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Rheinmetall

4.4
  • > 100,000 employees

Procurement Graduate (Start ASAP)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • Queensland

      Brisbane

Remote

Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence – MILVEHCOE, Redbank and Ann St in the Fortitude Valley

  • Australia

    Australia

    Remote work

    • Queensland

Location

Brisbane, Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence – MILVEHCOE, Redbank and Ann St in the Fortitude Valley

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • SalaryAUD 60,000 - 70,000 / Year
  • Additional benefitsHave a long weekend every second week with a 9 day working fortnight!
  • Number of vacancies2 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 29 Oct 2023
  • Start dateStart date ASAP

About the Team

This role will be based at the Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence – MILVEHCOE, Redbank and also at Ann St in the Fortitude Valley.

This will be a fantastic opportunity to work within a fast paced, collaborative team of professionals. You will have the right environment to learn and grow within this supportive and growing team.

About the Role

The Procurement team has several graduate roles open for a February 2024 or July 2024 start in Brisbane. We are seeking applicants with diverse backgrounds including business, commerce, engineering or law graduates.

The RDA Procurement Graduate Program consists of four rotations (each three months long). Three of the rotations will be completed within the broader Supply Chain Team, the rotations may include:

  • Subcontracts;
  • Procurement;
  • Australian Industry Content;
  • Facilities; or
  • Program Strategic Purchasing.

The Procurement Graduate Program allows Graduates to experience working in various parts of the business, engage with different stakeholders (e.g. customers, suppliers, Procurement, Project Management, Finance and Engineering) and develop a well-rounded commercial and professional skillset.

The general and generic duties of a Graduate at RDA may include, but are not limited to:

  • Assist with the negotiation of contractual documents with subcontractors and other members of the RDA supply chain;
  • Participate in the structuring and negotiation of commercial transactions;
  • Support the broader Supply Chain Team, including senior team members with ad hoc activities including preparation of contracts, documents, correspondence, training materials and other tasks as required;
  • Identifying analytical solutions to problems and difficult situations in the day to day operations of the respective team and broader business;
  • Work with the respective teams to streamline processes and increase productivity;
  • Actively develop a thorough understanding of RDA policies, procedures and the Defence industry as a whole;
  • Effectively communicate with all key stakeholders across various parts of the business in support of senior team members; and
  • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by your Manager from time to time in support of achieving strategic and commercial objectives.

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

What are we looking for?

Rheinmetall seeks applicants who exemplify our Company’s values of Safety, Partnering, Openness, Respect and Trust. This creates a workplace environment where employees value each other, live up to their promises and communicate openly.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role include: 

  • Tertiary qualification in Business, Law or Commerce;
  • Excellent Microsoft Office skills including PowerPoint and Word;
  • Demonstrated a high level of personal motivation and willingness to learn;
  • High attention to detail; and
  • Ability to travel interstate and/or overseas when required.

At Rheinmetall, your strengths and experience are worth something. We also highly value diversity and equal opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

  • Have a long weekend every second week with a 9-day working fortnight
  • Working in a great team and with exciting products
  • State-of-the-art facilities with onsite subsidized cafeteria
  • Internal incentive and referral program
  • Opportunity for career development and further training
  • Strong links to our global Rheinmetall community
  • Opportunity to work on major projects such as LAND 400
  • Attractive Remuneration package with salary sacrificing & novated leases
  • Flexibility in workplace settings offering opportunities to work in multiple locations
  • Corporate discounts with gyms, private health funds and various car dealerships
  • Employee Assistance Program to support our employees and their families overall wellbeing

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australia
Australian Citizen

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    Australian Citizen
  • Study fields
    Business & Management
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Reviews

user
Graduate
Brisbane
3 years ago

As I was lucky enough to place on the concept design team with only a lead engineer and a senior engineer, the two of them gave me significant responsibilities and I was lucky enough to get one-on-one tutelage from them. However, other graduates have not been so lucky.

user
Graduate
Melbourne
3 years ago

As a design engineering graduate, I have had two key projects. One of which Rheinmetall held design responsibility. This project involved day-to-day activities such as design brainstorming, 3D modelling (CAD), project meetings, researching current technologies to fit your applications, etc. On the other project, we were not the design responsible body (meaning we were contracting the design work to an external body). However, we have the responsibility to provide our customer with quality that lives up to our standards. In this project, my day-to-day responsibilities include supplier meetings, customer meetings, completing and managing FMEA's (noted issues list), completing action items that come out of the FMEA and occasional site visits.

user
Graduate
Adelaide - Holden Hill
3 years ago

Workload isn't overwhelming but it doesn't feel like I'm doing nothing either. There are lots of small milestones, to make me feel like I've accomplished something.

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About the employer

Rheinmetall Defence Australia company logo

Rheinmetall

Rating

4.4

Number of employees

> 100,000 employees

Industries

Defence & Aerospace

Rheinmetall Defence Australia Pty Ltd is a subsidiary of Rheinmetall, a mobility and security technology group headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Pros and cons of working at Rheinmetall

Pros

  • Great team and great work. I have a lot of support from my team and everyone is more than happy to help. The work is fulfilling, enjoyable and always exciting.

  • Working in the Engineering Department everyone is super knowledgeable and experienced. Everyone is more than happy to share their knowledge and experience with me, helping me to become a better engineer.

  • Great atmosphere. Manageable workload. Flexible hours.

  • I am working on exciting projects and I feel I am having an impact on the work I am doing.

  • The senior engineers I work with are always willing to teach and give advice. I have been lucky enough to work on very interesting subsystems.

Cons

    • Lack of official registered training.

    • Although everyone is willing to share knowledge and experience, as a Graduate there is no formal programs or development goals for me to chase in order to help grow my capability.

    • Requires a 4-month wait for NV-1 security clearance to get into the meat and potatoes of my role.

    • The lack of official registered training and engineering tools - advanced FEA software, calculation tools such as Python/Matlab.