Supply Chain Management Apprentice

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS UK LIMITED

Farnborough (GU14 6XW)

Closes in 21 days (Friday 15 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 April 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join us for an 18 months, where you will complete your Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner Apprenticeship, who is passionate about maximising this opportunity to kick start a career in Supply Chain.

Wage

£17,500 a year

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Competitive salary with an uplift after first 12 months.

Training course
Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 July 2026

Duration

1 year 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

In this role, you have the opportunity to:

  • Be the liaison between the sales and operations team in the UK on the one hand and the Order Management and Scheduling team in Lodz, Poland, the distribution and warehousing partners in the Netherlands on the other hand
  • Review Key Performance Indicators and drive continuous improvements on these
  • Responsible for planning on a weekly basis the demand for specific customers towards the factories
  • Support UK supply chain improvement projects
  • Complete your Supply Chain Practitioner Apprentice Level 3

Where you'll work

Ascent 1 Aerospace Boulevard
Farnborough
GU14 6XW

Training

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

Training provider

SR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS LTD

Training course

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

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What you'll learn

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.

Training schedule

Training with training provider will be virtual.

We believe that we are better together than apart. This is an office-based role. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

More training information

The successful candidate will study Supply Chain Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 3.

The programme increases the apprentice’s competencies in Supply Chain.

Requirements

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills

Other requirements

  • You are highly motivated to maximise this opportunity to kick start a career in supply chain and logistics
  • You have a relevant academic background or related evidence of an interest in Supply Chain
  • You will have strong Excel skills and be familiar with MS Office suite and PowerPoint
  • You have strong written and communication skills Willingness to learn and improve continuously
  • You naturally demonstrate Philips behaviours: customer first, patient safety, quality and integrity always, team up to win, take ownership to deliver fast, and eager to improve and inspire

About this employer

We are a health technology company.  We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

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

Company benefits

Access to a wide variety of flexible company benefits, including matched pension contributions, 25 days holiday allowance from the beginning, plus bank holidays and the option to purchase additional holiday.

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

Basic knowledge in Supply Chain.

Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS LTD

info@srscc.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028160.

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Closes in 21 days (Friday 15 May 2026 at 11:59pm)