Supply Chain Apprenticeship

LEYLAND TRUCKS LTD

Leyland (PR26 6LZ)

Closes in 20 days (Sunday 1 March 2026)

Posted on 19 January 2026

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Summary

Working within our Materials Department you'll gain hands-on experience in supply chain management, working closely with procurement, inventory control, and transport to ensure materials flow seamlessly from suppliers to production.

Wage

£19,200 a year

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A competitive starting salary from £19,200, increasing to £26,771 in Year 2 and then continuing to increase annually.

33 days holiday

Training course
Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday- Thursday 08:00- 16:15 Friday 08:00- 15:20

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

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

With a keen, demonstrable interest in logisitics and supply chains, you will be eager to learn and be able to adapt to a changing environment.  With the ability to use your own initiative, you will take co-responsibility for your development within the business and help shape your future career. 

You will combine your university degree with practical experience gained whilst working “on-the-job” throughout the various structured rotations. The knowledge and experience which you will gain will equip you with the necessary skills and abilities to undertake a wide range of supply chain focused roles.

Where you'll work

Croston Road
Farington Moss
Leyland
PR26 6LZ

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

  • Supply Chain Professional Degree
  • Blended attendance block release, online and work based learning 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Other in:

Relevant Subject (grade Pass (equal to 96 ucas points))

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

Leyland Trucks is the UK’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturing business, producing the full range of multi award-winning DAF trucks – the XG+, XG, XF, XD and XB. The DAF XB is also designed by a team of expert engineers at Leyland Trucks. The impressive range of vehicles ensures DAF has reigned as the UK market leader for over 30 years.

DAF and Leyland Trucks are at the forefront of technology – driving forward electrification, autonomous vehicles and cutting edge technology.Leyland Trucks is owned by American company PACCAR, offering global opportunities in a world-class technology business.

https://www.leylandtrucksltd.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Defined contribution Master Trust pension scheme, provided by Aviva. Medical Support Scheme, including dental, optical and outpatient provision. Cycle to Work Scheme. Career & Personal development in a global organisation.

After this apprenticeship

  • Roles within the wider supply chain including Purchasing, Logisitics & Finance

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000009410.

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Closes in 20 days (Sunday 1 March 2026)

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