Supply Chain and Procurement Graduate - Early Careers Farnborough, Hampshire, South East England, England
Job description
It’s an exciting time to join one of our Early Careers programmes at QinetiQ. We are always looking for great people to join our team, whether you are taking your first steps in starting a career or you are looking to make a career change, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities for you.
Profile
Supply Chain & Procurement (P&SC) is a core, strategic function of the QinetiQ business, enabling the organisation to win business and influence profitability. As a function, we have an impressive footprint across the breadth of QinetiQ. This provides an excellent platform to develop key commercial skills, as well as build a robust network of relationships across a wide variety of both internal and external stakeholders.
The function is made up of seven pillars; ranging from the manufacturing of novel and innovative products, to the procurement of critical goods and services that enables QinetiQ to deliver its operations. We support both the winning of new business and successful execution of critical programmes.
Graduate Programme
The aim of this two year programme is to help you develop the core skills necessary to begin your career journey in P&SC with QinetiQ. We will help you create sustainable procurement strategies, executed through the identification of suitable suppliers, competing opportunities, negotiating and placing contracts, along with managing relationships through-life. You will actively contribute to the company’s mission of protecting lives and securing the vital interests of our customers.
Duties & Responsibilities
Developing unique supply chains that differentiate QinetiQ and secures strategically vital business
Drafting and negotiating advantageous contracts, leaning on experts within the company
Leading supplier assurance activities to maintain QinetiQ’s exemplary reputation
Developing enduring relationships both internally and externally; positively influencing outcomes and challenging ideas
Driving forward the development of innovative new products from concept through to production
Creating policy that influences the company’s approach on topics like social value within our supply chain
QinetiQ will enable you to:
Develop a robust understanding of Supply Chain & Procurement Best Practice
Determine the best way for our customers to exploit novel and emerging technologies
Develop commercial expertise whilst gaining a unique and wider insight into other functions (like finance, project management, strategy, service management, business development)
Gain access to training to develop your commercial and leadership skills, underpinned by industry recognised professional qualification - Chartered Institute for Procurement & Supply.
Gain the opportunity to support community projects, for example environmental initiatives
Entry Requirements
To apply for the role you MUST meet the following criteria;
Have attained, or are about to attain a 2:1 degree in Supply Chain Management or a Business Degree with an interest in Supply Chain Management
Be willing to learn, and have demonstrated an aptitude for learning at pace
Have a keen interest in developing a professional network within the company and industry
Be interested in supporting extra-curricular activities aimed at unlocking the functions future ambitions
Additional Requirements:
Please be aware that many roles within QinetiQ will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
You must be prepared to go through the Government Vetting process. For further details please refer to, https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/united-kingdom-security-vetting
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Why join QinetiQ?
As a global company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise, we are excited to recruit the most talented and enthusiastic people to become key parts of our business. Our Early Careers programmes give you the opportunity to be at the heart of impactful projects.
Diversity and inclusion
In our unique working environment, teams from different backgrounds collaborate widely on some of the world’s most complex defence and security challenges. Whatever part you play, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies. It’s a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Together, we’ll explore new ways of protecting the world around us.
Your wellbeing
Looking after the health and wellbeing of our employees are our top priority. We offer a host of services designed to support your wellbeing. They range from our Thrive app and Employee Assistance Programme to Mental Health First Aiders. The wellbeing of our employees is critical to our collective and individual success.
Rewards and benefits
We offer global career progression and the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting projects along with a wide range of rewards and recognition. Our highly competitive salaries come with a raft of benefits, from a performance-based Employee Incentive Scheme to Thank Q, our global recognition scheme. There’s also a Share Incentive Plan, Life Assurance and Benefits+, our flexible benefits package. It’s all designed to make life easier for you.
About QinetiQ
Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. With a focus on protecting the world around us, we have a target to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and we are developing a global plan for net zero by March 2022. Being a responsible and sustainable business is at the heart of our identity.
Come and find out how you can play your part.
