Procurement Review

by Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Running reports Problem solving Placing orders Communicating with supplies via email and phone calls Communicating with internal planning and providing them with updates


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt how to formally communicate via email and phone and the ability to build a professional relationship with suppliers even when they are underperforming and distributing the business


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Throughout the placement I was given more and more responsibilities. Once my team felt comfortable with my training then they gave me more important tasks to do and projects to run


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Constant communication with my team and managers who helped whenever I felt assistance was needed


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very polite and welcoming, they have had placements students in the past so they have the experience of how to train them up and look after them through out the year


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Very much so, I have kept in contact with my fellow students and fellow colleagues since leaving


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd. to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.
  • To enjoy the placement year as much as they can and to take onboard everything that they learn


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Procurement

South West

October 2023


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