Job Description

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P&O Ferries are proudly part of the DP World family; with over 150 different businesses across over 40 countries and are a world leading enabler of global trade.

A house hold name for over 180 years, P&O Ferries have a rich heritage in ferry services. Our ships sail across the English Channel, North Sea & Irish Sea and we employ almost 2000 people.

With our continued growth, including 2 new state of the art hybrid ships joining our fleet in 2023 and the support of the DP World family there has never been a better time to join us!

Do you want to work with our innovative, dynamic Procurement team in our office in Dover?

The Procurement team are currently recruiting for an individual who wants to do a CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations. This is a fantastic entry into an organisation that has procurement at the heart of its business. You will be involved with the team from day one learning tasks within the key "Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours" that form part of the apprenticeship standard.

You will be trained in all aspects of procurement involving dealing with internal customers and suppliers, time management and analytical/ problem solving skills. A key part of this role will be the management of supplier contracts and data. You will be timetabled throughout the week to make sure that you attend tutorials and learning sessions with the training provider both on and off site.

We are a part of DP World, an end to end logistics provider with 100,00 staff globally in over 70 countries. You will have the opportunity to spend some time in our Southampton and London Gateway locations. As well as have access to our global learning platform and complete the apprenticeship with a Level 3 CIPS qualification.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to get access to a scheme that doesn\'t come up too often and will allow you to progress your career in a professional business environment.

Location: Dover

So what are the skills we are looking for?

• Level 2 English and Maths or the equivalent GCSE qualifications
• Good IT skills alongside a good understanding of Microsoft Office
• Excellent organisational skills including the ability to prioritise workloads
• A desire to learn the fundamentals of procurement and supply chain
• An enquiring mind, commercial awareness and a hunger to challenge the norm

At P&O Ferries we want you to be you. Not only will that make us stronger but will allow us to bring authenticity to everything we do. We know our customers come from all walks of life and so do our employees. We are all about connecting the world and that starts with finding connections with who you work with.

When we recruit we want to you to bring your whole self to work and we are working towards increasing diversity across all of our employees. We know we cannot be the best unless we recruit the best regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or neurodiversity. #PANDO

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