AB World Foods Supply Chain Graduate

Based – North West of England

Are you looking for a job with real responsibility producing some of the best loved brands? We’re looking for dynamic individuals who are driven to carve their own careers to join our world class Supply Chain team. If you have a passion for food, want to grow quickly and you’re eager to learn and develop this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

What are we about?

AB World Foods is an international branded food business famous for flavour. Today, our portfolio of brands includes Patak's, Blue Dragon, Levi Roots, Al’Fez and TABASCO®. How many of our brands do you have in your cupboard? We’re owned by Associated British Foods (ABF) a diversified international food ingredients and retail group with sales of £13.4bn, 130,000 employees and operations in 50 countries.

As great as our brands are, our people are what makes us special. We are committed to making AB World Foods a great place to work, grow & develop. For the right candidate this is a fantastic role on a diverse and “real job” Early in Career Scheme. Our roles will allow you to gain real responsibility in challenging environments with a diverse group of people and products and make a big difference to our business.

What’s the role about?

Over the course of the 18-month scheme, you’ll spend time at the heart of our Supply Chain gaining experience and insight. You’ll be immersed in what it takes to create, make, and deliver award winning & world-famous branded food products to customers all around the world. The scheme is designed to provide a springboard for your Supply Chain career, through rotations across several key Supply Chain functions such as Procurement, Production, Engineering, Quality Assurance, Supply Planning and Logistics.

You’ll not only learn the fundamentals of Food Manufacturing and Supply Chain management, but also discover a rich, diverse, and fast paced sector which plays a key role in feeding the nation. Some key responsibilities you are likely to gain are:

• Manage one of our enthusiastic production teams
• Contribute to operational and strategic development projects
• Ensure all products are manufactured to the exact quality and respecting industry leading health and safety standards
• Work to enhance and optimize operational performance and continuous improvement methodologies to support our development as a business
• Immerse yourself in Supply Chain investment projects that focus on a wide range of aspects from factory technology to safety and environmental improvements
• Help support us to be even more sustainable and to improve our carbon footprint

What can we offer you?

While we encourage you to drive your own career development, we also make sure you are fully supported along the way. We take great care in understanding your development needs and tailoring your individual career experience to help you achieve your ambitions. As well as learning every day on the job, you will benefit from a thorough onboarding programme, continuous development, ongoing networking opportunities and business support to progress – plus there will be plenty of people to guide and advise you on your path.

Just some of the benefits this role comes with:

• A competitive base salary of £28,500
• The opportunity to share in our success through our discretionary bonus scheme
• Private Healthcare

How will you stand out?

We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference, willing to learn from others, challenge their thinking and work collaboratively with an amazing team of people.

You’ll need a 2:2 degree or above, preferably in a STEM discipline but we welcome any degree subject provided you have:

• A passion to learn and develop and a willingness to take ownership, with the support of a team behind you
• Willingness to support your team members and overcome challenges as they arise
• The ability to be your true authentic self, willingness to work hard and be rewarded for it
• A resilient nature, to think on your feet and act safely for yourself and others

We expect all our graduates to demonstrate our early in career talent competencies, which are:

• Drive & Ambition
• Analysis & Judgement
• Humility & Authenticity
• Learning & Growth

What’s the application process?

Our application process is a two-way street – we want to get to know you as much as we want you get to know us!

• Application Form: This is an opportunity to tell us a bit more about yourself, why you would like to join us, as well as what makes you a great candidate.
• Video Interview: Here you’ll be able to tell us a bit more about your fit for the scheme in line with our early in career talent competencies.
• Online Ability Tests: If this sounds scary don’t worry! This is just one opportunity for you to show us your cognitive ability.
• Assessment Centre: You’ll be able to meet your new potential colleagues and team in person at our assessment centre and final stage of the process.

These stages are designed to get to know you, to understand your passions and strengths that would make you a great fit! So be yourself and talk about specific examples that help demonstrate what makes you shine.

We will communicate with you through every stage of the process, you will never be left wondering where your application is and what status it is at! Successful applicants could be looking to start as early as September 2023 – starting dates are flexible.
Closing date for applications: 29th May 2023
Assessment Centres: 27th and 28th June 2023