Supply Chain & Logistics Placement

Supply Chain & Logistics Placement

Looking to explore an exciting career in Supply Chain & Logistics where you can grow and develop as a young professional? Look no further.

We are looking for talents at the early stage of their career that are eager to learn, drive change and make an impact in their working environment. Within our supply chain & logistics department, you’ll gain real, on-the-job experience with an opportunity to shape the future of our operations.

As a global leader in aerospace, Airbus aims to make things fly. Airbus UK design, manufacture and manage the Supply Chain for Wings, Landing Gear and Fuel Systems on all Airbus Commercial Aircraft. Components and parts are delivered from a supply chain spanning the globe, managed from the UK, and delivered into the Airbus Wing manufacturing plant in Broughton for onward delivery to Final Assembly Lines located in France, Germany, USA, Canada and China.

Within our supply chain UK department, we serve the Airbus Industrial System by simplifying & optimising the information & physical flows: Planning, Supply, Transport and Logistics. We execute ambitious, high-impact aerospace projects cross-function and cross-site in the UK.

What you will be doing:

You will develop a unique understanding of our end to end supply chain through exposure to its full life cycle. You’ll be working cross-functionally from production planning to supply management to logistics & transport.

From day one, you will be given the opportunity to work on a wide portfolio of topics related to process improvement, digital transformation and synchronisation of our information flow. You could also work towards the decarbonisation of our supply chain by driving sustainable projects in collaboration with our suppliers. Our variety of projects have an impact on the full supply chain perimeter across the UK and also globally.

Main activities of the internship position may include:

• Supplier Management: Take responsibility for a work package, regularly liaise with the supplier to ensure that delivery dates are adhered to, and that any issues are fed back to the operations teams.
• SAP Experience: Understand all relevant SAP transactions and processes as part of managing an ordering officer's workload.
• SCBP Understanding: Spend time with the Supply Chain Business Partners to appreciate the work they do to communicate topics to the business.
• Supply Chain Familiarisation: Become familiar with the ordering management function, and how that slots into the wider remit of planning, supply chain & logistics.
• Digitalisation & Continuous Improvement: Gain an understanding of all the digital tools used by the end to end supply chain e.g. Data Analytics, Process Mining, and Robotic Process Automation.

Requirements:

Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Business, Supply Chain, Logistics, or equivalent;
• Project management experience;
• Familiarity with Google workspace;
• Capacity to work under pressure and support projects with aggressive timelines;
• Self-starter and self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset;
• Good analytical and problem solving skills;
• Knowledge of IT tools will be considered an asset;
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.

How to apply

To apply for this programme and to find out more, please click on the apply button below.

Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.