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Commercial & Supply Chain Intern - Summer Placement

1 month ago

Warrington, Warrington, United Kingdom United Utilities Full time

Commercial & Supply Chain Intern - Summer Placement

Job ID: UU00472

Location: Lingley Mere Headquarters, Warrington, UK. Possibility for some hybrid working as well as office-based working, to be agreed with line manager during on boarding process. The candidate will need to ensure that they can travel to Lingley Mere Headquarters in Warrington on a regular basis and when required.

Duration: 3 months

Salary: £23,152 per annum (pro-rota based on duration)

Working Hours: 37.00 per week

Stat Date: June 2024

United Utilities provides water and sewage services to seven million people across the North West of England. It's a big job and a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly for our customers. From operating our pipes and improving water quality, to embracing new technologies and safeguarding the local environment – whether you're in our head office or out on site, there's always plenty going on. Our internship programmes will give you the opportunity to learn first-hand how we make this happen.

We need fantastic people to enable us to deliver a great service to the public. We are committed to reaching and recruiting from every community and then supporting employees to achieve their full potential ensuring they feel valued and included, regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation or social background.

Role Overview

In the Commercial Indirect and Networks department the successful students will join a large team working and supporting on procurement activities including tendering and sourcing. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in a number of areas including service & construction delivery contracts, IT & OT, Professional Services and chemicals, contract/supply chain management, regulatory procurement and purchase to pay.

You will engage with operational and senior stakeholders; support the alignment of business strategy and policy to deliver category plans.

You will benefit from the shared knowledge within the Commercial team and expertise of working with colleagues across the wider commercial delivery team including Capital Delivery and Engineering, whilst also developing your own specialist skills and providing a valuable contribution to the team.

We will help you gain an understanding of the projects being undertaken at United Utilities and the methods used by delivering them. Specific tasks may be assigned during this time. You will be accountable for delivering these with the support of commercial managers.

During your 3-month intern summer placement you may also be given the opportunity to visit some of our sites. You'll see how we carefully produce clean safe drinking water and how we treat wastewater in order to release it safely back into the environment.

You will also get the opportunity to mix with our current graduates who can share experiences, tips, and guidance with you for the next steps in your career.

What we are looking for

United Utilities are looking for undergraduate studying a Commercial or Supply Chain qualification who have completed as a minimum first year of a degree or equivalent.

To apply you need to:

  • Have researched and have knowledge of Commercial or Supply Chain activities.
  • Be working towards a Commercial or Supply Chain degree or a related course.
  • Have good computer skills particularly in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel.
  • Be motivated and enthusiastic, and excellent team player, processing ambition and drive.
  • Process good written and interpersonal skills and have the ability to communicate and influence across all levels.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Be able to be comfortable working flexibly across a range of tasks and activities to deadlines as well as being able to prioritise your time.
  • Potentially to work unsupervised from home.
  • Able to get to Lingley Mere in Warrington.

Benefits

If you want to join an FTSE 100 company that wants to disrupt the water industry and you want to make a positive change in the world we would like to hear from you.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Due to the length of your programme being 3 months you will be engaged via our resourcing partner Reed Talent Solutions.

Internship Duration

3 months

How to apply

All roles will be advertised on our United Utilities Career's Page. Roles will be advertised on selected University portals to encourage applications. All applications will need to be completed online through the United Utilities Careers Page.

We need fantastic people to enable us to deliver a great service to the public. We are committed to reaching and recruiting from every community and then supporting employees to achieve their full potential ensuring they feel valued and included, regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation, or social background.

If you are offered a job with us, a number of pre-employment checks need to be carried out before your appointment can be confirmed. Any offer of employment with United Utilities will be subject to a satisfactory checking report from the Disclosure Scotland / the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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