Procurement Analyst Internship 2025

Are you a forward thinking and aspiring undergraduate ready to take your next steps in your career? Yunex Traffic is looking for aspiring undergraduates to join our UK Procurement team on a 12-month internship contract as part of our Intern Development Programme.

As our cities get bigger and more complex, Yunex Traffic makes mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable with forward-looking infrastructure and transport solutions. Yunex Traffic designs, markets, manufactures, installs, and maintains a wide portfolio of international traffic management products and is the UK market leader in the traffic signal business. This includes intersection and pedestrian traffic controllers, intelligent urban traffic control systems, variable message signs, public transport, and car park guidance systems to enhance road safety and improve traffic flow in congested urban and inter-urban areas.

The challenge

Part of being a #TrafficTransformer intern at Yunex Traffic means you’ll gain practical experience working on real projects in a leading, global intelligent traffic systems company. You’ll bring fresh perspective to what we do, helping us to achieve our goals.

Here is a taste of what you can expect from this internship:

• KPI reports (On Time Delivery – both factory and field services, Savings, Rejects).
• Framework orders – dashboard & chasing people for action.
• Supplying reports on local spend for tendering team – to help with bids.
• Cashflow optimisation report – where we track how long it takes us to make a payment to the vendor against the actual payment terms.
• Onboarding suppliers, Master data updates.
• Running subcontractor’s spend data.
• Regularly reviewing invoices.
• Resolving issues around overdue invoices.
• Obtaining quotes & lead times.
• Help maintain and achieve our Procurement sustainability targets.
• Credit application forms when required by suppliers.

The location of this apprenticeship role will be: Poole, Dorset

Our offices are based 2.5 miles outside Poole city centre and half an hour from Bournemouth. There are frequent direct bus services as well as ample free onsite parking.

The candidate

We are looking for forward-thinking, inquisitive candidates who demonstrate the following characteristics:

• Studying for their degree, ideally in a Procurement or Finance related subject.
• A logical thinker, willing to self-learn, research, and take a creative approach to problem solving.
• Be able to work independently, safely and responsibly; taking ownership of challenges and ideas.
• Be IT proficient, and able to learn and adapt to new systems.
• Have flexibility and ability to work under pressure and adapt to deadlines.

The benefits of an internship at Yunex Traffic

• A comprehensive 12-month full-time internship with a global leader in intelligent traffic systems
• We offer plenty of opportunity to develop your career whilst offering a competitive salary and 26 days holiday
• Have the chance to join a community of highly skilled professionals who will help you on your learning journey
• Mentorship and support to help you develop professionally
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our business, staying at the forefront of innovation and excellence
• Join our flexible benefits scheme with access to private medical care, discounted cinema tickets and gym membership and so much more!

What else do I need to know?

If we all thought the same, we would never think of anything new. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life. We embrace diversity and create what’s right for the world by employing the people who live in it.

Yunex Traffic recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants to encourage agile working and innovation.

Recruitment Process

Applications for our Internships will close on 17th January 2025.

If you are successful with your application, we will invite you to an interview with the hiring team in person at our Poole site. These interviews are typically competency based and a chance for us to find out what your motivations are for your next career.

For this role, you may also be asked to attend an assessment centre, where we will be able to find out more about you and your passions, as well as your future career goals.

Our Interns will join the business on 1st September 2025, so you must be available from this date.

Right to Work

Please note, if you are applying for an internship at Yunex Traffic, you must have the Right to Work in the UK for the duration of the 12 months. Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor anyone joining us on our Internship Development Programme who doesn’t have valid right to work in the UK.

How To Apply

Applications should be made online. Please apply to this advert and include curriculum vitae and a cover

letter to confirm:

• Availability to start the 12-month internship on a full-time basis from September 2025
• You have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the internship
• Confirmation that you intend to remain in the UK for the duration of the internship and will be available to work in the relevant Yunex Traffic office for a minimum of 3 days per week
• Confirmation that the internship forms part of a formal university placement year

Or

• Is unrelated to a university formal industrial placement year

Or

• You are subject to reduced working hours restrictions during “term time” along with details of dates where restriction apply
• Whether you have any deadlines to confirm your internship or placement year

Additional Information to help with your application

If you would like to hear more about Yunex Traffic and what we do, check out our Virtual Work Experience with Springpod here! This is an on-demand programme that you can complete at any time. If you complete this, be sure to let us know on your application, or via email at ukcareers@yunextraffic.com.

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