Dublin, Ireland
13 days ago
Graduate, Supply Chain Leadership Development Programme 2025
Aptiv’s Supply Chain Leadership Development Program includes rotations across multiple Supply-Chain disciplines with the aim of developing Technical and Commercial expertise, in addition to developing strong leadership capabilities to fast-track leadership development and progression within Aptiv.

The key objective of the role is to support the Aptiv Supply-chain function across multiple disciplines to achieve it’s operational and strategic objectives in the areas of Supply, Cost, Risk, Quality, Compliance and productivity, to drive maximum value for the wider business.

The role initially reports into a Director of Sourcing within SCM.

Your Role

Direct and Indirect Buying: Negotiate pricing & terms for Spot Buys and Tactical Sourcing dealsCreate RFQ Documents and run RFQs/eAuctions for sourcing activitiesManage Supplier in-life Contract obligations and commercial performance and day to day transactional Supplier relationshipWork with the Business to drive usage savings and demand management initiativesManage and mitigate live Supply risksLoad Contracts onto Contract Management Systems & record Contract ObligationsMonitor Supplier Contract & Catalogue expiry dates

Category Strategy Development: Support Category managers to help:Create & implement Category StrategiesAnalyse external market trends, inflation outlook, macro-economic conditionsDevelop 3 year Cost, Technology and Product roadmapsDevelop Supply-chain resiliency/Supply risk profiles to mitigate emerging risksDevelop long-term supply strategies & develop potential supply-baseAnalyse internal Customer demand & corresponding Supplier spend analysis and develop Category Demand management strategies

Strategic Sourcing: Support Category Sourcing teams to:Negotiate Key deals (commercially & Contractually)Develop & implement Sourcing strategies for individual requirementsUnderstand stakeholder requirements for individual sourcing needsMake Sourcing Awards and obtain necessary stakeholder approvals/alignmentDrive Price savings within Category & develop annual savings planSupport implementation of Category Strategy through sourcing awards

Logistics management: Plan and manage warehousing operations to minimize inventoryCoordinate shipping of goods to and from Customers/Suppliers/Aptiv plants

Supply-Chain resilience:Analyse external market trends and risk triggers to determine potential macro-risksReview existing Supply contingency plans and work with category teams to develop new contingency plans to address short and medium term risksMaintain Supply-Chain resiliency tool with multi-tier supply-chain Geo-location dataMap out supply-chain dependencies to identify critical single points of failure

Supply-chain ComplianceSupport and input into global SCM Compliance Strategy and policiesMonitor and manage key compliance obligations, controls & measures to ensure compliance to Aptiv’s compliance standardsCarry out regular, documented audits and risk assessments of SCM’s compliance obligationsDevelop management action plans to address any gaps or compliance risks

Supply-chain Strategy / Supply-Chain analyticsSupport development of medium & long term Supply-chain strategyDevelop and manage Supply-Chain Key Performance Indicators

Leadership Skills Development

Understand and develop your Leadership Style/PersonalityLearn to network and build relationships in a corporate environmentLearn to influence, communicate and present effectivelyDriving the right culture within your team through effective leadershipUse emotional intelligence and behavioural techniques to positively influence team dynamicsUnderstanding the logistics of leading teamsCommunications plans, formal team engagements etcSetting team Vision-Strategy-ObjectivesDriving accountable performance within a teamResource Management & Org structure designManaging, retaining and growing talentImplementing Training, Learning & development plans within a team

Qualifications/Skill Requirements

Business or supply-chain-related degree-qualified, preferably Masters in Business or Supply-chain disciplineStrong interest in & basic knowledge of global commercial practices, economic & geopolitical trends, issues & current eventsGood general business and financial acumen with ability to analyse data and interpret financial trendsDemonstrated ability to problem-solve and project manage effectively to simplify complex situations to influence and drive the necessary change or improvementAbility to working in a professional business environment and communicate effectively to work colleagues, managers, suppliers, stakeholdersLocation: Initially Dublin City Centre but requirement to rotate to other Aptiv locations internationally as required

Aptiv Rewards & Advantages

Competitive compensation package, Healthcare, Pension & TaxSaver schemesLearning, professional growth and development in a world recognized international environmentAccess to internal & external training, coaching & certificationsRecognition for innovation and excellenceOpportunities to give back to the communityMeaningful work that makes a difference in the world

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