Job Description
Start date: Jan-Mar 2019
We are looking for students that are able to run an assignment for at least 6 months, preferable longer to a maximum of 12 months.
Depending on the subject, it can be discussed to run your graduation/thesis.
In this role, you have the opportunity to
Experience how Game Theory and Mechanism Design are applied in practice in procurement within Royal PHILIPS, an innovation leader in Healthcare and Consumer Lifestyle.
You are responsible for
- The organization of negotiation trainings and support in the continuous improvement of the training material
- Support the team during the preparation and execution of high impact negotiations in cooperation with Procurement Commodity Managers and Procurement Engineers
You are a part of
A small team of negotiation experts within Royal PHILIPS Procurement set up to globally support Commodity Managers in high impact negotiations of running business and new awarding. The team's responsibilities include the identification of projects, their preparation and execution. Part of the preparation is to tailor the optimal awarding mechanism design based on Game and Auction Theory.
You will be located at our Head office in Amsterdam.