Supply Chain Graduate

Wood is currently recruiting for a Supply Chain Graduate to join our Operational Excellence team in Aberdeen, beginning September 2022. Supply Chain in Wood encompasses subcontracts, procurement, expediting, materials management and logistics. We ensure that goods and services arrive at our worksites on time and at great value for our customers. This role aims to provide a graduate with exposure to all supply chain areas, as well as to work with leadership to support new initiatives within the Supply Chain function and supply chain reporting. This role will spend some time supporting live projects within the business and some time working with leadership on central initiatives.

Key accountabilities:

• Responsible for the end-to-end sourcing process of any procurement/subcontracts activity assigned to them, including but not limited to:
• Requesting and evaluating quotes from suppliers on basis of price and delivery and working with technical functions to ensure that quotes received meet specification
• Carry out price negotiations with suppliers to achieve demonstrable price reductions and capturing all internal and external in year savings targets as per business plan
• Raising Purchase Orders in system
• Expedite orders for delivery, including creation of expediting reports
• Support subcontracts team with raising and administering subcontracts.
• Assist with Supplier performance reviews and ongoing management ensuring corrective actions are taken where required.
• Production of shipping documents for goods movements
• Ensures all Supply Chain activities are carried out in accordance with the project execution plan/schedule and/or contracting strategy and in line with project processes and procedures.
• Supporting leadership in deployment, communication and reporting of new initiatives, including new processes and system updates
• Creating, updating and managing output from Supply Chain reports for project and region, using supply chain systems, excel and power BI.
• Supporting leadership in developing presentations and communications
• Carry out all activity in accordance with the Wood Supply Chain Code of Conduct.
• Promote safe working practices and demonstrate safety commitment.
• Understands and lives Woods vision, values and behaviours.
• Understands and works to the Wood Financial Management Framework
• All other tasks as reasonably requested by line management

Key Elements of the Graduate Programme:

• Access to a wealth of technical and personal development resources and opportunities
• Support throughout your career; you will be assigned a buddy, mentor and departmental manager to ensure your professional development is achieved
• Where available, opportunities for site placements, site visits in the UK and overseas and rotations into other relevant disciplines to enhance your knowledge and experience
• Very competitive salary
• Access to a range of excellent employee benefits including:
• Cycle to work scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Generous holiday allowance plus extra days purchase option
• Travel and private medical insurance
• Pension and life assurance
• Shares option

You will have access to the Early Careers Network that brings together young professionals and offers continuing professional development opportunities. Early Careers Network activities include:

• Networking opportunities
• UK wide site visits
• Organised social events
• Lunch and learn sessions
• Technical and soft skills training
• Developing University and Institutional links
• Access to Wood’s Global Developing Professionals Network

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Educated to ISCED Level 6 (Bachelor Degree or Equivalent) in Business, Law, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain or similar.

Other Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Enthusiastic proactive attitude
• Excellent communication skills, written, oral and presentation
• Ability to create a strong network both within and outside of supply chain department
• Adaptability and problem solving skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Must have the right to work in UK

Personal attributes:

• Ability to coordinate activities and prioritise workload
• Work under pressure to meet deadlines

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.