Higher Apprentice Supply Chain

BAE Systems.; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a Higher Apprentice in Supply Chain. You'll coordinate demand, manage suppliers, and gain expertise in a structured development environment. This role offers a competitive salary, and extensive benefits, while providing a solid foundation for a career in procurement and supply chain management.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible discounted health benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Annual incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• Candidates must achieve 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4 / A*-C including Maths & English.
• Candidates also need 72 UCAS points (or equivalent), excluding points gained at AS level.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate demand and manage suppliers effectively.
• Raise purchase orders and review supplier risks.
• Work on business-critical projects.
• Develop practical and technical skills through different placements.
• Gain procurement and supply chain expertise.

Skills

Coordination

Supplier management

Inventory management

Procurement expertise

Analytical skills

Education

5 GCSEs including Maths & English

72 UCAS points (excluding AS level)

Job description

Description

Job title: Higher Apprentice Supply Chain

Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)

Salary: Starting from £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for coordinating demand, buying products, managing suppliers and ensuring our inventory is safely stored and maintained
• Raising purchase orders for multi-million pound contracts, reviewing supplier risk portfolios and developing creative storage solutions
• Working in a fast-paced environment on business-critical projects, helping deliver the right products, at the right time, at the right price
• Develop a various set of practical and technical skills within a rotation of placements
• Developing your procurement and supply expertise, gaining an excellent understanding of organisations and wider business environments

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 Submarines Team

Our team is responsible for ensuring that our boat programmes and site projects are working at maximum capability. This is achieved by sourcing equipment, products and materials from a vast amount of local and national businesses, to enable our staff and facilities teams to complete their day-to-day roles in an effective and efficient manner.

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century. The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes. Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

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 of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and 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. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.

Qualification requirements

5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4 / A*-C which must include Maths & English AND 72 UCAS points (or equivalent) (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level)