Job Highlights
Are you a graduate seeking an exciting and rewarding opportunity? Apply for the Nutreco South Africa Global Supply Chain Young Professional Programme 2025.
Location: Johannesburg , Gauteng
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed.
About the Graduate Programme
The Global Supply Chain Trainee will work in different supply chain roles over an 18 month, split into three six-month rotations on the job, normally in three different countries, in three different supply chain areas.
During this period the trainee will build international acumen by connecting with various Business Units and the Global Supply Chain Leadership Team.
The program is designed to help the trainee develop on a personal and professional level, and to understand the end-to-end supply chain processes, including the interdependencies and interconnectedness between different areas.
Job Purpose
Gain practical experience in supply chain excellence by working on challenging tasks, projects and completing numerous trainings in an international environment.
The Global Supply Chain Trainee will gain industry-specific knowledge and leverage the experience of experts in the different locations and Opcos.
Qualifications
Academic achievement: Strong technical academic background; Master’s in for example:
- Supply Chain Management,
- Logistics,
- Operations Management,
- Industrial Engineering,
- Computer Science,
- Data Analytics or
- Business Administration.
Requirements
Language: Strong proficiency of business English and local language.
Professional experience and passion: Maximum of one to two years of experience in supply chain, business administration or manufacturing environments.
Global mobility and adaptability: Eagerness to take on global projects and temporary international relocation opportunities. Flexibility and ability to adapt to different cultures, helping our operations around the world.
Proactive learners: Enjoyment in mastering complex concepts and applying learnings in practical ways to make an impact.
Creative problem solvers: Ability to approach challenges creatively, thinking outside the box to find the best solutions.
Benefits of the Graduate Programme
You will spend the first six months at your home location gaining on-the-job experience with a real-life job, learning about key supply chain processes, systems, respective goods and services and dataflows.
Plant and Opco locations
After the first six months working from your home location, you will spend several months in some of our international plants and locations.
The focus here will be on gaining additional perspectives and learning about the day-to-day operational and strategic challenges.
At this point, you may identify potential improvements to help us along in our continuous drive for optimisation.
YPP Academy Weeks
Each rotation starts with a Skills Development Academy week focused on job-specific learning and personal development.
You will also meet your fellow global Young Professionals and benefit from a wide range of trainings and events.
During all the phases of your traineeship, you will work as part of the Supply Chain team on a challenging position, global project, operational business tasks and attend several training courses.
This combination of on-the-job, projects, training and international experience will provide you with excellent skills and give you a solid head start on your career.
How to Apply
To be eligible, candidates must have completed their Master’s program before the traineeship 1st of October 2024, be willing to undertake regional/international assignments; embody the qualities of collaboration and have an entrepreneurial spirit.
Recruitment process
- Submit your application.
- Interview: Connect with your potential future manager to discuss your aspirations and potential fit.
- Assessment: Review your values alignment, personality, and ability with Nutreco’s needs.
- Offer: Join us in Feeding the Future!
For application details and more, visit the Nutreco career site. And be quick – the journey begins soon, and we’re eager to welcome our new cohort of visionaries.
