Summary
Working within our PACCAR Parts division you will gain experience working within various business functions including continuous improvement, distribution center operations, customer service, materials and logistics.
Wage
£17,924 a year
33 days of holiday (which includes statutory holidays); a pension scheme and medical support schemes.
Training course
Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
08:00 - 16:15 Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 15:20 Friday
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
2
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
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
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Supply chain leadership professional (integrated degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
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
Your training plan
Supply Chain Professional Degree.
Blended attendance on-site at Leeds Trinity and on Microsoft Teams.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* Maths & English (grade 4)
A Level or equivalent in:
* Business Related Subject (grade C/MMM)
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
* Administrative skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative