Procurement Assistant Review
by Unilever
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 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 Unilever
- 7. Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
Overview
My role differs per team. For Europe Tubs and Lids, my role is focused on the operational side of purchasing - contracts, invoices, tenders, pricing updates, negotiations. for Global Pumps and triggers I have a top line view, overseeing implementation of sustainability goals, global volume allocation and supplier management.
Skills
Hard skills - procurement operations, use of sysems (SAP, iCAT), formal email language, negotiating, project management Soft skills - Time-management, prioritisation, verbal/written eloquence, tenacity, focus,
Responsibilities
Yes. I was given saving projects to lead, sustainability projects, responsibility of portfolio pricing, supplier mangement, invocing mangement
Support & Guidance
Training at the start, but a lot was learnt along the way/picked up on my own.
Culture
Very nurturing and positive, stress-relieving
Your Impressions
Thoroughly enjoyed every part, positive and negative. I learnt a lot about myself
Yes
apply all of your energy and see where it gets you, be excited by the work you get given, use everything as a learning opportunity, be efficient with your prioritisation
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Purchasing and Supply
North West
May 2024
