Internship at Deloitte Consulting

1. Internship at Deloitte Consulting • Supply Chain Strategy Summer 2013, Amstelveen

2. Omni-channel: How to combine traditional and digital supply chains in an omni-channel strategy? • Business planning: Which planning platforms are typically used within FMCG and Manufacturing Industry to manage the business? • Sustainable Sourcing: How could sustainable sourcing drive a compelling business case for a Sustainable future? • Procurement: Where is the procurement organisation heading and what drives strategic decision making in the procurement domain? • Sustainable Supply Chain: How does the sustainability imperative influence operations and what role has supply chain management to play?

3. How to combine traditional and digital supply chains in an omni-channel strategy? • Student Profile • Master’s graduate (preferred fields: Engineering, Management Science, Econometrics, Logistics, Operations Management) • Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills • Strong communicative skills. Fluent in Dutch and English • Interest in business, not just in engineering • Specialization in Supply Chain / Logistics • We offer • A combination of academic and practical experience • Graduation at Deloitte Consulting with the opportunity to get in contact with industry clients • Graduation with a combined engineering / business experience in an international environment • Gain experience in a Big Four company, including the potential to start your career at Deloitte Consulting • Competitive monthly compensation • Introduction • Have you ever considered graduating at a consultancy firm? At Deloitte Consulting, we advise the private sector on understanding their business. One of the areas of specialism is Supply Chain Strategy which aims to make supply chains more effective and efficient in delivering value for a companies. • Background • Digital platforms and products are expanding and evolving, changing the way people live, work, shop and do business.  Developing a supply chain solution to address the challenges presented by digital transformation, the impact on retail and the demands of the Omni-channel world does not happen overnight – It requires a strategy that is flexible and evolves with changing challenges. Deloitte Consulting’s Supply Chain Strategy service line is highly active in this field and is looking for an intern to support the research related to omni-channel and supply chain capabilities • Assignment • During the internship the graduate will be responsible for desk research supporting the point-of-view development, developing a supply chain capability survey, manage the survey process and interpret the results. This will be the basis of the graduation thesis around best practices and key capabilities in supply chain to survive in an omni-channel world. In addition to desk research and the survey, the graduate will support the omni-channel team in client interviews to enrich the point of view as well as gather real life examples of omni-channel best practices. A key deliverable of the internship will be an omni-channel supply chain maturity model to map existing and future omni-channel actors and assess the current and desired level of maturity. • Deliverables / activities • Desk research • Interview support • Supply chain capability survey • Omni-channel supply chain maturity model • Overview of supply chain best practices • Duration & location • 3 months (preferably July - September) • Deloitte office Amstelveen Interested? Mail your CV and proposal to Laurens Nolet (lnolet@deloitte.nl) or Imke Stuurman (Istuurman@deloitte.nl)

4. Which planning platforms are typically used within FMCG and Manufacturing Industry to manage the business? • Student Profile • Master’s graduate (preferred fields: Engineering, Management Science, Econometrics, Logistics, Operations Management) • Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills • Strong communicative skills. Fluent in Dutch and English • Interest in business, not just in engineering • Specialization in Supply Chain / Logistics • We offer • A combination of academic and practical experience • Graduation at Deloitte Consulting with the opportunity to get in contact with industry clients • Graduation with a combined engineering / business experience in an international environment • Gain experience in a Big Four company, including the potential to start your career at Deloitte Consulting • Competitive monthly compensation • Introduction • Have you ever considered graduating at a consultancy firm? At Deloitte Consulting, we advise the private sector on understanding their business. One of the areas of specialism is Supply Chain Strategy which aims to make supply chains more effective and efficient in delivering value for a companies. • Background • Literature defines different models for business planning on strategic, tactical, and operational level. Companies have implemented these planning models and customized them to fit their business environment. Based on our experience in supply chain planning and market knowledge, we are in the process of developing a paper that gives full insight in the planning platforms that are used at companies within the FMCG and Manufacturing Industry and which of them are most effective. • Assignment • During the internship the graduate will be responsible for desk research, developing a planning capability survey, manage the survey process, and interpret the results. The graduate will support the team in client interviews to enrich the paper with best practices. The key deliverables as mentioned below are input to the paper that will answer the following questions: Which planning planning platforms are used at major players in FMCG and Manufactury Industry? How can these planning platforms be characterized in terms of objectives, planning horizon, the planning items (e.g. sales, production capacity, transportation capacity)? Which planning platforms are best practice and why? • Deliverables / activities • Overview of planning platforms in FMCG and Mfg Industry (desk research, interviews) • Key market & industry characteristics that drive planning process requirements • Assessment and identification of best practice planning platforms • Duration & location • 3 months (preferably September - November) • Deloitte office Amstelveen Interested? Mail your CV and proposal to Laurens Nolet (lnolet@deloitte.nl) or Robert-Jan van Schuppen (RvanSchuppen@deloitte.nl)

