Procurement Industrial Placement Student Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
- 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Overview
My role involved typically a lot of Cost Modelling, Analytics, Contracting as well as Purchase Order Creation/Buying Channels. Some wider tasks included working on Category Strategies as well as RFP's and projects related to refining Procurement Processes. I was also given the opportunity to undergo work in Finance (Financial Control)
Skills
I have been able to develop better interpersonal skills and confidence in the workplace which has helped my development greatly. Furthermore being able to gain a wider understanding of how a large organisation operates and the culture has been instrumental in pushing me to become more accustomed to working in such an environment. On a more technical level, using my analytical skills and critical thinking to make calculated decisions that affect business outcomes has been very valuable.
Responsibilities
Yes, in between handover of line management, my workload spiked dramatically which was a great challenge to see what my capabilities were. I will be able to learn how to adapt to increased responsibility in the future more quickly as a result
Support & Guidance
I received great levels of training throughout the course of my placement which was integral to making sure I was able to learn and develop as much as possible. Designated mentors were always available to help as well as managers. In addition to this, there were numerous early talent projects that were designed specifically to support our growth.
Culture
It was very warm and relaxed. Everyone was open to conversation and this helped me onboard much faster and feel comfortable in the workplace.
Your Impressions
I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity and I am very glad I undertook this year. It was always fun to keep learning and support initiatives/projects that have a positive impact on public health. Also, the out of office activities were fun and memorable.
Yes
Put in the necessary effort to understand what the function of the business you are applying to supports as this will naturally help shape your passion for working and contributing to the company which will be appreciated. Furthermore, try to develop an understanding of the types of pharmaceuticals, oncology treatments, and vaccines GSK produces as it will help contextualise all the great skills you have in order to make them applicable to GSK
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Pharmaceutical, Procurement
London
May 2023
