Higher Apprentice Supply Chain
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Offers a solid apprenticeship framework within a critical sector, along with competitive salary and diverse hands-on experiences.
- Competitive starting salary of £23,493
- Acquisition of relevant qualifications via a structured program
- Experience in a supportive and dynamic team
Pros
- Clear development path leading to recognized industry qualifications
- Hands-on experience working in key supply chain functions
- Strong salary prospects with annual increments
Cons
- Demands consistency in commitment throughout the apprenticeship
- Limits flexibility during the initial training period
- High-pressure environment due to business-critical projects
Who it's for
Entry Level • On-site with rotations
Good fit
- Recent school leavers wanting a vocational apprenticeship
- Individuals keen on developing procurement skills
- Candidates interested in a hands-on learning experience
Not recommended for
- Candidates looking for established roles without training
- Individuals who prefer a less structured work environment
- Professionals not willing to commit to a multi-year program
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Description
Job title: Higher Apprentice Supply Chain
Location: Frimley
Salary: Starting from £23,493 per annum, with annual progression through the scheme duration
What you will be doing:
- Responsible for co-ordinating 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 & intelligence portfolios or developing creative storage solutions.
- During the three-year Supply Chain Apprenticeship you will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced environment on business critical projects.
- Working alongside our experts, you will help us deliver the right product, at the right time for the right price, all whilst ensuring our Supply Chain promotes diversity and creativity.
- Rotate to a different part of our Supply Chain Function ensuring you have a varied, challenging and exciting experience. For each placement you undertake, you will develop a different set of practical and technical skills.
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 Supply Chain Team: Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. A career here means using your passion and ingenuity to defend national security with breakthrough technology and intelligence solutions. It’s rewarding work that truly makes a difference. And as you tackle critical projects, you’ll work alongside a supportive team – driven by a shared ambition to protect what really matters. At BAE Systems, you’ll find an extraordinary career where you can realize your true potential.
The Submarines Team:
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)
