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Church & Dwight

European Logistics intern Review

at Church & Dwight

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

Folkestone

Review Submitted: August 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I worked in three different departments on a rotational basis within my one year placement. Day to day tasks involve working on SAP to complete varied tasks such as inventory management, domestic and international order processing , customer fulfilment and dealing with customer queries.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given enough responsibilities during my placement year to be able to develop existing skillset and learn new ones. I had a rigid support structure within the teams i worked in to ensure I reaped the full benefits of my assigned tasks
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt loads of new and varied skills, during my time in stock control was was able to gains skills such 3PL relationship management, stock discrepancy investigation, monitoring KPI's and inventory management. My time at domestic and international logistics i was able to gain logistics and customer fulfilment coordination skills, sales order processing especially EDI's, dealing and resolving customer queries.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My team mates were always very supportive and ready to help whenever i experienced difficulty, i worked with teammates who were highly knowledgeable of their areas of responsibility which was very crucial for my steep learning curve . My managers were all very professional yet approachable and they gave me the space to develop myself with less supervision but always there to help out.
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

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture was one that laid a lot of emphasis on an inclusive and collaborative working environment. This really helped me to quickly settle in and start contributing positively to the company
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I really enjoyed my placement year because i worked with fun loving teammates who were very competent in what they did and always ready to lend a helping hand. Although my placement happened during the peak times of Covid-19 the company offered so much support to ensure my placement year was as meaningful as possible
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Church & Dwight
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Church & Dwight to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Church & Dwight
If you are thinking of applying to C&D go for it!! this is an excellent company and you'll learn so much during your placement year. The teams and managers are highly competent and offer excellent support structure to the interns and the prospects of career development are very high.
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