IT solutions graduate needed to effectively manage projects

To effectively manage projects you need to ask the right questions, know how and where to challenge your team, and be able to fill clients with confidence. Our programme structure should lay the foundations for your progression and give you a broad insight into how we operate.

Don't immediately assume we're looking for 'techies' - in fact we need an individual who is open minded, customer-focussed and can communicate with confidence. If you want to experience lots of business areas to build understanding, and then bring fresh ideas and your analytical skills to the table, we'll be a great fit for you.

Is it for me?

The IT department needs people who want to solve problems in new ways and won't just repeat things that have been tried and tested in the past. There is a huge wealth of technical expertise that you can draw from in the department, so we're looking for someone who is keen to learn but also to challenge and bring fresh thinking to our working style, rather than an IT subject matter expert. There might be long, unsociable hours and travelling, but he reward is a huge amount of knowledge, new expertise and support along the way, including a well-established buddy programme, mentoring and regular catch ups with the Head of UK IT.

What does the programme involve?

This is a two-year graduate programme comprising of rotational business placements, covering four key areas as follows:

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In your first placement you will be ‘finding your feet’ at KN, getting an overview of the range of IT functions and how they support the business, Maybe on the IT service desk, dealing with IT queries from colleagues all over the UK, to enable you to quickly learn the different infrastructure and systems within KN or supporting clients on site

Location: Milton Keynes plus site visits

Duration: 4 Months

Moving into IT Solutions, your role becomes project-based, travelling to spend time with various IT solutions functions and blue chip clients. The actual projects you'll be working on depends on client demand when you join! You might start off with one project and expand into a couple of others for variety, but you can expect to develop your understanding and capability, learning the ins and outs of how the different functions work.

Location: Milton Keynes plus site visits
Duration: 8 Months

The final placement will be working on a key project and have set objectives to deliver against in order to accelerate your project management ability. This might mean being based from a different location - it depends on the project - so you need to be flexible to move around. Overall, you'll spend time in a multitude of departments to find out firstly what you're good at, and secondly what you enjoy doing, which means there's a number of ways your career can be progressed at KN.

Location: Depends on project
Duration: 12 Months

Where can the programme take me?

Graduates typically complete the graduate programme in an analyst role, en route to becoming a project manager. It depends, however where your interest has been piqued in the graduate programme - a project management role might not be your preference, and we're keen to accomodate your interests in your future roles following the graduate programmed and pair that with the business need

Meet Ashley - IT solutions graduate

I previously worked with Kuehne+Nagel as an apprentice, and so after university I knew to look at their graduate programmes. I applied for the graduate programme because they were a good employer and as they were a familiar company I thought it would be worth applying and seeing what opportunities they had.

My Base location was in Milton Keynes; however i was placed in a project that was based in Bicester and then Telford for 16 months, and therefore stayed in hotels for the majority of the time. After that i was then based back in Milton Keynes for a local project in Wellingborough.

The Role i secured was an Implementation Analyst within the IT Solutions team, and my remit is to support the projects/implemantation of systems within contract logistics. .

I enjoyed the exposure to the wider business the most, you get to go to various sites across the UK, and potentially even intrenationally and it gives you such a good understanding of the different business units and really helps to improve your network and break down silos

Find out more information on what you need to apply, how you apply and why you should join Kuehne+Nagel's Graduate Programme

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Is it for me?

What does the programme involve?

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Where can the programme take me?

Meet Ashley - IT solutions graduate

Why did you choose the KN Graduate Programme?

What was your Graduate Journey (placements, locations etc)?

My Base location was in Milton Keynes; however i was placed in a project that was based in Bicester and then Telford for 16 months, and therefore stayed in hotels for the majority of the time. After that i was then based back in Milton Keynes for a local project in Wellingborough.

Where are you now?

The Role i secured was an Implementation Analyst within the IT Solutions team, and my remit is to support the projects/implemantation of systems within contract logistics. .

What did you enjoy most about the Graduate Programme?

I enjoyed the exposure to the wider business the most, you get to go to various sites across the UK, and potentially even intrenationally and it gives you such a good understanding of the different business units and really helps to improve your network and break down silos

More information

Find out more information on what you need to apply, how you apply and why you should join Kuehne+Nagel's Graduate Programme

Got a question

Got a question we haven't answered? Please look at our frequently asked questions for key information about the graduate programme

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IT solutions graduate programme

Project-based department seeks fast learning, analytical and approachable graduate

Is it for me?

What does the programme involve?

IT department

IT solutions

IT solutions - key project

Where can the programme take me?

Meet Ashley - IT solutions graduate

Why did you choose the KN Graduate Programme?

What was your Graduate Journey (placements, locations etc)?

Where are you now?

The Role i secured was an Implementation Analyst within the IT Solutions team, and my remit is to support the projects/implemantation of systems within contract logistics. .

What did you enjoy most about the Graduate Programme?

I enjoyed the exposure to the wider business the most, you get to go to various sites across the UK, and potentially even intrenationally and it gives you such a good understanding of the different business units and really helps to improve your network and break down silos

More information

Find out more information on what you need to apply, how you apply and why you should join Kuehne+Nagel's Graduate Programme

Got a question

Got a question we haven't answered? Please look at our frequently asked questions for key information about the graduate programme

Application support

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