Business Administration Student Assistant – Procurement & Supplier Management (m/f/d)

About HAMBURG WASSER

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

Department and role

The Procurement and Logistics department is responsible for ensuring the required deliveries and services are supplied as needed, and for purchasing construction services. It also independently maintains two central storage units for particularly important plant components. The department describes itself as a service provider, strategic adviser and reliable partner within the HAMBURG WASSER group. As a student assistant, you support procurement and supplier-management work in individual purchasing activities, process evaluation and cross-departmental projects.

Your tasks

• Obtain and compare quotations, 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 support the optimisation of internal processes.

What you bring

You are enrolled in an economics-related programme, such as business administration, economics, industrial engineering or a comparable subject. You have basic commercial and business knowledge, an affinity for numbers and an analytical way of thinking. The role also calls for independent and structured work, strong self-motivation, a willingness to learn, confident use of MS Office and good communication skills in different situations.

What HAMBURG WASSER offers

• An engaging role with individual support from specialist departments, varied learning and further-training opportunities, and group-wide development prospects after your studies.
• Information and exchange formats, afterworks and modern tools for networking and smooth collaboration.
• Variable working hours, monetary overtime compensation and the possibility of mobile working depending on the task.
• Health and sports activities, including offers such as Urban Sports Club.
• Benefits such as a subsidy for the hvv-Jobticket and offers related to bicycle mobility.

Student relevance and application information

This role is relevant if you are enrolled in a suitable economics-related programme and want practical experience with procurement, supplier research, process evaluation, knowledge management and cross-departmental project work. Variable working hours are stated, but no specific weekly schedule is provided. The source also does not state a salary or application route. Which weekly hours, pay and application method apply to this position? Further benefits are described on the career page and/or in conversation with the recruiting team.