Supply Chain Analyst Review

I really enjoyed my twelve month placement at Cummins Power Systems in Kent. It took me out of my comfort zone and kept challenging me throughout the year. Every new challenge presented a new opportunity and was extremely rewarding. Overall I would say that I thoroughly enjoyed it, 8 out of 10

I felt immediately accepted by my colleagues in my team and department. They are really great to work with and are like a second family to me. I'm genuinely going to miss them once I go back to uni. Overall I would say that I was truly valued, 10 out of 10

I was given support whenever I needed or asked for it, there was never a time where if I was unsure of something. There isn't anything more I could ask of my manager in terms of support. Overall I would say that I was supported as best as I could have been, 10 out of 10

To start with at the beginning of my placement I wasn't very busy and tended to finish work quite early and would find myself asking for anything else to do. However after a few months I was given a lot more responsibility and ended up being incredibly busy almost every day. 5 out of 10

To start with my responsibilities were very limited. However after several months, I was managing my own accounts and looking after a wide variety of customers, dealing with them personally on a daily basis. I was also not micromanaged and only was checked on weekly which mad me feel like I was trusted.

Throughout the placement I was put in numerous challenging situations and dealing with them has improved my problem solving skills which I can take forward in my future career. I also received a wide variety of training on management as well as different systems which I'm sure will prove useful.

There were a lot of redundancies in the year that I worked there so that meant that at times the atmosphere wasn't too great. However, overall and in general there was a pretty good atmosphere on a day to day basis

The was a clear structure to the placement set up. There were regular reviews and catch up sessions, as well as regular training specifically for placements.

The company invested in regular training sessions which were specifically for placement students as there were 19 other placements in the same location as me.

Since the company is so large and global, there are great prospects for future employment and potential career development.

Since there were so many placements in the same location we regularly organised social events outside of work and met up regularly.

It was quite expensive to live where I was and even though the company paid well for placement salaries it would have been difficult to budget without the addition of the student loan.

It was average to be honest, the nightlife was better at university.

There was a lot of community involvement (CIT) events which were going into local schools and promoting STEM subjects as well as helping in local communities through clean up projects, as well as food and clothing drives for shelters and food banks