Job Description
We are looking for a motivated Bachelor student in their third-year or fourth year Business Administration, Supply Chain, Pharmacy or Farmakunde student! Do you want to know what it's like to be part of one of the largest multinational companies in the pharmaceutical industry? We offer an internship opportunity within our Supplier Development & Performance Management (SD&PM) department.
Intern – Business Administration/Supply Chain – SD&PM
Welcome to our team
We are a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines and vaccines, as well as animal health products. Today, we are building a new kind of healthcare company – one that is ready to help create a healthier future for all of us.
Our ability to excel depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, and teamwork of people like you. To this end, we strive to create an environment of mutual respect, encouragement, and teamwork. As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.
Our employees are the key to our company’s success. We demonstrate our commitment to our employees by offering a competitive and valuable rewards program. Our company's benefits are designed to support the wide range of goals, needs and lifestyles of our employees, and many of the people that matter the most in their lives.
The Supplier Development and Performance Management function at our company is responsible for managing the performance of hundreds of components, material, and service suppliers. These suppliers are key to our ability to manufacture critical medicines and vaccines used by millions of patients around the world.
Your internship assignment
As an intern, you will:
Work hands-on improving supplier manufacturing and business processes
Gain exposure to continuous improvement methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma, Lean) such as Statistical Process Control, Visual Management, Capability Assessments, 5-Whys, Fishbone Diagrams, Corrective Action / Preventative Action
Perform risk assessments and develop risk mitigation plans
Advance an understanding of group dynamics within working communities
Foster collaboration and innovation
Your responsibilities
Assist Supplier Development & Performance Management personnel using problem-solving skills, to conduct root cause investigations and implement Corrective Actions / Preventive Actions for supplier issues.
Assist in the execution of Technical Capability Assessments for new and existing suppliers. Provide supplier up-skilling as required.
Assist in the management of supplier risk mitigation plans (including on-site support, as needed) to ensure launch readiness and successful routine production.
Perform a gap analysis between specifications, methods, and equipment at suppliers vs. our sites and mitigate gaps (e.g. Measurement System Analysis) to pro-actively reduce future deviations and supply issues.
Travel to supplier sites and/or our sites within the country or region to resolve and prevent manufacturing, quality, technical and supply issues.
The described tasks form the basic package and will often be performed independently after a proper training and learning period. These tasks may be supplemented with other projects and/or tasks on your own initiative or at the request of the organization.
What is required
Bachelor student in their third-year or fourth year of Supply Chain, Business Administration (bedrijfskunde), Farmakunde, Pharmacy or related
Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal
Strong Interpersonal and communications skills
Available for a period of 40 hours per week (5 days per week)
Must report to our Haarlem site 2-4 days per week during internship program tenure
What we offer
Interning at our company means working together with your team towards health in an international work environment. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work closely with experts and learn from them. In addition, we offer:
The chance to gain experience in the pharmaceutical industry
An opportunity to showcase yourself for potential opportunities after your internship period
A challenging and dynamic work environment with plenty of room for personal development and initiative
Good guidance from an experienced specialist
A gross monthly internship allowance of €500, - based on a 40-hour work week
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Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Employee Status:
Intern/Co-op (Fixed Term)Relocation:
No relocationVISA Sponsorship:
NoTravel Requirements:
No Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:
HybridShift:
Not IndicatedValid Driving License:
NoHazardous Material(s):
N/ARequired Skills:
Business Administration, Business Management, Communication, Corrective Action Management, Gaps Analysis, Global Health, Group Dynamics, Management Process, Organizational Performance Management, Pharmacy, Procurement Risk Management, Risk Assessments, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Software, Task Coordination, Visual ManagementPreferred Skills:
Job Posting End Date:
06/30/2025- A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
Requisition ID:R347731
