ABS Internship Lean processes

Job Description:

Introduction

Vendor Operations (VO) drives Operational Excellence by applying Lean principles across its processes and activities. As an intern, you will contribute to a structured and effective approach to learning, coaching, and project execution. You will help keep processes organized and ensure that stakeholders stay well informed.

Your assignment

In this internship, you will support the coordination of training, certification, and Lean campaign activities within Vendor Operations. You will work closely with coaches, managers, and cross-functional teams to ensure that processes run efficiently, and information remains accurate and accessible. You will also contribute to the execution of Lean campaigns and help bring structure to a diverse project portfolio.

Your main responsibilities will be:

* Maintain and update continuous improvement lists to ensure accurate certification and training information.
* Manage training invitations and track attendance for Vendor Operations employees.
* Organize coaching certification groups, including scheduling, communication, and milestone tracking.
* Monitor and report on coaching progress and project updates for managers and participants.
* Support Lean campaigns by preparing and sharing updates through communication channels.
* Coordinate outbound communication via the functional mailbox, including reminders and invitations.
* Support change management activities in driving Lean across Vendor Operations.
* Consolidate project updates and prepare status reports across all Lean-related initiatives.

This is a bachelor's or master's internship for a minimum of 5 months, at least 4 days per week, (hybrid) The start date of this internship is March or April 2026.

Your profile

To be suitable for the internship, you:
* Are a bachelor's or master's student in a relevant field, such as Business Administration, International Relations, Change and Communication, Operations Management or comparable discipline.
* Are organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable structuring information.
* Communicate clearly in English, both verbally and in writing.
* Have basic analytical skills and feel confident working with simple data sets.
* Are proactive, collaborative, and enjoy working with multiple stakeholders.

Other requirements you need to meet:
* You are enrolled at an educational institute for the entire duration of the internship;
* Attach your cover letter with a clear motivation why you are interested in this internship assignment in particular;
* You need to be located in the Netherlands to be perform your internship. In case you are currently living/studying outside of the Netherlands, your CV/motivation letter includes the willingness to relocate.
* If you are a non-EU citizen, studying in the Netherlands, your university is willing to sign the documents relevant for doing an internship (i.e., Nuffic agreement).

Inclusion and diversity

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that inclusion and diversity is a driving force in the success of our company.

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