2025 Graduate Programme – Supply Chain Graduate  

Empowering People, Enabling Innovation

Are you a graduate or will be graduating soon?

Are you looking for your big break into a global technology business?

Right now, we are looking for the next generation of talent to join our global family and become part of the team in our Clevedon facility.

Edwards is the leading global supplier of abatement and vacuum solutions for the manufacture of semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells.

Our carbon negative products are used in manufacture of virtual every electronic item found in industry or in your home, you have it we helped make it! Approximately 1 in 5 semiconductors manufactured worldwide is made using the equipment that comes out of our factory in Clevedon!

We are the leader in vacuum technology for industrial, chemical, scientific, process, glass coating and food packaging industries and multiple engineering applications.

We are also part of the Atlas Copco group of over 45,000 people worldwide in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment.

We offer multiple other pumping technologies and related products, supported by an international sales and service organisation. We bring an environmental benefit by working with our customers to allow them to be greener and manufacture in the most environmentally and sustainable way possible.

The semiconductor market it on course to double in size by the end of 2030, so there really isn’t a better time to join us at the cutting edge of technology as we help shape the future of the electronics industry worldwide!

About our Graduate programme

You will combine academic achievement with personal drive and a commitment and the ability to work with others and preparedness to be mobile with the skills, initiative, and personality to play an important part in Edwards continued growth and success.

Edwards offers a two-year rotational Graduate Development Programme which provides unique opportunities to work in several functions / teams.

Our Clevedon facility is responsible for the design, development, and manufacture of our exhaust gas management systems. Our aim is to ensure that we remain number one supplier of abatement solutions to the Semiconductor, Flat Panel, Solar Cell and LED markets. Our vision is to identify opportunities that are not always visible to others, promoting the creation of collaborative sustainable solutions designed to meet our customer needs.

Sounds Interesting...

We're looking for graduates to join our operations team within Clevedon, half an hour from the vibrant city of Bristol.

The Role

You will be reporting to Lead Buyer / Early Careers Specialist You will enter the business into the Clevedon facility and will, throughout the course of the graduate scheme, spend time on a series of procurement projects in a range of engineering and other support / non-engineering functions. During each rotation, your day-to-day work will be overseen by a Placement Supervisor who will set goals specific to that placement.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Negotiating stocking agreements with key suppliers to reduce on site inventory
• Managing £1m+ monthly supplier spends and relationships to ensure we maintain our supply of materials for production
• Onboarding new suppliers to the business, going to their facility to audit and build relationships.
• Continuous improvement projects to reduce waste in our systems and processes
• Working with suppliers to set up reusable stock returns to save the business money and prevent waste.
• Improving warehouse efficiency through optimising the storage and picking processes
• Analyse customer demand and provide long term materials plans to ensure we can achieve our production schedule
• Work directly with our production team to plan the manufacturing process, ensuring smooth and efficient operations to achieve customer commitments.
• And so much more!