Supply Chain & Operations Design and Solutions Graduate

Fresh Direct Group; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading foodservice wholesale distribution company is seeking graduates for their Supply Chain & Operations Design and Solutions Graduate Programme. This full-time role based in Warrington involves supporting projects across the UK, analyzing operations, and collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have a minimum 2:2 Bachelor's degree and strong analytical skills. The programme provides hands-on experience and opportunities for career progression, including exposure to senior leaders and mentorship, advertising a dynamic start to a promising career.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Company car/allowance

Enhanced family friendly policies

Support with further technical/professional training

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn.

Responsibilities

• Support projects across the UK network.
• Analyze data within warehouse and transport operations.
• Support supply chain and warehouse design.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree (minimum 2:2)

Job description

Supply Chain & Operations Design and Solutions Graduate

Full-time

Location: Warrington, Tamworth or Portbury (with national travel/trips)

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Start Date: September 2026

Note: This is a graduate programme overview description for Sysco GB.

Job Description

Vacancy Title: Operations Design & Solutions Graduate Programme

Welcome to the Sysco GB Operations Design & Solutions Graduate Programme! Sysco is a global leader in foodservice wholesale distribution with over 76,000 colleagues across 10 countries. We supply expertise, products and partnerships to power every corner of the industry—from independent cafes to hospitals, schools, pubs, and large corporates across the UK.

Our Supply Chain Operations Design & Solutions team designs efficient warehouse and transport solutions, improves processes, and uses data and insight to solve complex operational challenges, ensuring our network can meet customer demand safely, reliably and sustainably.

The programme is for analytical thinkers and practical problem‑solvers who enjoy understanding how complex systems fit together and who are motivated by improving how things work. You’ll learn to balance cost, service and efficiency, collaborate across functions, and turn insight into solutions that make a real difference in a fast‑moving operational environment.

We’re looking for curious, commercially aware graduates with an interest in supply chain operations, a willingness to get stuck in, and the drive to challenge the status quo. If you’re ready to develop your skills, influence meaningful operational change, and help design the operations that deliver for our customers every day, this programme is for you.

Your journey starts here - let’s make it extraordinary.

The Sysco GB Graduate Programme

The Sysco GB Graduate Programme is designed to give you a dynamic and inspiring start to your career. You’ll gain hands on experience, take part in structured learning, and receive personalised mentorship to help you transition into the workplace and develop the skills and confidence needed to grow as a future leader. Through key business rotations, you’ll work on real projects, collaborate with a variety of teams, and gain valuable exposure to senior leaders.

You can expect…

• A structured learning and development plan

to build both your technical and professional capabilities

• Mentorship from experienced professionals

who will support, guide, and challenge you throughout the programme

• Business placements

that give you the experience and exposure to build your skills within operations design & solutions

• Networking opportunities

with graduates, colleagues, and industry partners to help you grow your professional network

including workshops, training sessions, and access to learning resources to accelerate your growth

• Exposure to senior leaders

providing valuable insights and helping you build your profile across the organisation

• Clear opportunities for career progression

and continued development opportunities post programme

What You’ll Experience

Our Operations Design & Solutions Graduate Programme gives you the opportunity to be part of the teams that design, improve and deploy the operational solutions that keep Sysco delivering to customers every day. You’ll gain hands‑on experience across the full lifecycle of supply chain design and improvement—from understanding how our warehouses and transport operations run day to day, to supporting the design of new processes, layouts and ways of working, and helping deliver solutions that drive efficiency, service and safety across our network.

The first few months of the programme will focus on immersing you into our supply chain operations. This provides a vital opportunity to fully understand how our supply chain operates in practice, how we serve our customers, and the real‑world challenges and opportunities that shape every design and improvement decision.

After your induction period, you’ll begin supporting projects across our UK network. Through planned placements across our Operational Efficiency & Continuous Improvement (CI), Operations Design, and Delivery & Deployment teams, you’ll gain experience in:

• Analysing data within warehouse and transport operations to identify improvement opportunities
• Supporting supply chain and warehouse design, including layouts, flows and capacity
• Applying CI and operational efficiency methodologies to improve service, cost and performance
• Supporting the delivery and deployment of new processes, solutions and ways of working
• Working on cross‑functional projects from concept through to implementation
• Developing clear documentation, insights and recommendations to support decision‑making

This programme is designed to build well‑rounded supply chain professionals who understand operations at their core, can design practical solutions, and have the confidence to see change through from idea to impact.

You’ll also be fully supported to complete various technical training/certificates that support your placement journey. This is your chance to make an impact, learn from industry experts, and kick start your career towards becoming a CI Specialist, Design Consultant or Supply Chain Ops Specialist within one of our teams.

Key Info

• This role will be classed as home based. However successful candidates will need to live within commutable distance from one of our key sites (Warrington, Tamworth or Portbury) where key training and business exposure will take place.
• 39hrs a week, Monday – Friday
• This role provides an exciting opportunity to support our business across the UK and will require a high level of travel including overnight stays across the UK (cost of travel and accommodation is covered)
• Additional travel required includes graduate workshops or business events
• Due to the travel required by this role, a company car will be provided – candidates must hold UK driving licence

What you’ll need to succeed

• A minimum of a 2:2 or above Bachelors degree (or equivalent)
• Right to work in the UK beyond a Graduate or Skilled Worker visa
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment & independently
• Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn
• Initiative and a growth mindset

The Application Process

If you’re interested in joining us – apply now! Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and if you meet our entry criteria you’ll be asked to complete a short online assessment. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to complete a strengths-based video interview. If successful at this stage, the final step will be an invite to join us onsite for an interview/assessment exercise. Support and guidance will be provided throughout the process and further information about each step can be found here.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Support with further technical/professional training
• Pension + life assurance
• Heavily discounted staff sales on Sysco products
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Volunteering hours
• Company car/allowance (due to travel required by role)

Additional Information

At Sysco GB everyone is welcome. We don’t want you to ‘fit our culture’ we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We don’t just look at your CV, we’re more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice, is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business, as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Sysco GB and we recognise that Sysco GB can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. We'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.