Supply Chain Graduate Scheme

Novanta Inc.; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Novanta’s Supply Chain Bee Graduate Programme invites recent graduates to join a structured 24-month development track in procurement. As a Graduate Buyer, you will learn how global supply chains operate while contributing to business performance.

You will work with experienced procurement professionals, gain exposure to international operations, and develop skills in purchasing, supplier management and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Procurement or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn.
• Strong problem-solving ability.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing materials and services
• Managing supplier communications
• Raising and tracking purchase orders
• Supporting inventory planning activities
• Analysing procurement and supplier data
• Driving cost reduction initiatives
• Supporting supplier performance management

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Curiosity

Problem solving

ERP systems

Education

Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Procurement or a related discipline

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Supply Chain Graduate Scheme Stockport, Greater Manchester

Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing-improving productivity, enhancing people's lives and redefining what's possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta.

Launch Your Supply Chain Career with Novanta

Are you looking for more than a graduate job? At Novanta, we are investing in the next generation of supply chain talent through our Novanta Bee Graduate Programme. This exciting Graduate Supply Chain opportunity offers real responsibility from day one and a structured pathway into a professional procurement career. As a Graduate Buyer, you will work alongside experienced procurement professionals, learning how global supply chains operate while contributing directly to business performance.

What you will do:

• Purchasing materials and services
• Managing supplier communications
• Raising and tracking purchase orders
• Supporting inventory planning activities
• Analysing procurement and supplier data
• Driving cost reduction initiatives
• Supporting supplier performance management

What Makes This Opportunity Different?

• Structured 24-month development programme
• Procurement, sourcing and supplier management exposure
• Continuous learning and mentoring
• ERP and systems training
• Negotiation and commercial skills development
• Exposure to international supply chain operations
• Clear career pathway into Buyer and Strategic Buyer positions

We are Looking For Recent graduates or those graduating in 2026

• Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, Procurement or a related discipline
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Strong problem-solving ability

Why Novanta?

Novanta develops technology solutions that help improve lives around the world. Our teams support innovative applications across advanced manufacturing, medical and life science markets. When you join our graduate programme, you become part of a collaborative global organisation committed to developing future talent. Build your future with Novanta.

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, for example with applications, interviews, or assessments, please inform the Talent Acquisition Partner. We will work with you to understand your needs and make appropriate arrangements so you can perform at your best. Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

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Solving complex challenges, delivering innovations that matter! Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical, life science, and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary expertise and competencies in precision medicine, precision manufacturing, robotics and automation, and advanced surgery with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer proprietary technology solutions that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation, the Novanta Growth System, and our customers' success.

Novanta's common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "NOVT".