Rating

7.4/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • My day to day role is aiding DHL in the procurement activities of my specific contract, this includes sourcing, contracting and resolving customer issues. Every friday is a study day to help towards my CIPS qualification

    8/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • My people skills have massively improved as well as the necessary job related skills.

    7/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • I enjoy it massively, the vast majority of people I work with are always willing to help, and this scheme seems to fit my personality.

    9/10

  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • It varies, internally it is well organised but sometimes feels like a lot of focus is on degree apprentices, externally with my training provider it is very organised with a lot of support given.

    7/10

  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • I get lots of support from my manager and team, less so from the wider business

    7/10

  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
  • There is a lot of support but learning wise the sessions are limited and could be more frequent

    7/10

  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
  • By allowing me to fully understand what I need to do in each stage of procurement and why certain areas are done a certain way.

    9/10

  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
  • This varies from site to site, my site not really. Also some different business units have a good induction for apprentices, but this really varies with some not doing anything at all.

    5/10

  • 9a. Would you recommend DHL to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Everyone I work with is nice and friendly, and there are lots of oppurtunities to progress


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to DHL?
  • There is a big push to network, whilst this is important, I would say its better to have a small network who respect you and know who you are and that you are good at your job, than just having a large network, just prove yourself by being hard-working


Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Procurement

Northampton, Northamptonshire

March 2024


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