Supply Chain Undergraduate Review

by Volkswagen Financial Services

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Rating

3.3/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    1.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    2.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I have a combination of shorter daily tasks and larger monthly tasks to complete. Daily tasks include monitoring reports from suppliers to ensure records are well kept, and responding to queries from customers. Bigger monthly tasks include generating and verifying invoices, supplier audits and larger-scale reporting. This role does not fit the typical description of supply chain. More specifically it is working with and supporting companies who supply a service to VWFS relating to the on-road lifecycle of the car, for example roadside assistance.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Excel Communication Prioritisation and workload management


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I had full responsibility of my own workload, and could take on additional responsibilities where capable.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 1/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received very good support from my team during my placement.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The fleet supply team has a great culture and is a good team to work in, but the culture and wider atmosphere of the wider company is not the same.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed working with my team during this placement but I did not enjoy the type of work I did.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Volkswagen Financial Services
  • 1/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Volkswagen Financial Services to a friend?
  • No


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Volkswagen Financial Services
  • Make sure to fully read the job description and find out as much as possible about the role before applying and during the interview process.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Purchasing and Supply

South East

April 2024


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