Supply Chain Business Degree Apprenticeship Cheltenham 2025

Summary

Join our Cheltenham Supply Chain on rotations that enable you to understand the manufacturing process from planning through to production. You will do this whilst experiencing university campus delivery. Our focus is on supporting your development and is an opportunity to begin a career as part of a global business within the aviation industry.

Annual wage

Competitive

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Annual salary increase in line with academic progression.

Training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8 hours Friday: 5 hours Flexible start between 7 - 9am (exact shifts & breaks to be confirmed)

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 Years

Positions available

5

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

Project Management
LEAN standard work
Team Building
Off The Job Learning
Enrichment Activity
Mentoring
Networking
Planning
Time Management

Where you’ll work

Cheltenham Road

Bishops Cleeve

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL52 8SF

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

UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE

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

Study with the University of Gloucestershire, Oxtalls Campus (Gloucester)
Access to all university campus', facilities, and student societies
Option to take self-study on university or work on campus
Course delivery is mapped out from start to end
2-day block teaching every 6-8 weeks during typical university semesters
Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C / 4 or above)
Maths (grade C / 4 or above)
Any A-level (or equivalent qualification) (grade C or above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Business Studies Economics Psychology or similar (grade 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

This apprenticeship will be located in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham with academic delivery at Oxtalls Campus, Gloucester. Public transport is available close to both sites. This apprenticeship provides a unique opportunity to rotate around a 700+ person Supply Chain and allows apprentices to experience a wide range of departments and roles.

About this company

GE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft.

https://www.geaerospace.com/company/careers (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

See Job Description for full list of company benefits.

After this apprenticeship

In recent years, alumni have successfully secured roles such as Materials Leader or Planner, Manufactuing Team Leader, Sourcing Specialist, and many other roles across our business.

Successful apprentices will have the option to apply for professional recognition as Chartered Managers and Members of the Chartered Management Institute (CMgr MCMI) and/or as a member of the Institute for Leadership & Management or other relevant professional body.

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