Supply Chain & Logistics Year in Industry 2026/27

Empowering people and enabling solutions for a more sustainable future

If you share our goal for achieving operational excellence in our supply chain and our commitment to shaping a sustainable future, then our Supply Chain & Logistics Year in Industry could be for you.  

Our mission is to make our global supply chains meet our customer expectations, with sustainable solutions, at optimal cost.  We enable our business area with logistics processes, skills, technology and data insights.  Day to day we are providing effective logistics operations across the globe. 

We are offering two different pathways for this role, either with a business and supply chain focus, or with a data and AI/ML focus applied to the supply chain environment.

If you have a business mindset and enjoy working with people at different levels on real projects with real responsibility, we’d love to hear from you! 

What is the Supply Chain & Logistics Year in Industry?

The Vacuum Technique Business Area (VTBA) Logistics team covers three main areas of the supply chain - Warehouse Operations, Transport/Freight management and Global Supply Chain Planning. The Logistics group operates as a centrally managed enabling function to our six Divisions within VTBA. The Divisions are managed as separate businesses, but they all share the same physical logistics, warehouses and transport.  There are currently five main Distribution Centres (DCs) operated by the Logistics group in North America, Belgium, China, Korea and Japan. All DCs are designed to operate similar best practice operating processes and systems.
 

We take pride in ensuring our business operating processes and procedures support our global mission.  Depending on your own areas of interest, projects can be focused on data analytics or People and Process. During this placement you will work with members of the global logistics organisation, and will be assigned several projects in one or more of the following:
 

• Optimize Logistics processes: Improve a specific logistics process to boost efficiency and reduce costs.


• Develop training materials: Create comprehensive training materials to enhance employee understanding and compliance.


• Enhance performance reporting: Improve existing operational and performance reports or develop new ones to gain actionable insights.


• Optimize inventory and forecasting: Analyse inventory data and forecasting methods to identify opportunities for improvement and reduce costs.

In this role you will be:

• Applying your skills gained at university to real business scenarios.


• Growing skills and experience in a corporate environment, enabling you to gain valuable business knowledge and influence to deliver important business projects.


• Experiencing working within a truly global multidisciplinary organisation.


• Understanding business requirements by proactive interaction and communication with key stakeholders.


• Developing an understanding of supply chain/logistics reports and tools with a result-oriented focus.


• Contributing to our early careers outreach or marketing initiatives to develop essential workplace requirements including teamwork, planning and communication skills.

Location
You will be based at our Vacuum Technique Business global headquarters in Burgess Hill, Sussex, a short journey from the vibrant and diverse seaside city of Brighton and Hove. 
 

To succeed, you will need

• To be in your penultimate year of your undergraduate degree studying a relevant subject.


• To demonstrate a passion for working in a global supply chain and logistics environment to developing business acumen.


• Professional communication skills with the ability to work with internal and external clients and stakeholders globally.

• To be organised, with a process driven mindset and methodical way of working.


• The ability to work independently and proactively.


• Drive and desire for continuous professional development.

We will also consider applications from students pursuing a Masters Degree with Industrial Placement, however, please note that this is an entry level early careers role and not suitable for those with significant experience of working in Supply Chain or Logistics.

In return, we offer you
An annual salary of £24,000 on a fixed term contract of 12 months.  This is a development opportunity where you will have access to online learning modules and on the job technical and business training.  Our Early Careers Community provides you with a network of peers in a similar stage of their careers and on-site we offer various health and wellbeing initiatives along with continuous support and coaching.

Selection process

The closing date for this role is midnight, Saturday 28th February.  However, if we receive a high volume of applications we may close for applications sooner.  If you’re successful in progressing to the next stage, you’ll be asked to complete an online competency assessment.  The final stage of the process will be an in-person selection day to be held in March in Burgess Hill.  

 

Uniting curious minds
Behind every innovative solution, there are people working together to transform the future. With careers sparked by initiative and lifelong learning, we unite curious minds, and you could be one of them.