5. How could sustainable sourcing drive a compelling business case for a Sustainable future? • Student Profile • Master’s graduate (preferred fields: Engineering, Management Science, Econometrics, Logistics, Operations Management) • Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills • Strong communicative skills. Fluent in Dutch and English • Interest in business, not just in engineering • Specialization in Sustainability/ Procurement • We offer • A combination of academic and practical experience • Graduation at Deloitte Consulting with the opportunity to get in contact with industry clients • Graduation with a combined engineering / business experience in an international environment • Gain experience in a Big Four company, including the potential to start your career at Deloitte Consulting • Competitive monthly compensation • Introduction • Have you ever considered graduating at a consultancy firm? At Deloitte Consulting, we advise the private sector on understanding their business. One of the focus areas is Sustainable Sourcing which aims to make companies more sustainable and innovative. • Background • Today’s companies are more and more responsible for the environmental and societal impact of their decisions. Suppliers have significant influence on the environmental footprint of a company and are therefore important to involve in their journey to a fully integrated sustainable organisation. The main challengefor companies is to incorporate sustainability and to stimulate innovation, while minimizing cost and maximizing return on investment. • Assignment • You will be responsible for developing a business case on Sustainable Sourcing. The business case includes answering questions such as: What are the strengths and weaknesses of a sustainable sourcing strategy? How can companies create competitive advantage by integrating sustainability in their procurement strategy and processes? What are the financial and sustainable benefits for the organisation? • The assignment consists of desk research, a survey and some additional interviews to enrich the business case as well as gather real life examples of best practices in the Consumer Business industry regarding sustainability. The key deliverable will be a business case that is compelling and raises the bar for the industry. • Deliverables / activities • Desk research • Interview support • Sustainable Sourcing survey • Business Case • Duration & location • 3 months • Deloitte office Amstelveen Interested? Mail your CV and proposal to Laurens Nolet (lnolet@deloitte.nl) or Alice de Bruin (AdeBruin@deloitte.nl)

6. Where is the procurement organisation heading and what drives strategic decision making in the procurement domain? • Student Profile • Master’s graduate (preferred fields: Engineering, Management Science, Econometrics, Logistics, Operations Management) • Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills • Strong communicative skills. Fluent in Dutch and English • Interest in business, not just in engineering • Specialization in Sourcing & Procurement/ Supply Chain • We offer • A combination of academic and practical experience • Graduation at Deloitte Consulting with the opportunity to get in contact with industry clients • Graduation with a combined engineering / business experience in an international environment • Gain experience in a Big Four company, including the potential to start your career at Deloitte Consulting • Competitive monthly compensation • Introduction • Have you ever considered graduating at a consultancy firm? At Deloitte Consulting, we advise the private sector on understanding their business. We enable the procurement function to optimize its services by reviewing and improving the processes, systems and organisation. • Background • The increase of global competition, changing markets, cost reduction pressure, or price volatility and scarcity of raw materials are reasons for organisations to reduce their cost base, to explore new markets or partnerships, introduce new products and services on the market, or to redesign their organisational structure to become more responsive to new trends and opportunities. Deloitte supports clients to overcome these challenges by implementing transitions that create more value. • Assignment • You will be examining what’s on the CPO’s agenda of our clients today What trends in Sourcing and Procurement can we distinguish and what are the typical challenges for different types of organisations? What are the future requirements for procurement to survive in this changing economic environment and to create competitive advantage? • The assignment consists of desk research, a survey and some additional interviews to enrich the received data. Furthermore you will be responsible for managing the survey process and interpreting the results. The main deliverable will be an analysis of the current capabilities of organizations compared to the challenges they are facing and their strategic direction. • Deliverables / activities • Desk research • Sourcing & Procurement survey • Interview support • Overview of Sourcing & Procurement trends • Duration & location • 3 months • Deloitte office Amstelveen Interested? Mail your CV and proposal to Laurens Nolet (lnolet@deloitte.nl) or Alice de Bruin (AdeBruin@deloitte.nl)

7. How does the sustainability imperative influence operations and what role has supply chain management to play? • Student Profile • Master’s graduate (preferred fields: Engineering, Management Science, Econometrics, Logistics, Operations Management) • Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills • Strong communicative skills. Fluent in Dutch and English • Interest in business, not just in engineering • Specialization in Supply Chain / Logistics • We offer • A combination of academic and practical experience • Graduation at Deloitte Consulting with the opportunity to get in contact with industry clients • Graduation with a combined engineering / business experience in an international environment • Gain experience in a Big Four company, including the potential to start your career at Deloitte Consulting • Competitive monthly compensation • Introduction • Have you ever considered graduating at a consultancy firm? At Deloitte Consulting, we advise the private sector on understanding their business. One of the areas of specialism is Supply Chain Strategy which aims to make supply chains more effective and efficient in delivering value for a companies. • Background • Sustainability is becoming a more and more important topic in business. A companies value chain is an area where typically cost can be reduced and / or higher added value can be delivered when improving in a sustainable way. Another aspect of this is the increasing (European) regulations pushing companies to increase their targets on environmental topics, resulting in companies required to comply to the regulations • Assignment • Map out the main points of interest concerning sustainability within the complete value chain for a specific industry (industry to be determined in collaboration with the student) • Make an estimation of potential cost reductions, assess the implementation costs and return on investments for one of these opportunities • Highlight the ‘softer’ advantages of a sustainable supply chain, such as inclusion in the annual sustainability report and increased brand reputation • Possible publishing of this research (white paper or academic paper), with as scope to further develop the current academic theoretical framework of the sustainable operations assessment methodology by testing the theory in practice • Deliverables / activities • Desk research • Interview support • Overview of sustainability opportunities for a specific industry • Cost-benefit analysis of one opportunity • Duration & location • 3 – 5 months • Deloitte office Amstelveen Interested? Mail your CV and proposal to Laurens Nolet (lnolet@deloitte.nl) or Marlies de Boer (MdeBoer@deloitte.nl)