Business Administration | Procurement internship: tail supplier management

Veldhoven, Netherlands

Interns and Trainees

Data Science, Other non-technical backgrounds

No

Hybrid

Full time

The Strategic Sourcing & Procurement department at ASML works closely with suppliers to support reliable delivery and business operations worldwide. Within this department, the Indirect Procurement team is responsible for sourcing products and services that support the organization. One of the team's challenges is managing a large number of low-spend suppliers, often referred to as tail suppliers. During this internship, you will investigate how ASML can optimize its supplier base and reduce complexity while maintaining business value and continuity. This is a unique opportunity to gain experience in procurement, supplier management, and business process improvement within a global high-tech environment.

The objective of this internship is to support Indirect Procurement in optimizing the supplier base by focusing on tail supplier management. You will investigate what defines a tail supplier, analyze ASML's current supplier landscape, and benchmark market practices. Based on your findings, you will develop recommendations on how ASML can reduce supplier complexity while maintaining operational effectiveness. Your main responsibilities will be:

• Analyze the current supplier landscape and identify tail supplier patterns.
• Define a practical and data-driven approach to tail supplier management.
• Perform spend and supplier segmentation analyses.
• Research and benchmark industry best practices and available market solutions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce supplier fragmentation and duplication.
• Present recommendations, findings, and a roadmap with measurable improvement opportunities.

This is a bachelor/master non-thesis internship for minimum 5 months, minimum 3 days per week (approximately 50% on-site, with flexibility in how this is divided throughout the week). The start date of this internship is as of February 2027.
 

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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