Supply Management Placement

JOB TITLE: Supply Management Placement

LOCATION: Milton Keynes (hybrid 1-3 days in the office required per week)

CLOSING DATE:Monday 30th September 2024

SALARY: £22,250, 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, loan car scheme, pension and a discretionary bonus

CONTRACT: June 2025 - June 2026

To apply for our undergraduate placement scheme, you must be studying for an undergraduate degree that requires a placement year. Master's students are not eligible.

Do you have a strong work ethic, independence, and excellent time management skills?

We are looking for a Supply Management Undergraduate to join our team where you will have the opportunity to gain invaluable experience in managing relationships with key suppliers. This exciting opportunity will teach you how to manage those relationships, become an expert in our field and give you a great foundation for a career in the automotive industry in the future. You'll achieve this by providing support to the team for your placement year.

This is what your time at Volkswagen Financial Services might look like:

• Support the Supply team by collating and analysing supplier performance, populating a monthly senior management dashboard.
• Raise invoices to customers for services purchased
• Consolidate customer monthly bills
• Own the management of all telematics operational queries
• You will be the initial point of contact for a variety of stakeholders who have queries regarding the suppliers or the services from selected suppliers

About you:

• Currently pursuing any degree with skills transferable to the role
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence to manage relationships with stakeholder across the business
• Excellent organisational skills
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Microsoft skills, especially in Excel
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work independently

What we can offer you:

• Salary of £22,250 per annum plus discretionary bonus and company pension scheme
• A wealth of experience and a fun and sociable workplace to start your career
• You'll be joining a group of 49 undergraduates, so you'll have a large group of peers to work alongside
• Access to Life Skills workshops, designed specifically for you as an undergraduate
• Opportunity to join a discounted loan car scheme
• Physical and mental health support with our onsite Wellbeing Centre
• Hybrid blend of working at our office based in Milton Keynes and working from home

Here's what our process looks like:

• Apply and upload your CV, covering letter and answer a few application questions.
• You'll then be invited to complete a Situational Judgement Test. This is a short multiple-choice question set to understand how you may approach situations.
• If you pass this stage, you will be invited to complete an online video interview where you will have the opportunity to tell us more about yourself.
• If successful, your final step in the journey is to attend an assessment centre at our Milton Keynes office where you will take part in a group exercise, complete a short interview and deliver a presentation. You'll also meet some of our managers and our current Undergraduates to find out more about a placement year with us.

About Volkswagen Financial Services UK Limited:

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible.

In our ever-changing world, this can be a challenge, so we aim to foster an openly entrepreneurial, pioneering environment, focussed on your mobility needs.

To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing.

We do this by offering a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems.

Volkswagen Financial Services are committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us, and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can.

Our undergraduate placement roles do not meet the UKVI's criteria for the skilled worker sponsorship route, therefore we are unable to accept candidates requiring sponsorship for this role.

Please do not apply for more than one placement role. This will ensure that you are considered for the placement that you are most interested in, and your skills are aligned to.

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