Degree Apprentice Supply Chain Leader

Parker Meggitt

Coventry (CV7 9JU)

Closes on Monday 6 April 2026

Posted on 16 February 2026

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Summary

The purpose of this position is to join a team of buyers either in MRO or OE to learn order book management, negotiation, request for quotations and interaction with suppliers and the other functions in the business. Engineering, Quality, Planning , Production and Logistics.

• Wage:

  £19,000 a year

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  Apprentice salaries increase annually with experience and are reviewed each September. Apprentices are also included in Parker Meggitt's bonus scheme, receiving a minimum of 2.5%, which may increase depending on overall company performance.

• Training course: Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.

  39 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 7 September 2026

• Duration:

  4 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

• Manage relationships with designated suppliers of goods and services to ensure quality, cost, delivery, and responsiveness targets are being achieved
• Conduct requests for quotation, evaluation, negotiations, and sourcing activities
• Look for cost reduction opportunities
• Raise orders and/or other demand signals accurately and on time to ensure all goods and services are supplied in accordance with customer and company requirements
• Ensure compliance with government laws and regulations and company policies and processes
• Manage MRP (SAP) system and supply chain performance parameters such as supplier contact information, lead times, minimum order quantities, delivery frequency and schedules
• Review performance data related to purchasing effectiveness and efficiency

Where you'll work

Unit 2
Ansty Park
Pilot Way
Coventry
CV7 9JU

Training

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

Training provider

ASTON 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

• Alongside your day role, you will work to complete your apprenticeship with Aston University
• You will be given 20% off the job hours, this will give you the knowledge, training and external approval to do your job effectively

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
• Mathematics (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
• Three Other Subjects (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)

A Level in:

3 Subjects (grade CCC or Above)

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

Skills

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

Other requirements

Be at least 18 years old when the apprenticeship begins.
Have the right to work in the UK.
Have been a UK/EU/EAA resident for at least the past three years prior to starting the apprenticeship.
Have completed full-time education before the apprenticeship is due to start. For this programme, you must be able to achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) clearance.

About this employer

Parker Meggitt is a business segment of Parker Aerospace. At Parker Aerospace, we develop technologies and innovative solutions that enable reliable, efficient and increasingly sustainable flight, for the lifecycle of the aircraft, including aftermarket support. Our passionate people, together with our breadth of differentiated technologies, ensure that we make the extraordinary happen and continue to shape the future of aviation in partnership with our customers. Joining our team means you're helping to deliver our purpose of 'Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow'. A career at Parker Meggitt offers boundless potential for professional and personal growth. You will work alongside the brightest minds in the world, help develop innovative technology and products, and contribute to our company's goal of solving the world's greatest engineering challenges. We have succeeded in employing the top talent in the industry by focusing our hiring efforts on the individual, not the job description. If you are an inquisitive thinker with great ideas and a desire to succeed, we will find the perfect spot for you on our team.

Company benefits

• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy and sell
• Pension scheme and generous life assurance.
  Work laptop provided.
• Access to health and wellbeing support
• Access to employee discounts
  Cycle to work scheme

After this apprenticeship

• Upon successful completion of the programme - and subject to performance - you may have the opportunity to move into a permanent role within the team or business area where you completed your apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ASTON UNIVERSITY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000015917.

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Closes on Monday 6 April 2026

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