Junior Consultant Supply Chain Sustainability

Making a difference in people’s lives while you work with clients to successfully deliver projects. As Junior Consultant Supply Chain Sustainability you will become part of the combination between global expertise and local knowledge. That is how you help deliver a multidisciplinary range of consultancy services for the entire living environment!

What you do as Junior Consultant Supply Chain Sustainability

"Solving diverse logistics issues for customers. How can it be done even more efficiently and sustainably? In the Districon Young Talent Program, you will develop in record time into a qualified Junior Consultant Supply Chain Sustainability"

You are passionate about logistics with a focus on sustainability. Your career in supply chain sustainability gets off to a flying start at Districon. With challenging assignments in more efficient organization of city logistics, network & transport or supply chain management. How do you apply circularity in the logistics chain? How do you reduce your clients' carbon footprint? In the Young Talent Program, you will participate fully in these projects from you first day at Districon. Every six months you will face a new challenge in making warehousing, distribution or sales & operations more sustainable. You will work in a team with experienced consultants and experts in various disciplines.

As Junior Consultant Supply Chain Sustainability, you will use your talents for projects such as:

• making the production chain of a beer brewer sustainable;
• carrying out CO2 performance scans and benchmarks for shippers and transporters;
• devising a commercial and sustainable plan for building new distribution centres for a major retailer;
• creating a planning tool for the most efficient supply of sports products in a distribution centre.

Where you will work

Royal HaskoningDHV is a global engineering, project management and consultancy firm, with 6,000 colleagues in 140 countries. Together we work on projects that have a positive impact on people, our living environment, and the economy. With the Business Line Industry & Buildings we serve a broad, international market. We work on projects within various markets, among which: consumer goods, pharma, logistics, data centres, energy, healthcare, government, and education.

You will be part of the department Supply Chain & Logistics which consists of our global supply chain team Districon. Our highly motivated team combines a unique mix of process experience, data science expertise, digital tools, and technology to deliver future-proof solutions which add value throughout the entire chain - from raw material to end consumer. By doing this, we ensure our clients can make informed decisions on strategy, tactics, and operations.

What you bring

An intrinsic motivation to make the logistics chain more sustainable. The ability to keep going until you find the best solution. You are flexible, you enjoy variety and ask your colleague for advice if you are having problems. The consultants are eager to help you: your development is our priority. You are ambitious, analytically strong and with your inquisitive mind you always get to the core of an issue. You enjoy visiting your international clients abroad. You communicate clearly, always look at things from the other side and respond accordingly.

As Junior Consultant Supply Chain Sustainability, you will bring along the following as a basis:

• a completed university degree in Supply Chain Management, (Technical) Business Administration, Operations Management or Mechanical Engineering - preferably with supply chain as a focus area;
• some (work) experience in supply chain, sustainability or consultancy, gained during or after your studies;
• excellent command of Dutch and English.

What we offer you

At Royal HaskoningDHV we offer a great working atmosphere in which organizational and personal development take central stage. Our assessment and rewarding process will always be based on your personal competences. We offer you a wide range of projects in which you can participate and gain experience. You will learn from working with experienced consultants and get a glimpse of the various areas of expertise we have on offer. Learn and experience in order to map out your own career path.

We combine hard work with delicious lunches, Friday afternoon drinks, barbecues, winter sports and once every two years a weekend away with the entire company. If corona allows us, of course. In any case, a good work-life balance is important to us.

Furthermore, we offer:

• A great work-life balance, including a company laptop and phone, so you can work wherever and whenever you want;
• Participation in the multi-year development program 'Expedition Districon' that consists of coaching and training of practical skills and your consulting- and coaching skills;
• A well-facilitated home office, so you can work partly at home and partly in the office;
• Travel allowance for own or public transport;
• A personal budget to spend, for example on a bicycle or buy extra holidays, but you can also have it paid out;
• 28 vacation days with full-time employment;
• A competitive primary salary and pension accrual through our own pension fund;
• Plenty of training and development opportunities.