Join our team as a Production Planning Apprentice

Gain hands-on experience in production planning, inventory, logistics and supply chain operations, while working towards a Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner qualification.

Wage: £26,000 a year

Training course: Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week 08:00 - 16:00. 37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date: Sunday 20 December 2026

Duration: 2 years 4 months

Positions available: 1

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working.

You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

We are looking for a motivated Production Planning Apprentice to support our Supply Chain team at the Huddersfield site. This role will provide hands-on experience across production planning, inventory management, logistics, and supply chain operations while working towards a Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner qualification.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support daily production planning activities and SAP transactions
• Assist with inventory management, stock monitoring, and warehouse replenishment
• Help coordinate transport, shipments, and movement of materials between sites
• Support raw material checks and ensure material availability for production
• Assist with data analysis, forecasting, reporting, and KPI monitoring
• Work with plant teams, customer service, purchasing, and logistics to resolve operational issues
• Participate in continuous improvement projects, including support for OMP implementation and other planning initiatives
• Develop knowledge of supply chain processes, planning systems, and business operations through structured apprenticeship training

This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to build a career in Supply Chain while supporting a critical planning function and gaining experience in forecasting, planning, inventory management, logistics, and continuous improvement.

Where you'll work

Ashgrove Road
Bradley
Huddersfield
HD2 1FG

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training.

You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SMART TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Training course

Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Manage the flow of fast-moving consumer goods products or services based on evolving and changing information.
• Use standard operating procedures.
• Support customers with supply chain enquiries.
• Use IT systems for the supply chain; Company and customer systems. Applies cyber security and GDPR regulations and policies.
• Use continuous improvement techniques in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
• Lead and participate in problem solving activities: 5 whys, fishbone analysis.
• Use capacity planning to inform fast-moving consumer goods supply chain processes.
• Apply team working principles.
• Escalate issues and tasks.
• Analyse data against supply chain key performance indicators to identify trends and themes that affect the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
• Plan and adhere to customer lead times.
• Use data analysis outcomes to inform decision making in the supply chain function.
• Develop and implement a supply plan, for example, supply planning, production planning, demand planning, operations planning - logistics, commercial planning.
• Use order management tools to capture customer orders.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
• Apply quality assurance procedures.
• Identify and document hazards and risks in the workplace. Apply control measures.
• Record or enter information - paper based or electronic; risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements.
• Comply with sustainability principles and regulations including efficient use of resources, recycling, reuse and safe disposal of waste.
• Identify, organise and use resources, including team members, to plan and complete tasks, with consideration for cost and quality.
• Manage the flow of fast-moving consumer goods products or services based on evolving and changing information.
• Use standard operating procedures.
• Support customers with supply chain enquiries.
• Use IT systems for the supply chain; Company and customer systems. Applies cyber security and GDPR regulations and policies.
• Use continuous improvement techniques in the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
• Lead and participate in problem solving activities: 5 whys, fishbone analysis.
• Use capacity planning to inform fast-moving consumer goods supply chain processes.
• Apply team working principles.
• Escalate issues and tasks.
• Analyse data against supply chain key performance indicators to identify trends and themes that affect the fast-moving consumer goods supply chain.
• Plan and adhere to customer lead times.
• Use data analysis outcomes to inform decision making in the supply chain function.
• Develop and implement a supply plan, for example, supply planning, production planning, demand planning, operations planning - logistics, commercial planning.
• Use order management tools to capture customer orders.
• Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
• Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
• Comply with health and safety legislation, regulations, standards, and guidance.
• Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles.
• Apply quality assurance procedures.
• Identify and document hazards and risks in the workplace. Apply control measures.
• Record or enter information - paper based or electronic; risk assessments, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, and any legal reporting requirements.
• Comply with sustainability principles and regulations including efficient use of resources, recycling, reuse and safe disposal of waste.
• Identify, organise and use resources, including team members, to plan and complete tasks, with consideration for cost and quality.