Supply Chain Apprentice

ENCORE ENVELOPES LIMITED

Tyne And Wear (NE37 2SA)

Closes in 29 days (Monday 12 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 December 2025

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Summary

We are looking for a Transport Planner who is a driven individual and is looking to start training for a career in a production planning role.

Wage

£16,848 a year

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• Contributory Pension Scheme Available

• Non-contributory life insurance scheme

• Annual Quality Bonus

• Private Healthcare Scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

Training course
Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)
Hours
08:30 – 17:30. 1 Hour for Lunch

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 January 2026

Duration

2 years

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

  • To plan transport on a daily basis, booking in with customer where required. 
  • To book transport vehicles in the most cost-effective way whilst ensuring all deliveries hit all targets and timings agreed with the business and customers. 
  • To successfully communicate with all departments to ensure all information is clearly provided and all parties are aware of any challenges or issues. 
  • Required to maintain the highest level of quality and service with the ability to use their own initiative.
  • Daily checks of the warehouse to affectively save space and move stock out in a timely manner after production.
  • Create and send stock reports out to help with movement of stock from the warehouse.

Where you'll work

Wessyngton House Industrial Road
Hertburn
Washington
Tyne And Wear
NE37 2SA

Training

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

Training provider

ZENITH TRAINING LIMITED

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

Working towards Supply Chain Practitioner Level 3 apprenticeship standard. Training will take place at employer's site.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

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

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

Operating one of the most modern factories in Europe, The Encore Group is a leading one-stop-shop supplier of print and packaging solutions.

Founded in 1984, The Encore Group has been expanding ever since. Our company is now the UK's largest independently owned envelope and packaging manufacturer. Our success and expansion is down to our three pillars of quality, service, and integrity.

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

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time role and career progression for candidate.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ZENITH TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004897.

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Closes in 29 days (Monday 12 January 2026 at 11:59pm)

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