Business Management Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

From day one, you'll take on real responsibility within a supportive culture that helps you get the most out of your time during the programme. You will work with other professionals and stakeholders and be involved in a variety of projects that will give you the exposure and skill set to progress your career at DS Smith.

Wage: £23,795 a year
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Training course: Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 8 September
Duration: 4 years
Positions available: 2

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

You’ll be involved in projects that help maintain the machines, investigating plant and machine performance, predicting potential issues, and overcoming problems which would result in a costly pause in our operations
You’ll get involved in continuous improvement projects and will contribute to business success through finding ways to increase productivity, reduce waste, whilst adhering to health and safety practices and build on our sustainability targets
You will experience how customers’ orders are generated, processed, manufactured, and supplied to the customer, whilst adhering to health and safety practices. You will get exposure to what great customer experience means, and how we reach our customers
You will rotate through different roles within our Sales, Marketing, and Innovation function, gaining hands-on experience in SMI excellence and a strong understanding of key activities

Where you’ll work

Common Side Ln
Featherstone
WF7 5DF

Training

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

College or training organisation

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

Your training plan

You will attend Nottingham Trent University on block release

Requirements

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative

About this company

DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging worldwide, which is supported by recycling and papermaking operations. We play a central role in the value chain across sectors including e-commerce, fast moving consumer goods and industrials. Through our purpose of ‘Redefining Packaging for a Changing World’ and our Now and Next sustainability strategy, we are committed to leading the transition to the circular economy, while delivering more circular solutions for our customers and wider society – replacing problem plastics, taking carbon out of supply chains and providing innovative recycling solutions. Our bespoke box-to-box in 14 days model, design capabilities and innovation strategy sits at the heart of this response. Headquartered in London and a member of the FTSE 100, DS Smith operates in 34 countries employing around 30,000 people and we are a Strategic Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Our history can be traced back to the box-making businesses started in the 1940s by the Smith family.

https://www.dssmith.com/uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Company pension. Life insurance. Income protection. Cycle to work scheme.

After this apprenticeship

Progression into Shift Manager role for Operations pathway and Sales Manager for SMI pathway

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DS Smith

Oliver Churchill

oliver.churchill@dssmith.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306778.

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Closes in 9 days (Friday 28 March)

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