Women in Supply Chain – Degree Level Apprenticeship
Type: Apprentice
Location: Bucks, MK9 1EQ
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
- Operations
- Customer Relationships
- Inventory
- Quality & Compliance
- Project Management
- Finance and Budget Management
- Digitalisation
- Leadership project
Workshops & Training: Enhance your skills and knowledge through a variety of engaging workshops and training sessions designed to equip you for success.
Networking Events: Attend exciting networking events where you can connect with industry professionals and expand your professional network within DHL Supply Chain and beyond.
Conferences: Stay ahead of the curve by attending key conferences, gaining exposure to the latest industry trends and best practices.
Development Plans: Work with your line manager to create personalised development plans tailored to your career goals.
Performance Reviews: Regular performance reviews to track your progress and provide constructive feedback.
Projects: Contribute to key projects and initiatives that drive business success and operational excellence.
Networking: Continue to build and leverage your professional network.
End of Programme Presentation: Present your learnings, achievements, and future plans to senior leaders at the end of the programme
Transition Planning: Receive support in planning your transition from the programme to a permanent role within DHL Supply Chain.
Where you’ll work
251 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes
Bucks
MK9 1EQ
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
CRANFIELD 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
- Training will take place at a combination of your assigned site for your role and also academic learning on university campus.
Requirements
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
- Team working
About this company
Founded in 1969, DHL is the world’s leading logistics company. Our 395,000 people in over 220 countries and territories work every day to help our customers cross borders, reach new markets and grow their businesses. DHL Supply Chain, part of the DHL Group, is the world’s leading logistics provider and by joining DHL Supply Chain, you are joining a company that offers limitless opportunities to grow
https://careers.dhl.com/global/en/dsc-nextgenerationtalent-uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Perks: 25 days holiday, pension scheme, medical cover, childcare vouchers, retail discounts, mental health support, and private GP services.
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