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Ines Grunau, Product Group Manager (Technical Equipment Purchasing, Halle (Westphalia), Germany)
"I first joined Storck Purchasing between doing my Bachelor's and my Master's. On the one hand, I was involved in a major purchasing project during the six-month internship, and on the other, I was given the chance to find out what was involved in the day-to-day operations of each purchasing area, and to manage several small projects. During my internship, I spent some time in all of the various purchasing departments: Media, Raw Materials and Technical Equipment.
Shortly before my internship was due to end, Storck offered me the opportunity to continue to work in the Technical Equipment Purchasing department whilst studying for my Master's. The company was incredibly flexible. As a working student, I was mainly involved in the project business and managed calls for tenders, for instance. This combination of practical and theoretical knowledge turned out to be very useful for my further professional development. After my Master's thesis, which I also wrote whilst at Storck, I started my working life as a project purchaser, and took over the operational responsibility for some of the Technical Equipment Purchasing department's product groups.
After around a year, I took on the new challenge of becoming Product Group Manager in this department. My job involves analysing the sourcing markets, and classifying and prioritising product groups. On the basis of this information, I then prepare product group strategy alternatives. My previous work experience has come in handy, and I can apply and perfect my skills in an optimum way."