Higher Apprentice Supply Chain
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
The apprenticeship provides a solid starting salary, diverse skill acquisition, and the opportunity to work on significant defense contracts.
- Starting salary of £23,493 with growth potential
- Constructive training in a vital defense sector
- Diverse experiences across supply chain functions
Pros
- Hands-on experience working with national defense projects
- Comprehensive training leading to relevant qualifications in supply chain
- Competitive starting salary with potential for faster earnings progression
Cons
- High demands due to involvement in critical projects
- Expectations to work under tight deadlines
- Limited initial flexibility in the work format during training
Who it's for
Entry Level • On-site with possible rotations
Good fit
- Recent school leavers aiming for a hands-on apprenticeship
- Candidates interested in defense and national security
- Individuals looking for comprehensive training in supply chain management
Not recommended for
- Professionals looking for established careers or senior roles
- Individuals who prefer remote work settings
- Candidates uncomfortable with fast-paced, high-pressure scenarios
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Description
Job title: Higher Apprentice Supply Chain
Location: Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria)
Salary: Starting from £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration
What you’ll be doing:
• Responsible for coordinating demand, buying products, managing suppliers and ensuring our inventory is safely stored and maintained
• Raising purchase orders for multi-million pound contracts, reviewing supplier risk portfolios and developing creative storage solutions
• Working in a fast-paced environment on business-critical projects, helping deliver the right products, at the right time, at the right price
• Develop a various set of practical and technical skills within a rotation of placements
• Developing your procurement and supply expertise, gaining an excellent understanding of organisations and wider business environments
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health,
wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Submarines Team:
Our team is responsible for ensuring that our boat programmes and site projects are working at maximum capability. This is achieved by sourcing equipment, products and materials from a vast amount of local and national businesses, to enable our staff and facilities teams to complete their day-to-day roles in an effective and efficient manner.
Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.
The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.
Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world’s most complex engineering challenges.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Export Control/Security:
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks. Click here for more information on national security vetting levels.
Qualification requirements
5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 9-4 / A*-C which must include Maths & English AND
72 UCAS points (or equivalent) (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level)
