Job Title: Supply Chain Undergraduate
Location: United Kingdom, Walton Oaks
If you genuinely want to get your career off to a flying start and be part of a fast-paced truly global company where you get to make important decisions, drive real business results and are given fully supported opportunities to grow, then our Industrial Placements might be just what you are looking for.
We’re an innovative business looking for a talented, commercially-savvy individual to join us for a one-year industrial placement. You will be based in our Walton Oaks office which is home to many of Kimberly-Clark's European functions.
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What is it like to work at Kimberly-Clark?
Huggies®. Kleenex®. Andrex®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, 25% of people in the world use Kimberly-Clark products every day.
The identity of each and every one of our employees makes us who we are and makes our global company of over 40,000-plus employees stronger because of it. We are in the business of providing better care for a better world, for everyone, everywhere. At Kimberly-Clark treating individuals with respect is the way we do business and the way we lead our industry and our world. We’re building an organisation that looks and thinks like our customers around the world and are searching for talented people with different perspectives and varied backgrounds. People like you. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark; you just need to join us!
So what will you be doing?
The Supply Chain function underpins almost every aspect of our business from the purchase of raw materials to delivery of products to our customers and managing customer orders and deliveries, providing a wealth of placement opportunities. With the team spanning Europe, The Middle East and Africa, your projects will also have a distinct international flavour. Ultimately your placement will be both challenging and rewarding, learning from one of the world’s leading brand organizations. You’ll have a real job from day one with specific responsibilities.
What we need from you;
Qualifications and course of study relevant to the placement i.e. Maths, Economics, Business, Science, Engineering.
Experience in using Microsoft Office IT packages
Personal Skills
Fluent in English
Second European language is highly desirable particularly French, Spanish, German.
Will have strong numerical skills and demonstrable analytical thinking capability
Energized and ambitious
High level of attention to detail, able to show initiative and be flexible in your approach
Be proactive and have the ability to work as part of a team
Excellent communication skills as you will liaise with a range of internal departments
At Kimberly-Clark, we are happy to consider requests for flexible working, which can include flexible hours, an element of working from home, compressed hours etc. If this is something you wish to explore, please highlight it at the interview stage.
To be considered for this role, you must be an undergraduate looking for 12 months employment commencing September 2023 finishing August 2024 before going back to Uni for your final year in September 2024
Closing date for applications is Friday 21st July.
You must be available to attend interviews w/c 3rd and w/c 10th August onsite in Surrey
To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will then review your application and follow up with you if you seem like a great fit for this role
And finally, the small print….
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Kimberly-Clark is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
KC is a sponsor of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Good Recruitment Campaign
K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based.
