Professional Doctorate in Engineering in cooperation with OM Partners at Eindhoven University of Technology

he School of Industrial Engineering is one of the longest-established IE Schools in Europe, with a strong presence in the international research, design, and education community, especially in the field of Operations Management and Operations Research. OM and OR are at the core of the undergraduate IE program. The graduate programs (MSc, PDEng, and PhD) in Operations Management & Logistics attract top-level candidates from all over the world. PDEng candidates enroll in the two-year Logistics Management Systems designers program and participate in industrial activities, among others with members of the European Supply Chain Forum.

OM Partners is a best-in-class software and consultancy company that offers Supply Chain Planning Solutions for the mills (metals, plastics, flooring, paper & packaging) and semi-process (chemical, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, consumer goods) industries worldwide. OM Partners has developed into one of the most important players in the Supply Chain Planning market since its founding in 1985. OM Partners' flagship product, OMP Plus, is a comprehensive solution for all planning related issues, from the strategic level down to the operational level. OMP Plus makes integrated demand planning, supply planning and scheduling a reality. OM Partners has headquarters in Belgium and offices in the USA, Brazil, China, the United Arab Emirates, France, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.

The OPAC group of the School of Industrial Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology is looking for a PDEng candidate to perform a top level science based design project at OM Partners. The OPAC group conducts design projects in industry, with specific emphasis on
Planning and Control in Manufacturing, Services, and Supply Chains;
Distribution Logistics;
Maintenance and Reliability;
Finance and Accounting, oriented towards operational processes.

Design projects are result-oriented and require the development, testing and implementation of tools or techniques that improve the performance of an operational system in practice. All design projects are embedded in SAI, the 3TU Institute for Design, and in Beta, the KNAW-recognized research school for Operations Management & Logistics.
Tasks

The PDEng candidates are expected to follow 10 month of courses in which design capabilities are developed, and to perform a design project at OM Partners, under the supervision of prof.dr. A.G. de Kok.

For this PDEng position, the applicant should have completed (or be close to completion of) a Master's degree in operations management, operations research, econometrics, mathematics, or industrial engineering, with a solid background in quantitative research methods. Candidates should have a good basis in stochastic modeling such as inventory control, quality control, and stochastic processes. Fluency in English is required, demonstrated for instance by a TOEFL score exceeding 100, or an IELTS band of 7.0 (with no partial score below 6.5).
Furthermore, candidates should be highly motivated for a professional career at OM Partners, and have the personality traits that allow for a successful career at OM Partners. OM Partners is looking for candidates that, besides possessing excellent analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills, are creative but also result driven, have excellent communication and presentation skills preferably in multiple languages, a strong affinity with ICT and technology in general, and enjoy operating in an international project-oriented business environment. For such persons, OM Partners offers challenging career opportunities.
After successful completion of the design project, OM Partners can offer a job in the field of supply chain and/or inventory optimization (solution delivery, consulting services and/or product development) to the trainee, which the trainee must accept for at least a period of two years.

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