Supporting on various projects and activity across Coop039s Ethics Sustainability and Policy Team
My role included conducting tasting panels and working with the Delicious Food team to benchmark and improve products whilst ensuring they meet required specifications and standards
There039s general admin relating to testsbenchmark results relating to products specifications complaints and You039d attend weeklybitri or monthly calls with suppliers from your category Store visits to check the quality and presentation of
Assist in the purchasing of new products that are both commercially viable as well as attractive to customers This involves building key relationship with suppliers and negotiating on costs and promotional activity The role also involves maintaining ac
Coming up with ideas and briefing suppliers Benchmarking the market and market reviews Product submissions QAS and trial reviews Showcasing our products to NISA and FRTS along with internal colleagues Visiting manufacturer039s sites Going to innovati
My day to day role included attending meetings with internal colleagues and external suppliers Delivering projects on animal welfare sourcing standards and sustainability across agriculture that aligned with Coop039s strategies Organising Coop03
Reviewing own label artwork to ensure each product gets launched on time Creating pack copies for own label products to ensure the products are legal and compliant Be a point of contact for customer labelling queries Provide support to the marketing team
I did a placement in the Value Creation Performance amp Trends team This means every day is different It could vary from being involved in value creation opportunities on any category upskilling other developers on trends or sitting in on a sustaina
I work on the categories cake bread savoury grocery sweet grocery and free from for Coop looking after the Coop own brand products in these categories ranges I am responsible for everything that happens to these products from concept of new products
Everyday is different in this technical role The best part of the role is visiting the supply base depending on which category you are in this is either factories or farms You will have regular communications with suppliers and internal Product develop
The role is to support the ESP team on projects working towards policies reports events and commitments
This placement is very unique as no two days were ever the same with the Coop From being out on farm to in the office the working environments changed and had the flexibility to suit what worked for me From writing blogs creating videos updating so
The core part of this role involves reviewing signing off coop own brands labels and communications to ensure their compliance with both legal and policy requirements Other activities include responding to customer queries relating to Labelling as well
Working at the Coop offered me the chance to work across a range of disciplines and tailor the placement to my interests As a placement student I had the opportunity to not only gain experience in the work place but also get out of the office to work wi
I thought it was really good and exciting with plenty of fresh opportunities to get involved with all aspects of the business The Coop are a great business to work with as you instantly feel part of a team and are encouraged to develop and test yourself
This was such a fun placement I learned so much over the year Worked with the most amazing people and was given so much support and opportunities over the year Should a good employer and the chance to work with so many people and work in different depa
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year I learnt a lot and made contacts that have been helpful for my career since
Thoroughly enjoyed my time at Coop and the supplier that sponsored me Had a fantastic year
The coop offer great placement schemes which really value their students and treat them as equal employees The placement year offered a great insight into the world of food manufacturing and retail highlighting some of the challenges and rewarding op
