Student Analyst, Procurement, Urban Partners, Copenhagen
Would you like to join Urban Partners’ Procurement team and be part of enhancing the procurement function to support our continued growth?
About our company
Established in 2005, Urban Partners is an urban investor, innovator and platform with deep local networks across eight markets in Northern Europe and dedicated investment teams across three vision-aligned urban investment strategies: Nrep in private equity real estate, Velo Capital in real estate credit and 2150 in venture capital, all centered on solving urban challenges and designed to address unmet urban demands.
With more than €22 billion under management, we leverage our global insights and hyperlocal presence to invest capital in assets, companies, and technologies across the urban built environment, focusing on real estate and urban tech venture capital.
At Urban Partners, we believe that cities can be a force for good and we remain vision-aligned around shaping the cities of tomorrow. As a leading Northern European investment firm, we work across the built environment to create sustainable, positive impact on the communities where we invest while delivering attractive returns to the global institutions who invest with us.
About the role
We are looking for an ambitious student who can work part-time to join our Procurement team. In this role, you will take part in enhancing the procurement function by contributing with service-minded support and value-add deliveries across our offices in Northern Europe. You will support our different business lines by taking part and running the procurement process, ensuring value for money, cost scalability, contract compliance, ESG commitments and negotiating positive outcomes with suppliers.
You will become part of a team culture, where we value each other’s differences and the importance of each and every team member. Professional and personal development is something we give high priority. In this role, you will be working closely with our Procurement Head and therefore be exposed to all areas of the procurement process and receive a lot of responsibility and development.
Key Responsibilities
As you will have a crucial role in supporting our procurement process, your key tasks will be to:
- Own the Spend Cube and potentially help implement a modern spend analysis solution in the near future, present spend trend updates (incl. non-compliant spend) and identify new savings areas/initiatives
- Project manage a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) cadence
- Co-drive RFPs with Procurement Head – help manage bids, written comms, negotiate with suppliers and draft contracts
- Conduct TCO analyses
- Update key supplier framework agreements and contract templates where needed
Your Experience & Skills
With regard to education and study, we assume you are at the end of Bachelor or start of Masters. The line of study can vary (e.g. in engineering, economics, supply chain/logistics, business administration, finance). As a person, you are service-minded, collaborative and a team-player and problem-solver with structure who thrives in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment. You take initiative, seek development and ideally have 1-2 years of change-oriented project management experience and/or sourcing experience from consultancy or other company.
Furthermore, we hope you bring skills or have experience within:
- Solid written and oral communication (English and preferably also Danish)
- Strong interpersonal and internal / external stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint and MS Suite
What we offer
- Make a difference by helping create urban spaces and places that enrich people’s lives in the most sustainable way
- Lead the industry with an innovator that is pioneering new approaches while raising standards and inspiring the industry
- Learn and grow as part of a powerhouse of brilliant people where teamwork, feedback and different ways of thinking are at the core
- Be your whole self in a purpose-driven culture with a strong sense of belonging, based on trust, celebration and caring for each other
Join us
If you feel we have just described you, let us know more about you as soon as possible and no later than 10 September. Please attach your CV and application in English, using the apply link below.
We are happy to answer any questions. Please contact Alan Wood at alwo@urban.partners
We look forward to hearing from you!
Urban Partners is a platform of vision-aligned, differentiated, investment strategies shaped around urban problem solving. With close to €21bn under management, we invest in assets, companies, technologies, and credit solutions. Across our platform, we share the same vision and the aspiration to build the world’s leading urban investment company. Urban Partners houses three different investment strategies. Nrep is a real estate investor committed to driving real change in the industry with a holistic ESG focus. With a successful track record, Nrep manages one of Europe’s largest value add real estate funds and runs a business with over 8 million square meters across eight countries. 2150 is a venture capital firm investing in the sustainable reshaping of the urban environments and the industries that power them. Velo Capital provides flexible real estate credit solutions, helping its customers enable the development of sustainable assets. Grounded in a solid track record of execution and trust with local communities and investors, Urban Partners is made up by a team of entrepreneurial people who want to make a difference, guided by a strong set of Nordic values, centered around a caring, curious and trusting culture. Our 700+ employees in eight countries are already at work delivering impact.
