SAPPI Internship: Supply Chain (Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal) South Africa 2022

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

5 April 2022.
Be sure to apply on or before these dates - any applications submitted after this date are late and will NOT be accepted.
 

DETAILS ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME:

Location: Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal
Duration: 12 months

Sappi Southern Africa is offering a Supply Chain Internship opportunity to qualified individuals, where they will acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience within the related field.

The intern will be based at the Global Business Services in Umhlanga, where they will report to the Exports Shipping Manager and will support the business with different tasks and responsibilities.
 

Interns will be required to fulfil these duties and responsibilities:

• Provide support to sales portfolio, mills and supply chain departments
• Provide basic product and customer interaction knowledge
• Assist with forecasting, inventory planning, scheduling, and purchasing
• Assist the Planning Department with allocation, block space and urgent making requirements
• Provide support with processing orders according to standard procedures accurately and review the orders placed by peers to reduce booking errors

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO APPLY:

Before applying, please ensure that you meet ALL of the following minimum entry criteria – failure to satisfy all the requirements will result in your application being disqualified:

• Must have completed Grade 12/ Matric
• Must have completed a Supply Chain Degree or equivalent qualification
• Must be computer literate and have experience using MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)
• No experience is required
• Must be fully Covid-19 vaccinated
• Must be willing to complete the full training programme

 

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNSHIP POSITION:

Applications must be submitted online for the following position:
SAPPI Internship: Supply Chain (Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
(Reference number: 42965)
 

Attach the following documents to your application:

• Copy of your Identity Document
• Updated Curriculum Vitae
• Copy of your relevant qualification
• Copy of your vaccine card

 

Please note:

• All candidates are expected to be vaccinated before joining the One Sappi family.
• Sappi South Africa is an Equal Opportunity Employer – therefore all applications will be considered equally, regardless of race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
• If you have not heard a response within 14 days of the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful

 

ABOUT THE COMPANY PROVIDING THE INTERNSHIP:

Sappi is a world-leading wood fibre company that aims to provide packaging, dissolving pulp, specialty papers and more to their customers in over 150 countries.

Sappi South Africa was established in 1936 to further spread this vision to our country. Sappi South Africa has 5 operating mills, becoming the net seller of pulp to European businesses and the world. Sappi South Africa's headquarters can be found in Johannesburg, managing many of the companies sub-divisions, primarily Sappi Dissolving Pulp, Sappi Paper, and Paper Packaging, and Sappi Forests. They also have many board and regional functions based in the sub-divisions, primarily human resources, finance, technical, marketing and engineering.
 

CONTACT THE INTERNSHIP PROVIDER FOR QUERIES:

For any queries related to this internship programme, please contact Sappi South Africa directly:
Telephone number: 039 973 8911
Email address: Elijah.Masondo@sappi.com