Third Party Sales, Supply Chain Analyst Review
by GSK
Rating
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Skills
4.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
4.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at GSK
- 7. Would you recommend GSK to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to GSK
Overview
- Leading weekly calls between GSK and a specific customer we have a contracted supply agreement with. - Managing the relationship between GSK and said customer via emails, logging any issues the might have with orders (manufacturing specifications, delivery dates/quantity change, demand drop, stock outs etc.) in our issue log and resolving issues by liaising with secondary manufacturing sites which handle the production and delivery of orders for this customer. - Ensure order book is up-to-date (file with all open orders from the customer, confirmed by GSK)
Skills
Yes, lots. The central focus of my role is communication: Day-to-day I am speaking with external and internal stakeholders to ensure our customers needs are met but that our sites are looked after so this was a skilled i developed in. - Time management and learning how to multitask effectively - Project management - Initiative: learning how to foresee some issues before they arise and tackling them accordingly.
Responsibilities
Yes. It took a little while at the start but it all boils down to you taking initiative and showing that you are interested, willing and capable of performing certain tasks even though you may have never done it before. Showing that you're interested and have passion for improving skills in a certain area makes people eager to help you grow and more willing to trust you with projects.
Support & Guidance
Everyone at GSK is always so happy to help. I was never turned down or rejected when I asked for help and sometimes even without asking, help was offered.
Culture
Very easygoing and calm. Everyone believes in each others abilities and will always lean on one another if there is an issue.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my placement very much, I even opted to say for an extra month! It was that great.
Yes
Let your true personality shine because GSK accepts people for their truest selves and not only for what skills or experience they have to offer. Do lots of research on the company and really be passionate about the work that we do because that is the central focus, patients.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations, Manufacturing
London
June 2024
