Assistant Planner (Modern Apprentice)

TN United Kingdom; Scotland; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Scotland is offering a Modern Apprenticeship for Assistant Planner. The role involves managing stock movements and ensuring compliance with logistics procedures. Ideal for individuals aged 16-24, this position offers a structured learning environment with competitive salary progression linked to the Scottish Living Wage.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Work Life Balance Policies

Occupational Health Services

Discounted Leisure Benefits

Qualifications

• Control and plan inbound stock and manage inter-site stock movements.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and security procedures.

Responsibilities

• Work within a fast-moving environment to meet stock availability targets.
• Deal with pre/post transactional queries related to stock.

Skills

Stock Management

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

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Assistant Planner (Modern Apprentice), ndc coddington, scotland, united kingdom

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Client:

NHS National Services Scotland

Location:

ndc coddington, scotland, united kingdom, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Views:

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHSScotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.
The Post:
This is a challenging opportunity to help harness the buying power of more than £1.5 billion spent each year on across the NHS in Scotland. National Procurement, the Procurement Centre of Expertise for Health, works in collaboration with health boards to ensure the highest level of patient care through the provision of a wide range of goods and services via a series of best value national contracts and distribution services.

The Canderside and Eurocentral facilities operate over 3 shift patterns, to include day/back shift rotation, and a constant nightshift, the successful applicant will work dayshift (08:00 -16:00), though the candidate must be flexible to work extended office hours should the business require.

The Eurocentral facility operates within a 122,000 sq ft warehouse, in all aspects of good’s in, pick and dispatch the successful candidate will have experience of working within a similar FMCG warehouse or logistics role, with demonstrable inbound and stock allocation planning, ideally gained within an FMCG warehouse.

The Candidate:
This is a Modern Apprenticeship role for age 16 - 24 year olds. Your role will be to control and plan the inbound stock, manage and plan the inter site stock movements to satisfy the outbound allocations of stock for delivery and deal with any pre / post transactional queries that are generated from this activity, ensuring stock availability targets are met, and outbound delivery timescales are realised. You will also ensure compliance with NHSS logistics health, safety and security procedures and adhere to risk assessments and the development of safe systems of work.

An ability to develop and learn new skills, follow instructions and procedures while working both as part of a team and on own initiative within a fast-moving environment are essential.

Location and Working Pattern:
Coddington – Eurocentral

Dayshift - Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 16:00 and Friday 08:00 – 15:30

37 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

In line with the Annex 21 provisions your salary will be as follows:

• Year 1 - 70% of the top of Band 4 pay scale. If this value falls below the Scottish Living Wage then the salary will be supplemented to ensure the salary meets the Scottish Living Wage currently this is £24,309.07 per annum.
• Year 2 - 75% of the top of the Band 4 pay scale. If this value falls below the Scottish Living Wage then the salary will be made up to the value of the Scottish Living wage PLUS the monetary difference between 70% and 75% of the top of the Band 4 scale as an additional top-up, in line with the provisions set out in Annex 21.

On successful completion of the MA qualification your salary will be on point 1 of the Band 4 salary scale at that time.

Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Closing date for completed applications is 23rd May 2025.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).