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Schneider Electric Intern Scholarship

Win €42,000 towards a part-time MSc in Supply Chain Management and a 2-year internship with Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric IT Logistics Ireland is pleased to partner with UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School to offer a scholarship to the value of €42,000 (€21,000 p.a.).  Fees of €13,000 (€6500 p.a.) will be deducted and the remaining stipend will be paid monthly.  The award recipient must be enrolled in the MSc in Supply Chain Management (Part-time) at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, and the recipient will complete a 2-year internship with Schneider Electric within their Global Supply Chain Office in Galway. 

Schneider Electric will pay a stipend for two years to a student on the MSc in Supply Chain management (part-time) with a total value of €42,000.  It offers the student the ability to gain experience of real world supply chain issues and also assist Schneider Electric to apply the latest academic thinking in supply chain management.

The MSc in Supply Chain Management will give you the most up-to-date knowledge, cutting edge theory, and practical guidance in supply chain management.  The programme offers a range of modules to suit your career and work aspirations.  You will also become part of a community of supply chain scholars through our alumni network that will give you opportunities and insights from across the globe. 

Internship Overview

Working with the Global Supply Chain Business Process Development Team you will be responsible for research and development within the area of Global Inventory Management. This will involve the assessment of current safety stock and reorder point models and comparison with best in class models used elsewhere within Schneider Electric.

An evaluation of how other companies operate safety stock models on similar ERP platforms will also be required. Assessment of current models will require detailed analysis, and the results will be presented to Executive Management at Schneider Electric.

After assessment is complete the design and development of advanced tools to implement a best in class inventory management system will be required. These tools will consider areas such as Demand Variability, Supplier Performance and Risk Management.

A required output of this program is an ‘Inventory Movie’ tool. This will show a view of inventory through time

International travel may be required.

Essential Job Functions

  • Assessment of the Inventory Management Models in place in Schneider Electric factories in India, Philippines and China
  • Research best in class raw material inventory management models
  • Develop and deploy tools that will support best in class inventory management practices
  • Develop ‘Inventory Movie’ tool

Non-essential Job Functions

  • Assistance and interaction with peers in the inventory management teams for finished goods in Schneider’s distribution centre’s for the purposes of benchmarking and process consistency will be needed

Requirements

  • The candidate must meet the entry requirements for the Masters in Supply Chain Management
  • A background in analytics, engineering or applied business would be an advantage
  • Abilities with advanced analytical techniques is required
  • Strongly proficient in the use of excel (pivots, macros, analysis packs, etc)
  • Ability to create basic software tools for analysis and use by the Inventory Management team

Other Skills/Abilities

  • Excellent Report writing skills
  • An ability to self-manage on a day-to-day basis
  • Excellent time and attendance is required

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Am I eligible and how do I apply?

The Schneider Electric Intern Scholarship is open to anyone who is applying for the MSc in Supply Chain Management especially those with an analytical or engineering background. Successful applicants will be enrolled in the part-time MSc in Supply Chain Management. If the successful candidate is enrolled in the full-time MSc they can convert to a part-time MSc in Supply Chain Management.

If you would like to apply for the Scholarship you must have applied to the MSc in Supply Chain Management. Once you have applied send a current CV and a 500-word essay on why you would be the best candidate for the Schneider Electric intern scholarship to the course coordinator Dr Donna Marshall at donna.marshall@ucd.ie

A judging panel consisting of representatives of UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business, MSc in Supply Chain Management and Schneider Electric will decided on the best candidate. The candidates may be called for interview between 7th and 26th August.

Deadline

Deadlines for application will be 12th August 2011 and the recipient will be notified in the week commencing 22nd August 2011.

Terms and Conditions

  1. The Schneider Electric Intern Scholarship competition is open to anyone who has applied to the MSc Supply Chain Management.
  2. A judging panel will assess those entering.
  3. The winning candidate will be awarded a scholarship of €42,000 (€13,000 will be deducted as fee payment (€6500 p.a.) for the MSc Supply Chain Management (Part-time) with the remainder paid as a monthly stipend.
  4. The scholarship will be awarded to the candidate deemed to be of the highest calibre by the judging panel. The decision is final and correspondence will not be entered into.
  5. UCD Smurfit School reserves the right not to award the scholarship if the judging panel does not deem any of the candidates to be of the required calibre
  6. Candidates should have applied to the MSc in Supply Chain Management and be accepted onto the programme
  7. The judging panel may interview candidates
  8. Candidates should be able to commence the internship with Schneider Electric and the MSc Supply Chain Management (Part-time) in September 2011
  9. Closing date for entries is 12th August 2011
  10. Winning candidate will be informed in the week commencing 22nd August 2011.
  11. Classes commence September 2011
  12. No cash alternative
  13. No substitutions allowed
  14. Winner must agree to participate in publicity if applicable