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Order Fulfilment Intern Review

at Softcat

Placement (10 Months+)

Purchasing and Supply

Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Review Submitted: May 2026

Overall Rating

4.6 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

As an Order Fulfilment Intern, your role sits within Business Operations and focuses on ensuring customer orders are processed accurately, efficiently, and delivered smoothly from start to finish.
On a day to day basis this involves resending failed orders that have gone via EDI, actioning the in stock elsewhere report to ensure orders are being placed with the most cost efficient distributor with stock available, placing orders and supporting the team when needed.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, you were given responsibility of orders and ownership of certain tasks.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Main Skills developed were communication, collaboration, problem solving and proactivity.

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?

4/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Lots, everybody is happy to help.

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?

Lively and welcoming.

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?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

A lot.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Softcat to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Softcat

Be curious and step out of your comfort zone by taking every opportunity that comes your way.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Softcat

4/5

Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?

Waiting to hear
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