Level 6 Supply Chain and Procurement Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

We’re reinventing our end-to-end supply chain capability and performance. The Level 6 Supply Chain and Procurement apprenticeship programme takes four years to complete and adheres to the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE) Supply Chain Leadership Professional (integrated degree) standard.

Wage: £26,092 a year
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Training course: Senior procurement and supply chain professional (level 6)
Hours: Monday - Friday. Working hours to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 8 September
Duration: 4 years
Positions available: 6

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

Procurement is a crucial area of our business, responsible for securing and managing complex global deals with international suppliers and strategic partners. Procurement must consider political, technological, and innovative changes that impact the environment it operates in on a daily basis within the automotive industry. Working within Procurement will provide you with valuable exposure to what the company buys, how it buys it and who it buys it from, to ensure JLR's manufacturing facilities and corporate functions deliver product and service excellence in all things it procures.
You will follow a structured placement-based programme that will provide insight into procurement practice and process, exposure to the Industrial Operations and external supplier base. You'll gain exposure to the global JLR organisation and supplier base and play an integral role in the source of new model programmes and major projects. You will be exposed to a variety of areas within procurement, alongside rotations in Manufacturing and Supply Chain. There may even be scope for international placements.
Following the completion of your apprenticeship, you will become an accomplished buyer with your own specific category or commodity responsibility. You’ll be empowered to manage and facilitate the strategy for this specific category or commodity and ensure JLR's stakeholder and organisational requirements are delivered appropriately. You’ll be trained in negotiation skills and game theory in addition to engaging in benchmarking and analytical and strategic investigations to ensure the best business outcomes are delivered.

Where you’ll work

Gaydon, Whitley

CV35 0RR

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

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Your training course

Senior procurement and supply chain professional (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Identify and apply a consistent approach to risk assessment.
Use impact analysis to influence the decision making process.
Develop category strategies and implement them.
Apply project management skills in order to lead projects for procurement.
Negotiate and challenge external stakeholders in order to create innovative commercial solutions.
Influence and persuade internal clients and stakeholders.
Create and implement intervention strategies to correct a contractual failure.
Identify opportunities, and lead change to continually improve the procurement function.
Able to align the procurement or functional strategy with the business strategy.
Analyse, interpret and evaluate findings from qualitative and quantitative research and benchmarking methods to support the decision making process.
Deliver sustainable solutions which include corporate social responsibility factors.
Lead and be accountable for due diligence in supplier selection and contract award.
Use horizon scanning and conceptualisation to deliver high performance strategies focusing on value and sustainable outcomes.
Identify supply chain vulnerabilities and opportunities ensuring the delivery of supply chain improvements.
Prepare and provide commercial and procurement guidance for business cases for organisational approval.
Apply and work within guidelines relating to sustainability, Governance and Regulatory compliance.
Develop sustainable procurement practices which allows the organisation to future proof themselves against changes in social, economic, and environmental factors.
Contribute to projects and the transformation of procurement services across organisational boundaries such as those impacted by sustainability and the UK Net Carbon Zero target.
Identify emerging technology and software relevant to the procurement processes.
Lead and facilitate learning and continuous development for their stakeholders.
Use quality management systems or improvement methodologies to optimise procurement spend and deliver procurement and supply chain objectives.
Coach and mentor individuals within their business.
Identify and apply a consistent approach to risk assessment.
Use impact analysis to influence the decision making process.
Develop category strategies and implement them.
Apply project management skills in order to lead projects for procurement.
Negotiate and challenge external stakeholders in order to create innovative commercial solutions.
Influence and persuade internal clients and stakeholders.
Create and implement intervention strategies to correct a contractual failure.
Identify opportunities, and lead change to continually improve the procurement function.
Able to align the procurement or functional strategy with the business strategy.
Analyse, interpret and evaluate findings from qualitative and quantitative research and benchmarking methods to support the decision making process.
Deliver sustainable solutions which include corporate social responsibility factors.
Lead and be accountable for due diligence in supplier selection and contract award.
Use horizon scanning and conceptualisation to deliver high performance strategies focusing on value and sustainable outcomes.
Identify supply chain vulnerabilities and opportunities ensuring the delivery of supply chain improvements.
Prepare and provide commercial and procurement guidance for business cases for organisational approval.
Apply and work within guidelines relating to sustainability, Governance and Regulatory compliance.
Develop sustainable procurement practices which allows the organisation to future proof themselves against changes in social, economic, and environmental factors.
Contribute to projects and the transformation of procurement services across organisational boundaries such as those impacted by sustainability and the UK Net Carbon Zero target.
Identify emerging technology and software relevant to the procurement processes.
Lead and facilitate learning and continuous development for their stakeholders.
Use quality management systems or improvement methodologies to optimise procurement spend and deliver procurement and supply chain objectives.
Coach and mentor individuals within their business.

Your training plan

During your apprenticeship, you’ll gain valuable hands-on experience and career-building skills while working at the forefront of the automotive industry. This exciting programme is designed to help you build practical skills, deepen your foundational knowledge, and develop essential business behaviours such as teamwork and problem-solving. And you’ll be supported by a JLR early careers cohort leader, the university team, and your line manager every step of the way.

You’ll achieve a BSc (Hons) degree in Supply Chain and Procurement, developed in conjunction with Aston University. For more details on the degree course, please visit:

https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/supply-chain-management-professional-practice-degree-apprenticeship-bsc

Year 1 – 3

This programme is delivered through a combination of online study, face-to-face lectures, independent learning for typically one to two days each week. This gives you the chance to apply your learning from Aston University to projects in a real-world environment.

You’ll study a range of modules designed to build your essential knowledge, skills and behaviours, with regular process reviews along the way to ensure you’re getting the support you need from your tutors and line manager.

Final Year In your final year, you’ll complete a work-based project as part of your End Point Assessment (EPA). This is an opportunity for you to use the skills and experience you gained throughout your time on the programme and apply them directly to your role.

And when you’ve successfully completed your EPA, you’ll achieve your Level 6 Apprenticeship and become an accomplished buyer at JLR – taking on new responsibilities and making a meaningful impact within the business.

During your apprenticeship, you will join our Procurement team.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

any subject (grade B/5 or above)
any subject (grade B/5 or above)
English (grade B/5 or above)
Maths (grade B/5 or above)
STEM Subject (science, technology or engineering) (grade B/5 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

Interest in STEM

Other requirements

Hybrid working is potentially available, depending on the area and manager. JLR is a multi-site business and you’ll be required to spend time working with different departments at several locations.

About this company

LIVE THE EXCEPTIONAL WITH SOUL We are the proud creators. The curious minds. Inspired to create unique vehicles, to realise our vision of modern luxury. We work as one. Shaping the future. Motivated by a love for our customer. United by a deep admiration for each other. Our sense of integrity and our spirit of excellent empowers us. Our ambition to grow. Our passion to chart new landscapes of innovation, encourages us to dream. It’s what drives us. To be visionaries. To be creators.

https://careers.jaguarlandrover.com/early-careers (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

You’ll enjoy a generous holiday allowance, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, an excellent pension scheme and access to a wide range of deals and discounts from retailers and sports clubs.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will move into a substantive position within the business.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303872.

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Closes in 8 days (Monday 3 March)

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Company’s application instructions

Please be aware that we may close our programmes at any point and at short notice based on the volume of applications received. To give yourself the best chance of being considered for a place on this programme, please apply early.

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