Supply Chain Management Apprentice

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join us for 18-months, where you will complete your Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner Apprenticeship, who is passionate about maximising this opportunity to kick start a career in Supply Chain.

Wage: £17,500 a year. Competitive salary with an uplift after the first 12 months.

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

Hours: Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed. 37 hours a week

Start date: Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration: 1 year 6 months

Positions available: 1

What you'll do at work

In this role, you have the opportunity to:

• Be the liaison between the sales and operations team in the UK on the one hand and the Order Management and Scheduling team in Lodz, Poland, the distribution and warehousing partners in the Netherlands on the other hand
• Review Key Performance Indicators and drive continuous improvements on these
• Responsible for planning on a weekly basis the demand for specific customers towards the factories
• Support UK supply chain improvement projects
• Complete your Supply Chain Practitioner Apprentice Level 3

Where you'll work

Ascent 1 Aerospace Boulevard

Farnborough

GU14 6XW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider: SR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS LTD

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

What you'll learn

• 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.