Supply Chain Apprentice

Summary

An exciting opportunity to join the supply chain team as an apprentice in one of the most celebrated and successful names in the professional hair and beauty industry. Since 2006, Sweet Squared has been in an enviable leadership position through distributing exclusive, premium, and best-in-class brands across the UK and Ireland.

Wage

£15,000 a year

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Pay will increase after year 1

Training course

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

Hours

37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday - working hours negotiable to suit successful candidate.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 20 May 2025

Duration

2 years 6 months

Positions available

1

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

To support the commercial plans of our award-winning beauty brands in the professional salon channel by carrying out Supply Chain related tasks including but not limited to:

Creating new items in ERP system at the request of other business functions, ensuring all key data field are complete and accurate
Use demand planning software to produce product stock requirements to ensure that products stay in stock
Raise purchase orders and send to vendors ensuring that these are accurate, and any vendor changes are reflecting, ensuring a smooth billing process
Work with logistics providers ensuring that shipments from all over the world reach the warehouse in a timely and cost-effective manner
General team support activities supporting Head of Supply Chain and wider team on any project or ERP related maintenance
Ensuring that team inbox is monitored and all communication responded to on a timely basis
Assisting with new product development and procurement projects for wider business
Supporting with industry specific compliance and legislative matters

Where you’ll work

UNIT 2
GREEN PARK
COAL ROAD
LEEDS
LS14 1FB

Training

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

College or training organisation

KIRKLEES COLLEGE

Your training course

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

Equal to A level

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.

Your training plan

You will undertake and complete a level 3 Supply Chain apprenticeship at Kirklees College, Huddersfield. At the end of this apprenticeship, you will receive a level 3 Supply Chain practitioner qualification.

Regulations
Risk & KPI’s
Continuous Improvement
Forecasting
Customer Service
Planning
Procurement
Logistics
Management Systems

More training information

As an apprentice you will attend Kirklees College on block release for one week quarterly (every three months) and be in work the rest of the time.

There is also the opportunity to visit other companies as part of your apprenticeship to get a more in-depth look at how supply chain works in different companies.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 / C or above)
Maths (grade 4 / C or above)

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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Confident
Enthusiasm

Other requirements

Benefits: • 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (increasing to 33 days plus BH with length of service) • Private healthcare and cashback scheme • Perks and discount scheme • Personal accident insurance • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme • Access to 24/7 GP Service • Company sick pay scheme • Square day - an additional paid day off on your start date anniversary • An allowance per month for free products in our Sweet shops and online • Employee discount in addition to your monthly allowance • Square of the month awards with the winner awarded additional paid leave • Training and development including access to our education courses • Potential permanent employment on successful completion of your apprenticeship

About this company

S2 partners the professional, to deliver only the best and most innovative brands and products to the UK & ROI. All of our brands are exclusively sold through the professional, meaning you will never see them on the high street! We were founded and driven by the desire to inspire. Our team is made up of hair and beauty enthusiasts that exude passion for our industry, so it’s easy to understand why we love what we do and why our sole aim is to ‘Serve the Pro with Love & Respect!’

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

After this apprenticeship

Full-time employment upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

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