Supply Chain Leadership Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

You'll work across both our warehousing and transport streams during your development alongside your degree modules. At the start of your programme, you'll learn the basics of supply chain logistics to give you well rounded exposure. By the end you’ll be a qualified logistics professional ready to support the business in a senior capacity.

Annual wage

£24,000 a year

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After 12 months, your salary will increase to £25,000. It will continue to increase after each year completed on your degree.

Training course

Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

Duration

4 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Achieve marketing advantage through logistics superiority
Design and implement solutions to source and deliver materials into a production facility or of manufactured products to consumers
Explore multi-modal transport and cost-effective storage solutions
Decide where to invest in research and knowledge exchange to bring improvements to supply chain continuity
Optimise assets in the supply chain through continuous improvement
Plan, build and use IT infrastructures to bring new products and services to market
Relationship manage suppliers, intermediaries, third-party service providers and customers

Where you’ll work

Allington Way

Darlington

DL1 4XT

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Determine benefits of insourcing, offshoring or outsourcing

Gather, analyse, interpret and use data from across the supply chain to propose and make effective decisions

Source and plan optimal transport solutions

Actively integrate and use data across enterprise lines

Develop differentiated supply chain strategies aligned to relevant business unit or function to achieve long-term sustainable growth

Use end customer insight to design and evaluate end-to-end supply chain networks

Use current market and product information to influence and challenge supply chain network design

Leverage, and capitalise on, supply chain assets to deliver financial targets

Drive cost efficiencies and service level improvements through the distribution network

Practise in a sustainable and ethical way all sourcing and buying decisions

Control information and material flow on-time and in-full

Apply relevant inventory control techniques and tools

Articulate ways to minimise costs and deploy Lean principles while optimising service

Introduce strategies for managing inventory optimisation and rationalisation across the extended supply chain

Implement change in the supply chain in response to changes in production, scheduling and demand

Collaborate with manufacturing functions to meet criteria of quality, time and continuity

Manage distribution and logistics networks, inbound and outbound

Evolve alternative supply chains to ensure resilience and continuity of supply

Design activities for receiving, put-away, storage, replenish, order-picking and dispatch

Identify next-generation software and manage potentially disruptive technologies

Match innovation in IT with business needs including global sourcing and the international trade context

Meet the challenge of technology selection, development, implementation and application

Give guidance on meeting environmental and legal requirements and maintain a high regard for risk identification and reduction, and safety management

Articulate business purpose and values and establish key accountabilities for contract formation and negotiation

Introduce innovative distribution, delivery and return methods while managing risk

Implement the 7 "R's" of sustainability: remove, reduce, reuse, renew, recycle, revenue and read

Maintain the competitiveness of the supply chain

Agree, communicate, collaborate and coordinate supply chain and network imperatives with finance, HR, IT, sales and marketing functions and with key partners

Initiate value-adding strategic and operational processes through effective project and task management

Your training plan

You will attend Sheffield Hallam University on block release for 3 or 4 days at a time, 6 times a year
The degree award is BA (Hons) Professional Practice in Supply Chain

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Any subject (grade BBC / Distinction Merit Merit)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, where everyone feels welcomed, empowered and where you can bring your true self to work. You may not feel you tick all of the boxes we have written above, so even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description but you feel you have the skills needed, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team for an initial discussion. Your skills and passion set you apart and we welcome diverse people and perspectives at XPO. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds and identities.

About this company

XPO is a leading provider of world-class solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make XPO a great place to work. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review XPO's candidate privacy statement here.

Company benefits

You’ll have access to a variety of colleague perks such as discount vehicle leasing, wellbeing and medical benefits, high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, and other perks.

After this apprenticeship

XPO’s four-year fast track programme to management positions, will include a bespoke development plan for the duration of your degree. Including the university experience with dedicated days on campus, guaranteed progressive job roles, role specific training and a senior mentor to support you through.

This role is site based but you will have the opportunity to visit other sites including our carbon neutral head office in Crick, to gain valuable insight into other departments, relevant to your degree.

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