Assignment type: Graduation
Start date: September 2026
Assignment duration: 6 months
Location: Veghel
Education level: Bachelor
Desired study: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Data Science
Language: Dutch/English
Description of assignmentWithin the Procurement department, we manage the costs for several Allocation Groups. There are several Allocation Groups to manage. Like, wheels, rollers, extrusion parts, motors, controls cabinets, pneumatic equipment etc.
Parts are purchased for years, so there is a lot of historical data.
To support the different Category Managers and Cost Engineering, during the project development, it would be very helpful to have a good insight into what the cost drivers are for an Allocation Groups. What is their influence on the price?
If we have this knowledge modeled, we can use this to give better fact-based estimations and budgets towards the wider Vanderlande organization.
We need to develop cost (price) models for specific Allocation Groups. One at a time and preferably to be used on global level.
Cost Engineering is part of Procurement. The latter is a department within the CPO (Chief Procurement Officer) organization and is a strategic part of the worldwide delivery of products and services to our projects. There is a high degree of cooperation with departments like Technology, Engineering and Sales.
Tasks/responsibilities- Deep dive in a specific Allocation Group (and their related manufacturing capabilities); agree both on which category.
- Collect and clean-up the available historical data.
- Build a cost (price) model for the specific Allocation Group (and their related manufacturing capabilities.
- Prove-out correlation with real project cost.
- Set-up manual (how to use the cost (price) model.)
- Hard skills: Expert MS Excel (VBA programming), Database management, Data analysis, Data Science, foreign languages skills
- Soft skills: Problem solving, Teamwork, Creativity, Attention to detail, Self-direction
- *Mandatory enrolment to a Dutch Education System & resident of The Netherlands.
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Vanderlande is the global market leader for future-proof logistic process automation at airports. The company is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions for warehouses and in the parcel market. Vanderlande’s baggage handling systems are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. Its systems are active in more than 600 airports including 12 of the world’s top 20. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel companies. In addition, many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers have confidence in Vanderlande’s efficient and reliable solutions. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 7,500 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a consistently increasing turnover of 1.8 billion euros, it has established a global reputation over the past seven decades as a highly reliable partner for future-proof logistic process automation. Vanderlande was acquired in 2017 by Toyota Industries Corporation, which will help it to continue its sustainable profitable growth. The two companies have a strong strategic match, and the synergies include cross-selling, product innovations, and research and development.
