Placement
TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- Undertake a placement year in Transportation Analysis, supporting global projects and developing supply chain analytics.
- Gain exposure to a major global organization within Logistics.
- Role commences Summer 2027.
- Applications close on 12th November 2026.
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Transportation Analyst Placement Student to join our team specializing in Logistics for our Corporate/CBS segment in UK, Sandwich. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry.
This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence Summer of 2027.
What You'll Do
- Involvement and support in all Major Global and Cross Business Unit projects, ensuring data integrity of all reports, understanding and developing reporting capabilities for supply chain KPIs.
- Coordinating with stakeholders to analyse and interpret KPIs in order to identify areas for improvement and action plans, measuring carrier performance through the use of KPIs and assessment scorecards.
- Development of Supply Chain Analytics to make operational performance and trends visible.
- Utilizing existing business systems to provide analytics and reporting that are capable and repeatable.
- Financial reporting and tracking of spend and project savings.
- Development of supply chain models for scenario analysis.
What You'll Need
- Studying towards a Supply Chain, Logistics or Data/Statistics related area.
- Strong skills with Microsoft applications such as Excel and PowerPoint are required, knowledge of Power BI would also be advantageous although not essential.
- Ability to interpret data, innovating to solve problems.
- Good team player and able to manage workload effectively.