Supply Chain & Logistics in Industry

Empowering people and enabling solutions for a more sustainable future

If you share our goal for achieving operational excellence in our supply chain and our commitment to shaping a sustainable future, then our Supply Chain & Logistics Year in Industry could be for you.

Our mission is to make our global supply chains meet our customer expectations, with sustainable solutions, at optimal cost. We enable our business area with logistics processes, skills, technology and data insights. Day to day we are providing effective logistics operations across the globe.

We are offering two different pathways for this role, either with a business and supply chain focus, or with a data and AI/ML focus applied to the supply chain environment.

If you have a business mindset and enjoy working with people at different levels on real projects with real responsibility, we’d love to hear from you!

The Vacuum Technique Business Area (VTBA) Logistics team covers three main areas of the supply chain - Warehouse Operations, Transport/Freight management and Global Supply Chain Planning. The Logistics group operates as a centrally managed enabling function to our six Divisions within VTBA. The Divisions are managed as separate businesses, but they all share the same physical logistics, warehouses and transport. There are currently five main Distribution Centres (DCs) operated by the Logistics group in North America, Belgium, China, Korea and Japan.

All DCs are designed to operate similar best practice operating processes and systems.

We take pride in ensuring our business operating processes and procedures support our global mission. Depending on your own areas of interest, projects can be focused on data analytics or people and process. During this placement you will work with members of the global logistics organisation, and will be assigned several projects in one or more of the following areas:

• Optimize logistics processes: improve a specific logistics process to boost efficiency and reduce costs.
• Develop training materials: create comprehensive training materials to enhance employee understanding and compliance.
• Enhance performance reporting: improve existing operational and performance reports or develop new ones to gain actionable insights.
• Optimize inventory and forecasting: analyse inventory data and forecasting methods to identify opportunities for improvement and reduce costs.

• Applying your skills gained at university to real business scenarios.
• Growing skills and experience in a corporate environment, enabling you to gain valuable business knowledge and influence to deliver important business projects.
• Experiencing working within a truly global multidisciplinary organisation.
• Understanding business requirements by proactive interaction and communication with key stakeholders.
• Developing an understanding of supply chain/logistics reports and tools with a result-oriented focus.
• Contributing to our early careers outreach or marketing initiatives to develop essential workplace requirements including teamwork, planning and communication skills.

You will be based at our Vacuum Technique Business global headquarters in Burgess Hill, Sussex, a short journey from the vibrant and diverse seaside city of Brighton and Hove.

• To be in your penultimate year of your undergraduate degree studying a relevant subject.
• To demonstrate a passion for working in a global supply chain and logistics environment to developing business acumen.
• Professional communication skills with the ability to work with internal and external clients and stakeholders globally.
• To be organised, with a process driven mindset and methodical way of working.
• The ability to work independently and proactively.
• Drive and desire for continuous professional development.

We will also consider applications from students pursuing a masters degree with industrial placement, however, please note that this is an entry level early careers role and not suitable for those with significant experience of working in supply chain or logistics.

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