: Variable working hours, monetary compensation for overtime, and the possibility of working remotely depending on the task.
• Health: A range of health and sports programmes, such as Urban Sports Club.
• Mobility: Benefits such as a subsidy for the hvv-Jobticket and offers related to bicycle mobility.

Further benefits are available on the career page and/or in a conversation with the recruiting team. This role may be relevant to students whose enrolment, studies, and interests match the stated requirements; compatibility with an individual timetable and student status should be clarified with HAMBURG WASSER.