Procurement and Supply Chain (12 Month Placement Scheme)

Location: Desford, Leicester, United Kingdom; onsite five days a week

Salary: £26,000, plus share scheme, pension, and 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction and mining equipment, engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives, providing products and services throughout their life cycle.

What you will do

• Support the end-to-end procurement of goods and services required by the Desford facility.
• Support sourcing and RFQ activities by gathering requirements, reviewing specifications, researching suppliers, analysing quotations, and preparing sourcing information.
• Use procurement systems and tools, including PROcure, to maintain accurate procurement, pricing, and supplier records.
• Analyse supplier, spend, cost, quality, and delivery data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
• Support supplier relationship management, including supplier reviews, visits, performance discussions, risk identification, and action tracking.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Quality, internal stakeholders, and external suppliers on process excellence, supply resiliency, sustainable value, compliance, and risk mitigation projects.

Requirements

• Must be in the penultimate year of study, unless enrolled in an integrated master’s programme, to be eligible for the 12-month placement commencing July 2027.
• On target to achieve a minimum 2:2 honours degree in Business Management, Economics, Supply Chain/Logistics, or Data Analytics.
• Microsoft Office skills, including Outlook, MS Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and across the company.
• Effective communication skills with a wide range of individuals.
• Self-motivation, drive to succeed, curiosity, willingness to learn, dynamism, flexibility, agility, strong work ethic, and personal pride.
• Creativity, ambition, problem-solving ability, and ability to learn quickly.
• Prior knowledge is not required; enthusiasm for professional development is expected.

Culture & Benefits

• 12-month full-time placement with responsibility and accountability for key project deliverables.
• Workplace mentor support from a manager or technical expert.
• Collaboration with colleagues across hirify.global facilities worldwide.
• £26,000 salary, share scheme, pension, and 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Meet and Greet event for new UK placement students.
• High-performing placement students may be fast-tracked to the graduate development scheme, subject to an available graduate role and achieving a minimum 2:2.

Hiring process

• Complete the online application and upload a CV before the advertised closing date; only one application is required.
• Selected candidates complete online assessments and a video interview.
• Successful candidates are invited to an in-person Assessment Centre, anticipated on 2 February at the Desford facility, followed by the offer stage. The placement begins on 5 July 2027.