British American Tobacco Internship Opportunity 2018
British American Tobacco Internship Opportunity 2018, British American Tobacco currently have an exciting opportunity for 2 aspiring Supply Chain graduates to join us in the Heidelberg factory on a fixed term basis.
The internship will offer a comprehensive learning experience to apply knowledge acquired in the classroom to real-world situations as well as a development opportunity across all Supply Chain areas, with a balance between operational tasks and project management work – ideal for a student or recent graduate looking for work experience within a multinational, fast paced company.
British American Tobacco is all about freedom of choice — whether it’s our people or our products. Combined with our entrepreneurial spirit, it’s what’s driven our phenomenal success. We started trading tobacco over a hundred years ago. Today, we’re a multibillion dollar company with more than 200 brands in our portfolio. With robust positions in each of our regional markets, our future looks equally bright too.
There’s no doubt our industry is controversial — we’re the first to admit that. But rest assured, we take a responsible approach to our trade. In each of our markets, we observe every local law regarding tobacco (in many cases going further through our own voluntary code). Not only that, we treat our farmers fairly, invest in the environment and help to sustain local communities.
We also excel at developing our own people into leaders of the future. As a firm with a high-performance culture, we’ll expect a lot from you. But we’ll support you every step of the way to help you deliver. If you’re passionate and ambitious, rapid career progression is a reality here. And because we’re such a large firm (we employ more than 55,000 people worldwide), there are plenty of exciting opportunities for you to develop a truly extraordinary career.
Employing company British American Tobacco South Africa
TYPICAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Process Analysis:
The aim of this role is to provide support across the Supply Chain function with the purpose of improving the way of work and bringing innovative ways of increasing process velocity and efficiency.
Reporting:
This role requires robust reporting skills in order to meet the divergent needs of different functions and target audiences. Of critical importance is the need to decipher complex and detailed information in a format that makes it understandable to laymen audiences without losing the essence of the research findings.
Strategic decision support:
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- The main aim and key component of the role is the provision of clear and unambiguous recommendations which will aid key decision-making processes by the Supply Chain Leadership Team.
- Essential requirements
- Essential requirements:
- University degree in either B Com Supply Chain, B Com General, Business Management or B Tech in Operations
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office package (Excel and Power Point);
- Not more than 2 years working experience
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Desirable requirements Would be a plus:
- Ability to see both the big picture and the important details
- Good mathematics skills
- Analytical and presentation skills