Supply Chain Degree Apprentice

XPO Logistics

Hatfield, Milton Keynes, Stoke-On-Trent

Closes in 14 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

Posted on 15 August 2025

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Summary

If university wasn’t the right fit but you’re still eager to earn a degree and build a successful career, XPO Logistics has the perfect path for you. XPO’s Degree Apprenticeship Programme is a fully funded, four-year journey designed to fast track you into leadership. Focusing on both warehousing and transport, this gives you everything you need!

Wage

£24,000 a year

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Year 1 salary will be fixed at £24,000 Year 2 the salary will rise to £25,000 After year 2 the salary will continue to rise incrementally

Training course
Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shift pattern will depend on site but either a morning or afternoon shift.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Saturday 1 November 2025

Duration

4 years

Positions available

3

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

  • Support the operation on a daily basis
  • Support the planning, organisation, admin and strategic running of the operation
  • Get exposure to your customer, site, operation to gain a real understanding of logistics

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Gypsy Moth Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 9BS
  • Tongwell Street, Milton Keynes, MK15 0YS
  • Century Street, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, ST1 5HU

Training

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

Training provider

LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY

Training course

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

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What you'll learn

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

Training schedule

  • You'll have a dedicated job role on site, so most of your training will be done on the job
  • Outside of that you'll be at Leeds Trinity University and the Supply Chain Academy in Upminster every couple of months

More training information

Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) Level 6 (Degree with honours) Apprenticeship Standard:

All training is done face to face. For the university part, everything is set out prior to you starting, so you'll know all the dates in advance

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C)
  • Maths (grade C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

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.

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Disability Confident

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

  • This is a fast track 4 year programme to senior management roles such as Transport Manager, Warehouse Manager, Operations Manager and beyond

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

XPO Logistics

Sabrina Higgins

sabrina.laborda@xpo.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337503.

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Closes in 14 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

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