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Logistics Excellence Lead Review

at Unilever

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

Leatherhead

Review Submitted: June 2023

Overall Rating

4.2 /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
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4/5 - Company Culture
3.5/5 - Overall Experience
2/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
• Lead and conducted in depth analysis of business performance versus business goals.
• Helped to build and lead teams of problem-solvers and managers.
• Developed a business strategy to reduce the number of trucks/shipments to Unilever customers by adapting the DMAIC principle.
• Leading the project, working along with different streams/departments like finance, customer experience
& logistics to bring a positive change in the environment & company savings.
• Been allocated a savings budget of £2.2M for 2023 & importantly will span for next 2-3 years to achieve the end goal of zero emission.
• Exposure to HMRC governance of & controls by working on the Brexit policy of ‘Refunds Goods Relief’.
• Utilised my data analytics & IT skills to build a Microsoft Power BI dashboard to track performance & drive improvement for the current & also the consecutive year.
Aided senior leadership during the executive decision-making process by generating daily reports to recommend corrective actions and improvements.
• Strengthened project flow by reviewing process data, developing solutions, and monitoring
implementation.
• Efficiently solved key client business problems and challenges by framing problems, developing a vision, and building a road map to deliver.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes
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?
Cost Savings · Analytical Skills · Customs Regulations · SAP ERP · Customer Relationship Management (CRM) · Data Analytics · Microsoft Power BI · Leadership · Project Management
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?
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Thorough Support & guidance from all managers.
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?
Friendly
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
Extremely
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
2/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
I would advice to enjoy every process of working & learn as much as possible from the prospective projects.
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