Supply Chain IP Review

I was involved in different supply chain projects relating to skincare where I got to support in the conceptualisation of a new sustainability project. I got to interact with global teams on sourcing opportunities and co-ordination of teams on various supply chain projects. Throughout the year, I got to participate in several open days and a competition within Unilever as well.

I feel like I wasn't given a lot of responsibility due to the field I was in and that I worked remotely through the year. A lot of my role was supporting other supply chain colleagues on bigger projects which I appreciated being able to learn from them, but wished I had more projects that I was in charge of.

I have grown a lot in my technical and public speaking skills, as I have had to give several presentations throughout the year and also taught myself new software (namely Power BI and Wordwall). I have began to grow my soft skills in networking too and aim to continue growing them and keeping in contact with people going forwards.

A lot of the support I was given was directing me to digital tools (Degreed, LinkedIn learning etc) as opposed to hands on support/training. I wish there were more in person sessions organised for that. However, I did not fully utilise the surrounding network so could've reached out more.

I loved the culture at Unilever. Everyone was very supportive and understanding, making it a very nice working environment. It was easy to reach out for help and when I was going through personal issues, everyone around me was very understanding of my mental state at the time and gave me the space to grieve.

I enjoyed my placement a lot! I found the experience I gained invaluable and gave a real insight to the world of Supply Chain that I was unaware of before. It has helped me to understand better what I want to do going forwards with my career as I would love to work in product development of beauty.

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