Sourcing buyer support Review
by IBM
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
- 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Overview
My role involved supporting multiple teams with anything in procurement that could occur on a day to day basis, this typically involved working on purchase orders and contracts. I also was assisting my teams with supplier onboarding and supplier information changes. I also dealt with any other ad hoc tasks that could come my way as an intern.
Skills
I can confidently say that i developed my current skill further than I ever thought i would, as well as picking up new skills like working in a professional environment and learning how to interact with my new colleagues.
Responsibilities
I would say i was given a lot of responsibility as I had the company's approval to approve orders of $100,00 or less which I thought was a big responsibility, I also worked with external clients representing IBM
Support & Guidance
I received a moderate amount of support however I would like to say that I could have asked for more help if I felt i needed it.
Culture
The company atmosphere was overall positive, however the company went through a lot of big changes which threw off the balance of the company.
Your Impressions
I had an amazing time on placement and feel very grateful to have had the opportunity to experience a year at IBM
Yes
Ensure you CV is punchy as IBM is highly competitive and you need to separate yourselves from the rest of the competition.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Purchasing and Supply
South West
September 2022
