Procurement Placement

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About JN Bentley

JN Bentley is a leading civil engineering and construction company mainly operating within the water industry and directly employing over 1000 people. We are a fast growing business with over 250 new people joining our team in 2016 and numbers for 2017 projected to increase further. We are a business who believes in investing in our employees with over £1m spent on training and development last year.

A significant and growing proportion of JN Bentley’s work, particularly in the water sector, is delivered through Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) a fully-integrated design-and-construct venture. MMB was established in 1999 and since then the joint venture has gone from strength to strength, winning multiple client and industry awards for quality and innovation.

At JN Bentley we are committed to creating a fun workplace, where people have a voice, are safe, reach their potential and prosper, and the rewards are shared.

Procurement Placement

We’re currently offering the opportunity for undergraduate placement students to gain valuable experience and develop a number of key skills that will help you to pursue a career in procurement.

Working at our Head office in Skipton, North Yorkshire, this is a great opportunity to gain a real insight into the world of procurement and how it plays an important role in keeping a busy, fast-paced business running. Working with a supportive team around you, the role will equip you with skills that will stand you in good stead to tackle your last year at university, a career in procurement and other business roles in the years thereafter.

What you'll do:

• Form part of a high-performing procurement team, managing a spend of over £30m a year.
• Provide sites with a range of materials and subcontract services across the UK.
• Work in a fast paced environment, hitting short-term deadlines.
• Visit our construction sites and suppliers to see what life is like for them.
• Produce high-level reports on spend, utilisation and costs.
• Learn key negotiation skills and then implement them, engaging with various stakeholders to help us drive value.

Benefits

26 days holiday, Turkey at Christmas (or vouchers), the chance to enter the ‘Wellbeing prize draw’ (drawn quarterly with prizes up to £1000), A chance of sponsorship for your final year.

Ideal Candidate

You must be studying a full time business related degree and be eligible to work in the UK.

The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

• The ability to work in a busy office, working under pressure but in a light-hearted manner.
• Confidence, self-motivation and a strong work ethic.
• The ability to handle multiple tasks at once – procurement is a busy department!
• Good IT skills - you must be IT literate.
• Strong people skills.
• Willingness to learn - you’ll sit with a supportive team who will work with you to improve your ability to influence internal and external stakeholders and negotiation skills.

How to apply

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