Job Description
We have a vacancy for an undergraduate student to complete a Year in Industry placement as a Planning Assistant within the Purchasing & Supply Chain team, commencing Summer 2026.
Planning is the heart of supply chain, and this placement will provide a full overview of how a supply chain operates from manufacturing the finished product through to selling the product to the customer. This placement will give you the opportunity to understand how a supply chain works whilst being fully utilised to support the planning function within the Performance Chemicals Business Unit.
You will be trained and gain experience in working with several key business systems to provide support within a fast-paced Supply Chain environment. You will be fully involved within the planning function working globally to resolve supply issues and ensuring inventory is in place to keep plants manufacturing as per production plan.
You will learn how to use SAP to assist with ordering raw materials and finished products to guarantee stock availability to meet customer orders; whilst maintaining min/max inventory across European sites. You will also play a key role in maintaining the static data within the ERP system ensuring the system runs smoothly and displays accurate information. You will be liaising with our European manufacturing facilities, interna...