Student Assistant for Purchasing & Production Planning

Every day, we get opportunities to make a positive impact – on our colleagues, partners, customers, and society. Together, we’re pioneering the solutions of the future and unlocking the full potential of precious resources. Trusted to act on initiative, we challenge conventional thinking to develop world-leading technologies that inspire progress in vital areas, including energy, food, water, and shipping.

As we push forward, the innovative, open spirit that fuels our 140-year-old start-up culture and rapid growth also drives our personal growth. So, as we shape a more resourceful, less wasteful world, we build our careers too.

Who you are

• A team player with a positive attitude and a customer-first mindset
• Detail-oriented and thrives with administrative tasks
• Able to work proactively and independently
• A curious and bright mind full of ideas

We are looking for a person who is curious about acquiring new knowledge and can work independently in an international environment. You have a positive attitude, good communication skills and a high level of service. You are a responsible person who enjoys working with administrative tasks and is open to exploring different kind of tasks. You are curious about processes and optimization and enjoy working with continuous improvements.

About the job
You will report to the Team Manager of Purchasing & Production Planning. Your future team is in Aalborg, Denmark, Nijmegen, Netherlands and Qingdao, China. You will get the opportunity to explore the day-to-day operational tasks and ways of working as-is, to identify and analyze improvement ideas. This could turn into an implementation task or maybe a semester project.

Your responsibilities can include:

• Updating Purchase Orders & Order Confirmations in ERP
• Production Planning for Assembly Workshop in Aalborg
• Driving continuous improvements
• Receiving non-physical goods in ERP
• Collecting document packages
• Updating prices in ERP
• Ad-hoc administrative tasks

What you know
We are curious to explore different educational backgrounds and areas of specialization. Maybe you are studying a bachelor in Economic and Business administration, Global Business Engineering or International Business Communication or maybe you have another relevant specialization? Most important is that you are willing to learn and explore.

We expect you to speak and write English fluently and to have a good understanding of IT-systems.

The Student Assistant position can begin as soon as possible.

You will have the possibility of forming a semester project (if applicable) in parallel with the day-to-day work.

For more information, please contact
Team Manager – Purchasing & Production Planning, Anja Christensen at [email protected] or Talent Acquisition Partner, Regitze Stenholt Skytte Jørgensen at [email protected].

Please send your application no later than 11.02.2025

At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences. While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, for this particular role, we are prioritizing candidates who are currently residing in Aalborg or have an established presence in the area.

We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this, we apply Pymetrics assessments. Upon application, you will be invited to play the assessment games and completing them is mandatory.

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Location: Aalborg