WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY!

Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 100 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

Purchasing WIZZ Management Trainee 

Based in BUD - Office 

We would like to give an opportunity for young talents in their last 1-2 years of University studies, passionate about the aviation, to fly into the world of Wizz Air. You will discover and experience full scope of activities of one selected Function within Wizz Air's Headquarter in Budapest. While rotating between the Functional Departments over a period of 1-2 years, you will be learning live from real industry experts, working on transformative, complex projects and can land yourself a full-time employment with Wizz Air afterwards.

PURCHASING DEPARTMENT

The Purchasing department works on full range of indirect procurement and service contract management related projects associated with the operation of airline, while reporting to the Head of Purchasing of Wizz Air Group. The primary focus of the Purchasing Trainee role is the administrational support of the running projects led by the Purchasing Managers.

The successful candidate will support and ensure that all procurement processes are carried out according to the company’s purchasing policy with the guidance of the Purchasing Managers. Important part of the role is managing all stages of competitive provider selection processes (Tenders). These stages include internal need assessments, Request for Proposal formulations, project management, financial assessment and risk analysis, provider selection, contract negotiation and decision paper preparation.

Managing the company’s contract inventory and filing systems are also part of the responsibilities, in order to ensure the updated and accurate contract handling of the Company.

Responsibilities:

Specific job tasks include, but are not limited to some set of the following activities:

• Conducting market research on and identifying potential providers
• Handling queries and questions of providers
• Compiling financial calculation and building Excel models for proposal evaluation
• Preparing end product and deliverable (presentation, executive summary materials, etc.)
• Securing the compliance with internal approval procedures
• Handling executed contracts and ensuring the Company’s contract inventory being up-to-date
• Supporting the creation and change of internal procedures and automation tools

Requirements:

• English fluency
• Graduating within 2 years from university
• Active student status at a Hungarian university for at least 1 more year
• Ability to work at least 20 hours/week
• Procurement, Sales support, Analyst background is an advantage
• Strong interpersonal skill to be able to efficiently communicate, build relationships and cooperation and this way drive the projects forward
• Attention to details at deliverables, daily routines, and complex task management
• Analytical mindset
• Ability to work on multiple priorities and under time pressure with accuracy and efficiency
• Flexibility in adapting to changes in the environment, expectations, and priorities
• Good MS Office knowledge (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) is a must
• Team player with ‘can do’ and ‘hungry for learning’ attitude

When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities.