National Buying - Sustainability Review
by Aldi
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 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 Aldi
- 7. Would you recommend Aldi to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Aldi
Overview
My placement experience has been super, ranging from the support I have received from my team, the opportunities that have been created for me and the investment of my personal development, has been beyond what I expected from an industrial placement
Skills
New Skills Learned - Managing conflict - Working in a fast pace environment - Driving business cases and decisions - Creating a communications hub Skills Developed - Confidence when public speaking - Excel skills + reporting - Powerpoint skills - Proactiveness
Responsibilities
As a placement 西瓜视频, I was given a vast amount of responsibility ranging not only just managing my time on tasks from creating briefing packs for key stakeholder meetings and coordinating Aldi's Sustainability KPI Dashboard, to having the ability to drive my own ideas and projects such as creating my own internal sustainability hub.
Support & Guidance
I not only had weekly 121s with my direct lead, but also had weekly 121s with my mentor. I have always felt supported throughout my placement, with my key personal needs prioritising business needs.
Culture
Aldi company culture is fast paced and testing, however this is something which as a placement 西瓜视频 maximises development. Having worked at Aldi, it has prepared me for any sort of working environment in the future. The general atmosphere at Aldi is welcoming, specifically withing my team, I have always felt like such a valued member of the team.
Your Impressions
I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement, and couldn't recommend it anymore - I feel my development throughout the past year has been immense, and surpassed my expectation.
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Really take on board any online resources which you can find, but also ensure you are passionate about the job you're applying for
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Retail
East Midlands
June 2025
