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If you genuinely want to get your career off to a flying start and be part of a fast-paced Global organisation, where you have the autonomy to make decisions, drive business results, will leverage opportunities to be supported, then this is the right Graduate scheme for you!
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.
So What Will You Be Doing?
Kimberly-Clark is an innovative business looking for talented, commercially-savvy Graduates to join our two-year programme based in Walton Oaks. You will be assigned 3 x 8 month placements across Supply Chain functions such as planning, procurement, logistics, manufacturing etc. during which, you will get to experience working with our well-known and loved household brands such as Andrex®, Kleenex®, Huggies® as well as Kimberly-Clark Professional®. We provide you with real responsibility, cross-functional projects, senior-level visibility, formal technical training, softer skills courses and a real impact on important FMCG products.
Across the placements you will develop skills that range across:
- Analysing industry data
- Mediating information through to category managers
- Product planning and forecasting of the product life cycle
- Category Procurement across EMEA
- Development of deals and cost-saving strategies
- Negotiating & Influencing
At Kimberly-Clark, we make sure each graduate has a comprehensive support network. We allocate a buddy to each graduate in their first year – usually a graduate scheme predecessor. You will also be supported by a senior mentor for the duration of the programme. In addition to specific technical training, you will also complete a Professional Development Training Programme (PDP) that will cover presentation skills, influencing skills, personal effectiveness and business effectiveness.
Kimberly Clark’s graduate program is the springboard to growing your career within a multinational organisation. We are proud to fast track our graduates through our organisations so that you can progress quickly and unleash your power to your full potential!
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.
You must have the right to work in the UK to apply and heading for a min 2:1 in your degree which finishes in Summer 2024. The successful Graduate will need to commence work in September 2024
Note: Assessment days will be on 12th and 13th December at our head office in Surrey. If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a face to face interview on one of these dates.
The Legal Bit!
Please note: Kimberly-Clark require that an employee have full authorisation to work in the country in which the role is based and are unable to provide sponsorship at this time
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, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
KC is a sponsor of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation Good Recruitment Campaign
