Planning Assistant - Undergraduate Placement - Burton Trent

Pirelli is a truly international group and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance tyres. Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd is the company responsible for all of the Pirelli Tyre related operations in the UK. For more information on the company please visit

A 12 month placement is available within our Planning Department. This role involves supporting the department and co-ordinating activity on intercompany materials management and ingredient preparation and planning. This role will be predominantly office based, with some time spent in the factory.

• Supporting the department with admin tasks such as tracking reports for raw material arrivals on both Pirelli Burton and Pirelli Carlisle sites and usage
• Booking containers arrivals for both Pirelli Burton and Pirelli Carlisle sites via agent website
• Communicating with suppliers and other Pirelli factories in order to ensure that all import / export documentation is provided to the Customs Agent through the Cudos System & submit import / export documentation into Cudos System correctly
• Supporting with creating purchase orders as required
• Extensive use of Excel, SAP etc
• Control of a work based project

• Excellent administrative skills and very good attention to detail
• Team working skills, also able to work alone and unsupervised
• Good verbal and written communication skills required for frequent use of telephone / e-mails.
• MS Office proficiency(especially Microsoft Excel)

• 33 days holiday per year (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with linked life insurance
• Employee discount scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Discounted tyre vouchers

The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.

Final date to receive applications 31.12.2025, please be aware that applications may close sooner due to significant volume.