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Do you want to organise and coordinate a network of interconnected enterprises that provide goods and services to the end customer? The supply chain is at the heart of every organisation; engaged in the movement of goods and services from supplier to customer. Read on to find out how this level 3 apprenticeship can help kickstart your career!
What is the role?
The Supply Chain Practitioner Level 3 apprenticeship is major pillar in helping businesses build a stronger, more confident workforce equipped with greater skills. This qualification is designed for individuals who want to work in a logistics environment and acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to become a competent and confident supply chain practitioner.
This Apprenticeship is for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) Supply Chain Practitioners are responsible for maintaining the dynamicity of supply chain functions in FMCG industries. Effective and dynamic supply chains are especially critical in fast-moving consumer goods industries, such as food and beverage, retail, or consumables.
FMCG Supply Chain Practitioners will have the opportunity to advance to management or specialist roles.
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Key responsibilities of the role
Depending on which part of the supply chain you’re in, day-to-day you may:
- Work with procurement managers and buyers to select products that will sell well
- Negotiate and manage contracts with suppliers
- Plan the best way to get goods from suppliers to distribution centres and retailers
- Track shipments and stock levels using computer software
- Make sure retailers receive their goods on time and in the right condition
- Look at ways to improve supply chain networks
- Monitor overall performance to make sure targets are met
- Prepare forecasts and inventories
- Processing customer orders; and/or working with hauliers
- Influencing, stakeholder management
- Negotiate and manage contracts with suppliers
Level 3 Supply Chain Practitioner Data
Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours
Knowledge
- Customer service: order capture and management concepts, from order receipt to delivery to clients, and the significance of customer fulfilment
- Different consumer groups’ characteristics and specialised needs: retailers, business-to-business, online, and export
- Logistics: the significance of logistics costs, the impact of short-lead time logistics, and the impact of high demand volatility logistics on network planning
- Plan manufacturing: the principles of establishing and implementing a supply plan that takes capacity, product life, and critical success factors into account.
- Use of supply chain IT systems. To be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
Skills
- Identify, manage and heighten risks to your business.
- Business management skills
- Leadership skills
- Knowledge of transport methods, costs and benefits
- Knowledge of manufacturing production and processes
- To be thorough and pay attention to detail
- Customer service skills
- Communication skills
- The ability to work well with others
- Analytical thinking skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing requirements. Work with procurement managers and buyers to select products that will sell well
Behaviours
- Make decisions with courage and conviction and demonstrate a sense of responsibility for your work
- Build good relationships with others, cooperate with each other, contribute appropriately to ideas and issues, and lead by example
- A highly effective communicator at all levels and with various stakeholders:
Always act with integrity and respect - Proud of my work:
Striving for excellence, time management and meeting deadlines - Work safely:
Keep yourself and others safe and challenge safety issues - Responding to change:
Demonstrate curiosity and encourage new ways of thinking and working to ensure that economic benefits are maximised
Entry Requirements
English and Maths
Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment for this apprenticeship.
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