Why work at Proxima?
We think Proxima is a pretty interesting place to work!
We work with some of the world’s biggest and most successful brands – companies you know and would be proud to work alongside.
Looking for an exciting new challenge in your career? Proxima is an ever-growing and evolving company that continues to shape the procurement industry through the great work that we deliver.
Grow Your Career at Proxima
We are proud to offer our people a work-life balance in a friendly, entrepreneurial environment. We appreciate that everyone has different career goals, which is why we offer a diverse range of opportunities. Your personal growth and development is at the heart of our approach. Whether it is gaining your procurement accreditation, financial qualifications or fine-tuning your IT technical skills, we will support you financially and give you time off to study and take your exams.
Orientation
Our onboarding programme kicks off with learning and development and sets the foundations for future growth. Your onboarding buddy, Career Manager and HR team will ensure you are settled.
Mentor Programme
Matching you with the right mentor to support your development who becomes invested in your success.
Core training
We offer courses focused on developing consulting, procurement, technical and people skills and accreditations.
The X Fund
This provides monetary support and time off to all Proximites who want to learn new skills through courses outside of our core modules.
Chalk & Cheese
These short learning sessions share the best of our internal knowledge and experience, as well as introduce external speakers and entrepreneurs who bring thought leadership and innovation to Proxima.
Online Training Portal
Specifically designed to empower you to take charge of your personal development, it provides unlimited access to over 1,000 articles and bite-size training workbooks to develop skills.
Knowledge Sharing
We host regular Communities of Practice, Family Forums, Learning Lunches and Q&A sessions with members of our leadership team to encourage peer networking and development.
Career Development
We actively encourage internal moves, secondments and job shadowing to support career progression and evolution. We do not have conventional career paths; our people define their own careers.
Graduates
Your career choice is important. It’s a journey of discovery, an adventure we want you to enjoy. All the training, experience and client exposure is focused on giving you the tools to become a trusted procurement professional; someone with deep industry experience and commercial awareness who is able to become a future leader at Proxima. We invest in your development from your first day and get you up-to-speed as quickly as possible, making sure you have all the training and support you need along the way.
With our Fast Track 24 Programme you can look forward to mentoring from a supportive community of industry leaders. The training will be widespread and practical, combining sessions that focus on critical soft skills as well as the core capabilities necessary for success.
The training will be widespread and practical, combining sessions that focus on critical soft skills as well as the core capabilities necessary for success.
We consider applicants from all academic disciplines. We are flexible, you’ll either be qualified to A level standard with a minimum of 340 UCAS points and qualified to gain real-world experience, or you’ll have or be expecting a minimum 2:1 in your degree.
You will need to be fully prepared to travel as client projects could take you anywhere in the country – or even the world. For the first 24 months you will be based at our Cwmbran office in South Wales (commuting distance from Cardiff) before joining the mobile consulting team.