Procurement Graduate - Cranfield, United Kingdom - NISSAN

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Our Cranfield facility, European Technical Centre (NTCE), serves as the head office for Nissan's Research & Development operations in Europe.

In Sunderland, our production facility (NMUK) is the home to iconic models such as Qashqai, Juke & Leaf and the recently announced EV36Euro Electric Vehicle (EV) Hub.


Key benefits:

Competitive salary starting from £33,904, Company pension programme, Company share scheme, Car ownership scheme, Fitness centre, Paid overtime. Private healthcare, Sports and leisure complex, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, Travel opportunities (dependent on role)

  • SalarySalary starting from £33,90
  • Hours39 hours per week


  • Location

  • Nissan Cranfield
  • Position
  • Graduate
  • Date Listed 21 November 2023
  • Closing 22 January 2024
  • Duration 2 year fixed term contract
    Summary:
  • Purchasing is a key function within any automotive manufacturer, after all, when you consider that 80% of the car value is from externally sourced components you can understand how important your role within Purchasing will be.
Throughout your role, you will learn about the vast variety of functions within Purchasing and will be allocated your own area of responsibility from the following:
Line Parts, Facilities & Site Services, Aftersales, Vendor Tooling, Purchase Project Management, Strategy Planning & Control, Supplier Quality Development and Total Delivered Cost
What you'll need:


  • Must have or expect to achieve a 2.1 in a relevant degree.
  • You must have permission to live and work in the UK without restriction at the time of hire.
  • Strong analytical skills and a datadriven thinker
  • A creative, forward thinker with excellent communication and team working skills.
  • Excellent written & verbal communication.
  • Good team worker / flexible working approach with ability to selfmotivate.
  • Ability to adapt to a fastpaced organisation.
  • Efficient time management & organisation skills
  • Knowledge of a foreign language may be an advantage.
  • Geographically mobile

What you'll be doing:


  • Sourcing for all new models across Nissan Europe
  • Daily communication with suppliers, internal departments, external departments, and global entities
  • Cost management of parts with both suppliers and internal departments
  • Project management activities for new European projects
  • Internal Reporting of key cost information on a monthly basis
  • Supplier visits where possible.
Please note we have positions available in both our NMUK Sunderland and NTCE Cranfield sites. Please specify if you have a preferred location when applying.


All of us at Nissan - regardless of functional area or expertise - share a passion to design, manufacture and sell high-performance, fun to drive vehicles.


Benefits at a glance
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Salary starts from £33,904 rising every 6 months

  • Company pension programme
  • Company share scheme
  • Car ownership scheme
  • Fitness centre
  • Paid overtime and time in lieu
  • Private healthcare
  • 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Free onsite parking

Application process:


ONLINE APPLICATION:

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Assessment centre:

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FINAL INTERVIEW:


Sometimes you will be asked back for a 2nd interview, this will be dependent on department and is normally an informal interview to discuss your specific organisational fit.

Throughout all of this stage, we want you to feel as relaxed as possible.

We know that interviews can be nerve-wracking but just be yourself and try not to worry about getting anything wrong.

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Job offer and medical:

Well done, you've got the job You will now receive a job offer from us.

Once you have accepted you will receive a medical questionnaire to complete online and a contract will then be sent to you in the post, which you will need to sign and send back to us.

Now the pressure is off, you've done it Try relax and give yourself time to prepare for your new adventure
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