Melrose Global Graduate Programme (Procurement and Supply Chain Management)

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

What You'll Be Doing

During your placements you will be working as part of a global team, giving you the opportunity to experience different cultures and work with a diverse range of people to solve a variety of problems and work to improve our business. Whether you envisage a career in Procurement, Supply Chain Management or Sourcing, choosing GKN Aerospace means you are joining an organisation with dynamic manufacturing locations that are supported by a global supply chain.

Throughout Your Graduate Journey, We Give You The Opportunity To Grow, Both Your Business And Leadership Capabilities. We Provide Support And Mentoring As You Work On Real Projects, Solving Real Problems And Delivering Real Change. We Aim To Match Your Capabilities And Aspirations To Our Strategic And Operational Needs – Ensuring a Thriving Business For Us And Fulfilling Career For You. As Part Of Our Procurement And Supply Chain Graduate Programme You Can Expect The Following

• Rotations in Operational Procurement, Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management areas of the business.
• Placements at a variety of Manufacturing Sites and with our Global Strategic team including; working in areas such as strategic sourcing, supplier management, negotiations and contracting to help shape and deploy our sourcing strategies for the long term
• Solving operational procurement challenges to enable our operations, building strong relationships with suppliers and working to improve our processes and systems.
• Improving our planning and scheduling processes to ensure efficient and effective operational execution, tackling logistical challenges and helping us deploy technology and automation for the future

We are committed to your continued development and success, and so throughout your journey you will engage in our on boarding and structured development programme; alongside our Global Graduate Community, providing you support and networking opportunities throughout your career at GKN Aerospace. You will also have the opportunity to take part in additional activities outside of your role, whether it be supporting local community initiatives, or our young people strategy, and you are given the encouragement and time to participate.

Who We Are Looking For

• Talented individuals with skills, enthusiasm and passion to become leaders of the future in what they do
• People who enjoy tackling problems, identifying and implementing solutions that make an impact by working with teams
• A degree in: Supply Chain or any STEM discipline (2.1 or higher)
• An interest in the Aerospace industry

What We'll Offer

• 24 month programme with a guaranteed permanent opportunity on Graduation.
• Variety of business value add / rewarding placements across different programs and locations
• Working across the areas of Strategic Sourcing, Procurement and Supply Chain Management to grow your knowledge
• International exposure opportunities
• A structured development journey
• Dedicated Home Manager, mentor and buddy to fully support you throughout your programme
• An opportunity to understand and therefore work to your personal strengths
• Competitive Salary
• High Level of Exposure to different parts of the business; sites, locations, customers, stakeholders
• An ambassador for the organisation at various events and functions and Future Careers events
• A member of the Global Graduate community

Please note: Some GKN Aerospace programmes are subject to regulatory restrictions which may impact certain nationalities, as such part of the application process you are asked to declare information in relation to this.

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.