Purchasing Intern

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

We are looking for a motivated Intern to join our Purchasing team. This role offers hands on exposure to purchasing and supply chain operations and is ideal for students or recent graduates who are eager to build a foundation in procurement, logistics, and cross functional collaboration.

What You Will Do

As a Purchasing Intern, you will support day-to-day supply chain and logistics activities, including but not limited to:

Assisting with material procurement and supplier coordination

Supporting inventory tracking and control activities

Helping with purchase planning and material availability checks

Collaborating with internal teams such as Operations, Sourcing, and Logistics to ensure smooth material flow

Assisting in maintaining and tracking key performance metrics (KPIs) related to purchasing and Vendor delivery performance (OTIF)

Supporting continuous improvement initiatives focused on optimizing material movement and process efficiency

Helping communicate customer needs and requirements across the organization to ensure alignment

What You Will Learn

End-to-end exposure to purchasing processes

How integrated processes work across internal functions and external suppliers

Practical experience with standard procedures, systems, and reporting

How performance is measured and improved in a supply chain environment

What We Are Looking For

Minimum academic requirements: students in their final year of Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Engineering, or a related field)

Commitment to a 3-month, flexible program, minimum 20 hours/week

Language requirement: fluent in English, Polish would be a plus

Must be eligible to work legally in Poland

Basic analytical skills and ability to make simple, well reasoned judgments in straightforward situations

Good communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Proficiency in MS Excel and basic office tools is an advantage

No prior work experience required - training will be provided

Poland Pay Ranges

Poland: 31,40 PLN Hourly

At Stryker, we believe transparency helps candidates make confident decisions about their next career step. Compensation is an important part of that process and we want to be clear about how pay is determined. The compensation information posted for this role may be presented as a salary range or a fixed amount depending on the role.  In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for incentive compensation (such as bonus and/or commissions where applicable), along with Stryker’s comprehensive benefits package.

If you’d like to learn more about the salary or the benefits associated with this role, your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details as you progress through the hiring process.

Travel Percentage: None