Supply Chain Practitioner Apprentice

Summary

Start your career with a global leader in healthcare packaging through a unique opportunity to develop in a fast-paced, regulated environment. As an Apprentice Supply Chain Practitioner, you’ll be trained in production planning and customer service functions, developing real-world skills while working towards a nationally recognised qualification.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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-Bonus – Gainshare up to 5% of earnings every quarter -Holidays – 25 days per annum (pro-rata if candidate is starting part way through the year) -Pension – Company pension scheme contribution matched by company - 4% (age permitting)

Training course

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

Hours

Monday to Friday, 40-hours a week with a 30-minute unpaid break daily.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 8 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

This apprenticeship offers an exciting opportunity to learn and develop key knowledge, skills and behaviours in a real manufacturing supply chain environment. The Apprentice Supply Chain Practitioner will study how to support both the production planning and customer service functions within the Planning and Customer Service teams, gaining practical experience while working towards qualification.

You’ll be trained and coached on how supply chain operations work in practice, gradually taking on more responsibility as you learn.

As an Apprentice Supply Chain Practitioner at Nelipak, you’ll be part of a busy supply chain team at a global leader in healthcare packaging.

You'll learn how to plan production schedules, manage customer orders, monitor materials like resins and films, and support communication across departments including Manufacturing, Logistics, and Quality.

A typical week will include:

Attending daily planning meetings
Updating systems with order information
Tracking stock levels and deliveries
Helping solve issues that affect production or customer service

You'll gain hands-on experience using real systems and tools while studying for your qualification.

Over time, you’ll build a strong foundation in supply chain operations, customer support, data analysis, and planning processes, equipping you for a successful career in a fast-paced, regulated industry that helps deliver life-saving products worldwide.

Where you'll work

The Flarepath
Elsham Wolds Industrial Estate
Brigg
DN20 0SP

Training

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

College or training organisation

BPIF TRAINING LIMITED

Your 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.

Your training plan

The course has been designed to cover 32 key areas of knowledge, skills and behaviours required to be an effective Supply Chain FMCG Practitioner:

• Customer Service

• Costings

• Procurement

• Legislation

• Policies & procedures

• Planning and Organisation

• Communication

• Interpersonal skills

• Continuous improvement

• Problem solving

• Project management

• Key Performance Indicators

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, you will achieve a Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) Standard

All training towards your apprenticeship will take place during your regular working hours. Training will take place on-site via a combination of interactive online workshops and 1-1 sessions with your dedicated BPIF Training Coordinator, who will work with you throughout your time as an apprentice.

More training information

We are the largest supplier of apprenticeships to the printing and packaging industry. We support the UK’s most innovative, dynamic and creative companies who are setting the standard for what is possible in print production. We do so through deep knowledge, passion and collaboration.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

IT/Computer Science (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Business Studies/Economics/Geography/Science (grade C)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience

Other requirements

Due to the location of our site and limited public transport options, applicants will need to have access to their own transport (car or similar) to travel to and from work reliably.

About this company

Nelipak® Healthcare Packaging (as a global company) designs, develops and manufactures custom thermoformed packaging products that provide superior protection for medical devices and pharmaceuticals. The company offers medical trays and blisters, surgical procedure trays, pharmaceutical handling trays, custom built sealing machines, total packaging solutions and other value-added services. Nelipak Elsham Limited is a leading flexible packaging business. The company employs circa 90 employees, 65 factory operatives and 25 office staff, based in a 110,000 sq. ft. building comprising of 10,000 sq. ft. of office space. The factory operatives work a shift system. The factory was built in 1993, with an extension of 50,000 sq. ft. being added in the year 2002. We have a strong technical base in polymer chemistry, film extrusion, pressure sensitive adhesive technologies, coating, laminating, printing & converting. Nelipak Elsham Limited site activities include the manufacture of flexible plastic packaging, printing and associated conversion to customer specification.

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Company benefits

-Life Assurance with Legal and General – 4x scheme earnings -Employee Assistance Programme - free wellbeing and counselling service that provides in the moment support to employees and their immediate family, 24/7 and 365 days of the year.

After this apprenticeship

Potential Career Progression:

1. Supply Chain Coordinator / Supply Chain Analyst
Support and manage end-to-end supply chain activities, working more independently with data, forecasting, and reporting.

2. Production Planner / Scheduler
Take full ownership of planning manufacturing runs, managing machine schedules, material availability, and service performance.

3. Customer Service Executive / Account Coordinator
Manage key customer accounts, oversee order fulfilment, and become the go-to contact for specific customers or regions.

4. Stock Controller / Inventory Analyst
Specialise in managing stock levels, controlling inventory flow, and reducing aged or excess stock.

5. Material Planner / Procurement Assistant
Focus on managing raw material availability, liaising with suppliers, and improving the supply of essential materials like resins and films.

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