Degree Apprentice Air Supply Chain Management with Procurement

Job Title: Degree Apprentice Air Supply Chain Management with Procurement

Location: Samlesbury Warton

What you’ll be doing:

This is a four-year scheme. Through four annual work placements, you will learn and demonstrate skills required in:

• Procurement
• Warehousing & Transport Operations
• Logistics Management
• Commercial Management
• Purchasing Principles for Global Supply Chains
• Supply Chain Analytics
• Developing Management Capability
• Developing Leadership Capability
• Managing Procurement Performance
• Technology & Innovation
• Strategic Supply Chain Management

Within the Procurement function, you can expect to be involved in a wide range of activities whilst working alongside Procurement Professionals, including:

• Identifying appropriate and key capabilities within the supply base and aiding the development of innovative solutions.
• Leading the supplier selection and negotiation activities required by the business.
• Facilitating and leading effective supplier relationships and partnerships where necessary.
• Developing short, medium, and/or long-term supplier strategies and relationships.

Please note you must not book any annual leave within the first three months of your apprenticeship. Following this, leave will be considered depending on the individual training delivery schedule and must be approved by your line manager.

What qualification will you get?

You will work towards a BSc Supply Chain Management with Procurement (Professional Practice) delivered by Aston University.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans, and shopping discounts. You may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air team:

The Air sector is a world leader in the aerospace industry with expertise that can be traced back to the very earliest days of aviation. We design and build advanced training and combat aircraft, develop and work with the latest in cutting-edge technology, and provide support and maintenance for our customers across the world.

By joining our 23,000-strong global workforce, you could directly contribute to some of our leading aircraft, including the Eurofighter Typhoon, F-35 Lightning II, or our next generation of aircraft, in the UK or at one of our international sites. Whether you’re providing direct support to our customers, ensuring our programmes run to time and cost, or influencing the design and manufacture of our products, you’ll be completing work that counts.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about delivering excellence and supporting some of the world’s most significant aerospace organisations. We believe in investing in our people and inspiring continual innovation in our business. Developing and using the latest technology to compete with the world’s best is at the heart of what we do.

Providing world-class training, support, and development to our people means we inspire the very best talent to achieve great things.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder, etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Export Control / Security:

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must, as a minimum, achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK, depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Qualification requirements

5 GCSEs 9-4/ A*-C (or equivalent) including Mathematics and English, 96 UCAS Tariff Points (240 points old tariff) (or equivalent), excluding UCAS points gained at AS Level.