Job description
This advert is part of a ‘rolling’ recruitment campaign with no definitive closing date. Applications received will be assessed on a weekly basis and candidates notified of the outcome of their application as soon as possible. We may close the advert sooner than advertised and would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
The University of Essex in partnership with PFE Express Limited offers an exciting opportunity to a graduate with the relevant skills and knowledge to use customised digital transformation and platform development to accelerate and automate end-to-end business processes whilst positioning themselves as an entrepreneurial firm by exploring and implementing business innovation strategies.
This post is fixed term for 30 months and is based at PFE Express’ offices in Witham, Essex.
Duties of the post
The duties of the post will include:
• Look at the existing systems, make recommendations for digitisation to
PFE’s new software developer team and explore algorithmic design for
automation.
• Manage the cultural aspects of becoming digitised and create an action
and learning plan for both management and employee level
• Provide training for staff to understand how to use data to inform
agile decision making.
• Audit, organise, identify and select the work-flows that should be
handled by new platforms(s) and implement an appropriate system that
increases efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support the embedding of new systems which are appropriate to full
digitisation
• Harness the data points created both internally and externally,
allowing us to measure and explore this to prepare PFE for the scale which
our demand forecast indicates is achievable.
Benefits
The post will offer the following benefits:
• A personal development budget of £5000 (exclusive of salary).
• Management training and mentoring by an Innovate UK KTP Adviser.
• An interesting and challenging role, with exposure to a variety of
stakeholders.
• Full access to university resources to complete the project.
• World-leading Academic and Company project supervision, with project
support by a dedicated, sector leading KTP Office.
Project description
To use customised digital transformation and platform development to accelerate and automate end-to-end business processes whilst positioning themselves as an entrepreneurial firm by exploring and implementing business innovation strategies.
About the business
Other transportation support activities
Transportation
Computer Science, Data Science, Freight Forwarding, Logistics
BSc in Computer Science, Data Science or related discipline
28 March 2023
15 June 2023
30 May 2023
REQ07289
This advert is part of a ‘rolling’ recruitment campaign with no definitive closing date. Applications received will be assessed on a weekly basis and candidates notified of the outcome of their application as soon as possible. We may close the advert sooner than advertised and would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
The University of Essex in partnership with PFE Express Limited offers an exciting opportunity to a graduate with the relevant skills and knowledge to use customised digital transformation and platform development to accelerate and automate end-to-end business processes whilst positioning themselves as an entrepreneurial firm by exploring and implementing business innovation strategies.
This post is fixed term for 30 months and is based at PFE Express’ offices in Witham, Essex.
Duties of the post
The duties of the post will include:
• Look at the existing systems, make recommendations for digitisation to PFE’s new software developer team and explore algorithmic design for automation.
• Manage the cultural aspects of becoming digitised and create an action and learning plan for both management and employee level
• Provide training for staff to understand how to use data to inform agile decision making.
• Audit, organise, identify and select the work-flows that should be handled by new platforms(s) and implement an appropriate system that increases efficiency and effectiveness.
• Support the embedding of new systems which are appropriate to full digitisation
• Harness the data points created both internally and externally, allowing us to measure and explore this to prepare PFE for the scale which our demand forecast indicates is achievable.
Benefits
The post will offer the following benefits:
• A personal development budget of £5000 (exclusive of salary).
• Management training and mentoring by an Innovate UK KTP Adviser.
• An interesting and challenging role, with exposure to a variety of stakeholders.
• Full access to university resources to complete the project.
• World-leading Academic and Company project supervision, with project support by a dedicated, sector leading KTP Office.