Take ownership of the customer requirements that keep food products available. This graduate supply chain role puts your organisation and communication skills to practical use, coordinating national accounts and helping maintain service levels as demand changes.
The Company
You'll join an established, leading UK foodservice business in Salford, in the Manchester area. Its National Account Supply Chain team manages supply requirements for the organisation's largest customers. The team connects customers with suppliers, depots and internal colleagues, translating changing demand into practical action. Working in this fast-paced, customer-focused business gives you the opportunity to contribute to daily operations and understand how supply chain decisions connect with sales, operations and finance.
The Role
As a Graduate Supply Chain Executive, you'll manage a portfolio of national customer accounts, helping ensure products are available when needed. Your responsibility starts with understanding each customer's requirements and communicating them across the supply chain. Menu changes, seasonal demand and product switches influence forecasts, creating practical problems to work through. This full-time role offers an ASAP start and room to learn through varied responsibilities. You'll develop commercial knowledge and stakeholder relationships while contributing ideas to improve team performance. Maintaining high service levels and operational efficiency will be central to your work, alongside opportunities to develop within supply chain.
- Manage national customer accounts and understand their individual supply requirements.
- Coordinate forecast changes arising from menu updates, seasonality and product switches.
- Communicate customer demand to suppliers, depots and national replenishment teams.
- Build relationships with customers and colleagues across business functions.
- Identify process improvements that support service levels and operational efficiency.
Benefits and Perks
Alongside practical responsibility, the business offers benefits supporting employee care and everyday savings. You'll gain valuable experience across business functions as you develop your supply chain understanding. As well as a starting salary of £30,000, you will also get the following benefits:
- 25 days' annual holiday.
- Healthcare Cash Plan.
- Childcare Vouchers.
- Personal Accident Scheme.
- Employee Discounts.
- Valuable cross-functional business experience.
Requirements
Must-Have:
- A degree at 2:1 or above; Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, Economics, Marketing or other subjects.
- Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and understanding of customer requirements.
- A proactive, team-focused approach and ambition to learn and develop.
Nice-to-Have:
- Interest in supply chain, logistics, procurement or operations.
- A problem-solving mindset and interest in continuous improvement.
- Confidence managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Apply Now
Ready to take responsibility for national customer requirements and help keep products available? Apply to build practical supply chain experience within a leading foodservice business.
Contact Details:
Graduate Recruitment Bureau - GRB Recruitment Team
