Intern Strategic Purchasing - Focus on Game Theory

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Number: MER0003UYW Do you want to gain first experiences for your professional future in a globally operating premium car company? Are you curious, have fun in varied activities and independent work? Then you're right with us in the team. The Mercedes-Benz Cars Purchasing & Supplier Quality division is responsible for purchasing production materials and the supplier quality for Mercedes-Benz AG with an annual purchase volume in the double-digit billion range. The team is responsible for a diverse range of tasks with the areas of cooperation, procurement and committee management as well as theoretical awards, making an important contribution to the entire company. As part of your internship, you are a fully-fledged member of our team from the outset and work together with us in the field of theoretical awards. Your tasks in detail: Accompanying, supporting and consulting the purchasing divisions in the application of microeconomics and game theory in award projects

Optimisation of purchasing results and competitive intensification by a common definition of case-specific negotiation mechanisms based on auctions- & playsheoretical principles

Participation in transnational workshops (with different disciplines such as purchasing, development, quality, logistics) to ensure comparability of different suppliers and their offers

Building and developing appropriate IT-based tools for the evaluation and analysis of supplier offers

Participation in the acquisition-wide implementation of (play-theoretical) methods competence for procurement and negotiation designs

Support in the preparation of training documents as well as in the execution of trainings for purchasing staff to apply game theory in procurement and negotiation situations

The activity can begin from March 2026.

Degree in Economics, Engineering, Psychology, Natural Sciences or a comparable degree programme Knowledge in game theory, behavioral economics and/or other areas of microeconomics are desirable Safe handling of MS Office Secure knowledge of German and English in word and writing Analytical thinking Commitment and team skills Communication capability and presentation capability You can expect from us: We integrate you from day one as a full-fledged member in a young and dynamic team Throughout the time, you will have fixed contact persons who give you the necessary support and regular feedback At the same time we are happy to receive your feedback We offer you the opportunity to further strengthen your knowledge learned from your studies in practice and to deepen it accordingly by participating in training and further training measures Through cross-departmental cooperation with internal and external partners in various projects, you expand your knowledge horizon and network Additional information: We are looking forward to your online application with CV, lettering, certificates, current enrollment certificate with a specification of the semester, if necessary. Compulsory internship certificate and proof of the regular study period. Please do not forget to mark your documents as ''relevant for this application' in the online form and note the maximum file size of 5 MB. Further information on the setting criteria can be found here. Disabled and equalized applicants are welcome! The severely disabled representative (SBV-Sindelfingen@mercedes-benz.com) is happy to support you in the application process. HR Services will be happy to help you with questions about the application process. You can reach us by email via myhrservice@mercedes-benz.com or by phone at 0711/17-99000 (Mo-Fr 10-12am & 13-15am).

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