Job Title
You take ownership of improving part of our project initiation phase by developing / further maturing our cost & timing estimation tool for Innovation projects.
Your responsibilities
- Interviewing & analyzing historical database
- Define key cost drivers within a project;
- Developing mathematical model / cost estimation tool that can be used in the early phase of the project (see red box).
Key deliverables
- Deliver a cost estimation tool that accurate [ Accuracy, R2]
- Quality of One Pager (First Time Right One Pager)
- Response time to Business (One Pager to Initial Response)
- Maintenance / Update process (entry of new projects into the database)
Fine tuning of objectives is part of the assignment.
You will be working within the Project Management office of Shavers. From here you will be supported and guided in conducting your investigation.
You will be located at our manufacturing site in Drachten.
Philips Drachten is one of the biggest sites of Philips Healthtech. The Drachten site hosts several innovation departments for consumer products. Amongst them are our innovation departments for Personal Care. Shavers is part of this. The development of a new shavers happens in a cross-functional project approach.
- It can be discussed to make this assignment suitable to do your thesis.
- Duration: 6 months
- We prefer students able to start per April 2017
To be successful in this internship we are looking for you:
- Currently studying towards your University Bachelor of Science/Master of science WO (Bsc./Msc.) in:
- Business Administration
- (International) Business Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering with an affinity to business studies
- Mathematics with a Business focus
- Fluent in oral and written English
- Knowledge: in mathematical modeling as this is a key part of the assignment.
- Advanced knowledge in Excel and Statistics
Required documents in order for us to continue with your application:
- Student registration form (Proof of enrollment at your current education)
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your motivation and informing your availability
Please note that in order to be considered for an internship, it should be compulsory (for students outside EU/EER) by your education and you need to be registered as a student during the entire internship period. Formal documentation of which may be requested at any time.
Please note that the contents of our regular internship assignments are not suitable for professionals (and/or MBA students) with professional work experience.