Supply Chain Graduate

• Commercial awareness

Supply Chain Graduate

Job Posting

Location:

Boksburg

Division: SUPPLY

The Supply Chain Management Graduate Program is a structured 2-year development program designed to build future Supply Chain leaders through practical exposure across the full manufacturing value chain. Candidates are appointed on a Fixed Term Contract with the view of being made permanent offers on successful completion of the program.

Participants will rotate through key operational and commercial areas of the business, developing an understanding of how planning, procurement, production, warehousing, logistics, customer service, inventory management, finance, and operational decision-making interact to create value.

The program is designed for high-potential graduates with strong analytical ability, commercial awareness, and an interest in solving complex business problems.

• BCom Honours:
  Supply Chain Management
• BCom Honours:
  Logistics Management
• BEng:
  Industrial Engineering

• Bachelor of Science:
  Economics
• BCom Honours:
  Economics
• Other quantitative, operations, logistics or supply chain related qualifications

• A minimum average of 70% across their final two years of study
• Consistent academic performance
• Completion of qualification within the prescribed minimum period

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
• Curiosity and a willingness to learn
• Sound judgement and decision-making ability
• Commercial awareness
• Strong communication skills
• Accountability and ownership
• Resilience in fast-paced environments
• Ability to collaborate across teams and functions
• Honest and ethical behaviour

• Understanding customer requirements and service commitments
• Managing OTIF performance and service delivery
• Understanding the role of forecasting and demand planning

• Supply planning and procurement processes
• Supplier performance management
• Cost, quality, service and risk trade-offs

• Inventory planning and optimisation
• Working capital management
• Warehouse operations and material flow
• Waste identification and reduction

• Production planning processes
• Capacity utilisation
• Supply-demand balancing
• Bottleneck identification and resolution

• Inbound logistics
• Load planning and transport optimisation
• Distribution network performance
• Customer delivery management

• Income Statement and Balance Sheet interpretation
• Budgeting and cost management
• Inventory valuation and working capital
• Understanding business profitability drivers

• Lean principles
• Waste elimination
• Root cause analysis
• Process optimisation and performance improvement

This programme provides exposure to the full manufacturing value chain and offers graduates the opportunity to develop the practical business, operational, and leadership capability required to build a successful career in Supply Chain Management.

Kindly note only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted and first preference will be given to internal applicants. All positions will be filled in accordance with our Employment Equity plan. We also encourage people with disabilities to apply. If you have not heard back from us 14 days after the advert has closed, please consider your application as unsuccessful.