Nestle Purina PetCare - Trainee - Supply Chain Management

[Tulio Sulbaran]

Company
Nestle Purina PetCare Company

Position
Trainee - Supply Chain Management
Department: Logistics (Supply Chain)
Location: Davenport IA
Job Number: nest-00028561

Relocation: If necessary, relocation assistance will be provided in accordance with Nestlé's relocation policy.

Company Information
Few companies can offer the unique mix of leading brands, professional opportunities, and appealing lifestyle of Nestle Purina PetCare Company (NPPC), a division of Nestlé S.A., the world's largest food company. Nestle has over 89.6 billion dollars of annual sales and has been selected by Fortune magazine as the Most Admired Global Food Company 9 out of the last 10 years. Nestle Purina represents over 12% of Nestlé's volume with global sales in excess of $12.5 billion.

At Nestle Purina, we believe that an investment in people is an investment in our shared future. Working here, you'll discover that training, learning and growth are central to how we do things, not just isolated programs. Our team members love what they do. We're a dedicated and determined bunch whose passion for pets is matched only by our passion for business. That's why we're a leader in the pet care industry.

As a Supply Chain Management Trainee with Nestle Purina, you'll embark on a personal and professional development experience like no other. You'll be immersed in a highly technical and quality-driven production environment where supply chain management plays a key role in achieving our standards of continuous improvement and manufacturing excellence. You'll learn our operations and understand how Supply Chain interacts with other factory functions as you rotate through hands-on projects and assignments with our production, information systems, quality assurance, engineering, finance, and human resources teams. Following your rotation, you'll collaborate with your supply chain mentor and leverage your new business knowledge to deliver top-notch supply chain analysis and support to plant customers for the duration of your trainee experience (typically 18-24 months). Real world application of technology with a market leader, best in class operations, and a culture of excellence provide you with a development experience like no other.

It gets even better. Following your trainee assignment, you'll have the opportunity to continue your leadership and technical development as an associate with our Supply Chain team at one of Nestle Purina's 20 production plants located in the US. We'll provide the opportunity, while you bring your initiative and curiosity.

Following your plant rotation, you'll be responsible for:

' Complete specific training in all warehouse, transportation and customer service functions including temporary job assumption as assigned
' Assist in the completion of assigned department improvements projects
' Develop knowledge, awareness and understanding of the Consumer Products and PetCare industries including understanding the consumer and or pet owner, knowing Nestle Purina brands and the competition, and identifying and analyzing segment trends.
' Gain exposure to all the internal and external supply chain including plant logistics, warehousing and transportation, customer team supply chain management, Order Revenue Management and the customers.
' Cultivate internal and external working relationships that provide exposure to multi-disciplines, account management and customer teams

Nestlé Purina PetCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Trainee - Supply Chain Management
Nestle Purina PetCare Company

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
' Currently posses a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, or Industrial Engineering required or will attain by June 2013
' Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.5
' Must be willing to relocate to a Nestle Purina location upon completion of the program

Experience:
' Previous co-op or practicum experience desirable.
' Manufacturing experience a plus.
' Student organization and leadership experiences desirable
' Must have initiative, responsibility, leadership potential and a solid work ethic

Note: This position does not provide sponsorship for employment status (e.g. H-1B visa status). You must have the legal right to work in the United States.


LOCATIONS:
Davenport, IA
Crete, NE

Davenport, IA: Located in the heart of the Midwest along the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities offer some of the nation's best schools; unique, friendly neighborhoods; highest quality public services and a distinguished reputation for entertainment, the arts and especially river music! Davenport, where the Mississippi celebrates, is a great place to live, work, raise a family, and visit. For more information, please visit http://www.davenportone.com.


Application
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