Summary
An exciting opportunity to join the supply chain team as an apprentice in one of the most celebrated and successful names in the professional hair and beauty industry. Since 2006, Sweet Squared has been in an enviable leadership position through distributing exclusive, premium, and best-in-class brands across the UK and Ireland.
Wage
£14,722.50 a year
Pay increases to National Minimum Wage after one year.
Training course
Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)
Hours
37.5-hours per week, exact working days and hours TBC
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Sunday 20 April
Duration
2 years 6 months
Positions available
1
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
To support the commercial plans of our award-winning beauty brands in the professional salon channel by carrying out Supply Chain related tasks including but not limited to:
* Creating new items in ERP system at the request of other business functions, ensuring all key data field are complete and accurate
* Use demand planning software to produce product stock requirements to ensure that products stay in stock
* Raise purchase orders and send to vendors ensuring that these are accurate, and any vendor changes are reflecting, ensuring a smooth billing process
* Work with logistics providers ensuring that shipments from all over the world reach the warehouse in a timely and cost-effective manner
* General team support activities supporting Head of Supply Chain and wider team on any project or ERP related maintenance
* Ensuring that team inbox is monitored and all communication responded to on a timely basis
* Assisting with new product development and procurement projects for wider business
* Supporting with industry specific compliance and legislative matters
Where you’ll work
UNIT 2
GREEN PARK
COAL ROAD
LEEDS
LS14 1FB
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
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
Your training course
Supply chain practitioner (fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)) (level 3)
Equal to A level
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
You will undertake and complete a level 3 Supply Chain apprenticeship at Kirklees College, HJuddersfield. At the end of this apprenticeship, you will receive a level 3 Supply Chain practitioner qualification.
* Regulations
* Risk & KPI’s
* Continuous Improvement
* Forecasting
* Customer Service
* Planning
* Procurement
* Logistics
* Management Systems
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4 / C or above)
* Maths (grade 4 / C or above)
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
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Confident
* Enthusiasm
Other requirements
Benefits: •25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (increasing to 33 days plus BH with length of service) •Private healthcare and cashback scheme •Perks and discount scheme •Personal accident insurance •24/7 Employee Assistance Programme •Access to 24/7 GP Service •Company sick pay scheme •Square day - an additional paid day off on your start date anniversary •An allowance per month for free products in our Sweet shops and online •Employee discount in addition to your monthly allowance •Square of the month awards with the winner awarded additional paid leave •Training and development including access to our education courses •Potential permanent employment on successful completion of your apprenticeship