Planning Assistant - Undergraduate Placement - Burton on Trent, UK

Pirelli; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tyre manufacturer in the UK is offering a 12-month placement within their Planning Department. The role involves supporting intercompany materials management and ingredient preparation, alongside administrative tasks like tracking raw material arrivals and booking container shipments. Ideal candidates will have excellent administrative and communication skills, be proficient in Microsoft Excel and capable of working both independently and as part of a team. Competitive employee benefits include 33 days of holiday and a pension scheme.

Benefits

33 days holiday per year

Pension scheme with life insurance

Employee discount scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounted tyre vouchers

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail essential for tracking reports.
• Ability to work in a team and also independently.
• Proficient in verbal and written communication.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support admin tasks related to raw material tracking.
• Book container arrivals through agent websites.
• Communicate with suppliers for import/export documentation.
• Assist in creating purchase orders as needed.
• Manage a work-based project.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

Attention to detail

Teamworking skills

Good verbal communication

Good written communication

MS Office proficiency

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Pirelli is a truly international group and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high performance tyres. Pirelli UK Tyres Ltd is the company responsible for all of the Pirelli Tyre related operations in the UK. For more information on the company please visit www.pirelli.co.uk.

A 12 month placement is available within our Planning Department. This role involves supporting the department and co-ordinating activity on intercompany materials management and ingredient preparation and planning. This role will be predominantly office based, with some time spent in the factory.

Role duties include :

• Supporting thedepartment with admin tasks such as tracking reports for raw material arrivals on both Pirelli Burton and Pirelli Carlisle sites and usage
• Booking containers arrivals for both Pirelli Burton and Pirelli Carlisle sites via agent website
• Communicating with suppliers and other Pirelli factories in order to ensure that all import / export documentation is provided to the Customs Agent through the Cudos System & submit import / export documentation into Cudos System correctly
• Supporting with creating purchase orders as required
• Extensive use of Excel, SAP etc
• Control of a work based project

The successful candidate should have :

• Excellent administrative skills and very good attention to detail
• Teamworking skills, also able to work alone and unsupervised
• Good verbal and written communication skills required for frequent use of telephone / e-mails.
• MS Office proficiency(especially Microsoft Excel)

Employee benefits include :

• 33 days holiday per year (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Pension scheme with linked life insurance
• Employee discount scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Discounted tyre vouchers

The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.

Application deadline 31.12.2025, please be aware that applications may close sooner due to significant volume.