Work experience for career guidance

Obtain quotations, compare them for machines, raw materials and the various components of the products we make in-house and select suitable suppliers:

• Supplier management – selection, support and development of suppliers

• Successful negotiations – independently conduct price and contract negotiations with suppliers

• Procurement – we supply Blum with materials

• Communications hub – close cooperation with in-house departments (e.g. Engineering, Quality Management, Scheduling and Logistics) and consult globally with our subsidiaries and international suppliers

• Sustainability – our environment is important to us and we therefore set a strong focus on buying local so we leave a green footprint in the long term as well

Gain an insight into the world of finance at Blum and calculate the costs of your start-up-product:

• Internal accounting – from cost planning to production costs

• External accounting – from the idea for the product to the balance sheet

• Controlling – from the distribution channel to financing

Find the right people to move your company forward:

• Employer branding and recruiting – dive into the world of staff recruitment

• Candidate management – explore the application process from the recruiter's perspective

• Conduct preliminary interviews – important tips for your future career

• Employment law – find out what belongs in your employment contract

Discover the variety IT has to offer and explore digital cooperation at our company:

• Blum business processes – learn how IT supports our value streams

• Digitalisation – explore the opportunities for your future in the world of work

• IT services – investigate the scope and options of IT in a modern company

• Skills – acquire useful skills for digital cooperation

Learn about the world of marketing and make your product a success:

• Analyse customer needs

• Design a brochure for your product

• Produce exciting social media and web content

Plan demand and manufacturing of the product and coordinate shipment to the customer:

• Beer Game – familiarise yourself with materials management at Blum and play a game to learn how the buying behaviour of customers directly impacts on requirements and production planning

• Requirements planning – find out how a high-quality requirements forecast is developed for your start-up

• Production planning – learn the best way of manufacturing the products for your start-up

• Warehousing – discover the different storage methods and see them for yourself on site so you can decide which one is most suitable for your start-up

• Shipment – determine how to best transport your product to the customer

Blum is a market-oriented company that operates on an international scale. In the Sales department we'll give you an insight into the following:

• What roles and tasks await you in international sales

• Why languages and an enthusiasm for other cultures are so important to us

• How we manage to offer customers real benefit with our products and services

• What challenges result from cooperation with a wide variety of customers and their needs

Develop and manufacture your product, testing the materials required in the lab:

• Discover research and development – from the initial idea to the first in-house prototype

• Manufacture single parts and fully automated assembly – you'll get an insight into our world and can try this out yourself

• Variety of engineering – obtain an overview with speed-dating