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Graduation: Design for Excellence program (Economic assignment)

Posted 22 Mar 2024
Work experience
0 to 1 years
Full-time / part-time
Full-time
Job function
Degree level
Required languages
English (Fluent)
Dutch (Fluent)

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Assignment data: January/ February 2023

Assignment duration: Six months

Description of the assignment

The Design for Excellence (DfX) department is currently implementing their methodology into the DNA of Vanderlande. DfX would like to understand how the implementation of this methodology is maturing and what areas need or don't need extra support to enable a successful implementation.

Depending on the intern's background, skills, and interest, the assignment could be steered towards a more technical or business subject.

Department description

DfX is a newly set-up department in the technology department. Which is a methodology Vanderlande wants to apply to its portfolio of products and processes. Applying this methodology is done via setting up cross-functional teams that redesign a product or process with the focus on an end-to-end scope of the products with view on the organisation's total cost and making it first time right. Because of its cross-functional way of working, the DfX department is in contact with many different departments of the organisation.

Your responsibilities

  • Support DfX projects which drive to deliver our way of working
  • Support in organizing, setting up and running DfX workshops
  • Participates and support maintaining of contacts with stakeholders of the DfX projects
  • Support the set-up of training modules within the organisation to spread knowledge of the methodology
  • Contribute to DfX with your research to provide interesting and helpful insights

Minimum requirement

  • Master level of industrial engineering, supply chain management, econometrics or related studies
  • Strong data analytical skills
  • Knowledge of supply chain/sourcing processes and tools is preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to support in stakeholder management
  • Ability to work independently
  • Excellent Dutch and English writing and verbal communication skills

Vanderlande is the global market leader for value-added logistic process automation at airports, and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems move 4.2 billion pieces of luggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in 600 airports including 14 of the world’s top 20.

Logistics
Veghel
6,000 employees