Supply chain and logistics Jobs in the UK with a Sponsor Licence: 115 Open (Oct 2026)
- Open roles at licensed employers
- 115
- Graduate, internship & apprenticeship
- 8
- Employers hiring
- 70
- Cities
- 8
Roles first seen in the last 30 days and still open. Updated weekly.
Supply chain and logistics graduate jobs, internships and apprenticeships open now
- Graduate - Procurement - UK
This graduate procurement programme uses three 12-month rotations. You could analyse spend and markets, support sourcing events and contract awards, manage supplier performance and risk, work with stakeholders, and improve procurement data, digital tools and processes. It suits a graduate building analytical, communication and commercial skills.
Ask about this role - AI & Digital Supply Chain Analyst
The title indicates an analytical role focused on artificial intelligence and digital supply chain work. The available description does not set out specific duties or requirements, so read the full advert carefully to understand the systems, analysis and experience expected.
Ask about this role - Procurement & Logistics Analyst
This role combines procurement and logistics analysis. Its description is truncated, so the available information does not specify the full daily workload or requirements. It may suit someone interested in the link between purchasing, movement of goods and analytical support, subject to the complete advert.
Ask about this role - Pharmaceutical Business and Supply Chain (Multiple Roles and Locations) Industrial Placement, 2027
This industrial placement offers multiple pharmaceutical business and supply chain roles across several locations. The advert says applicants should have completed at least two years of undergraduate study, remain enrolled at a UK or Republic of Ireland university throughout the placement, and check each role’s degree requirements.
Ask about this role - Unilever Industrial Placement Programme - Supply Chain - Non-Technical UK
This 12-month industrial placement is for undergraduates completing a year in industry. It offers real responsibility, varied supply chain experience, mentoring and development, making it suitable for a student who wants practical exposure while still studying and is ready to contribute to business challenges.
Ask about this role - Junior Buyer - Men's Footwear
The title makes clear that this is a junior buying role focused on men’s footwear. The available description does not provide duties or requirements, so check the full advert for the buying activities, product knowledge, software and experience expected.
Ask about this role - 2027 Deployment Logistics Intern
This internship supports deployment operations and logistics, coordinating the fielding of products and hardware across product, engineering, sales and account management. It suits a student seeking practical experience in planning and executing logistics and field operations in a cross-functional environment.
Ask about this role - Logistics Analyst
This logistics analyst role sits in a digital brand and retail operation. The available description highlights e-commerce, operational scaling, NetSuite ERP and data integrations, so it may suit someone interested in analysing logistics within a technology-enabled, multi-channel consumer business.
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What kinds of supply chain and logistics roles are open
- Logistics and warehousing: 49 roles
- Procurement and buying: 44 roles
- Supply chain analysis: 11 roles
- Planning and inventory: 11 roles
What supply chain and logistics graduates do in the UK
Supply chain and logistics graduates can work across four main areas: logistics and warehousing, procurement and buying, supply chain analysis, and planning and inventory. The largest groups are logistics and warehousing, with 49 roles, and procurement and buying, with 44. Smaller groups cover supply chain analysis and planning and inventory, with 11 roles each.
Day to day work ranges from coordinating warehouses, equipment, packaging and deliveries to sourcing goods and services, comparing prices, negotiating contracts and managing suppliers. Other roles use data to monitor stock, demand and service, or maintain production schedules and material availability. Some early career positions rotate through procurement, sourcing, supplier risk, stakeholder work and process improvement.
- Logistics and warehousing: coordinate materials, equipment, packaging, storage and field operations.
- Procurement and buying: source products or services, obtain quotes, run purchasing processes and work with suppliers.
- Supply chain analysis: use data, reporting and analytics to identify supply or operational improvements.
- Planning and inventory: forecast demand, maintain stock levels and schedules, and support product availability.
What employers ask for
The adverts ask for practical organisation, communication and analysis. Examples include spend and market analysis, supplier relationship management, stakeholder collaboration, demand forecasting, inventory monitoring, contract negotiation, competitive bidding, accurate record keeping and resolving queries. Employers also value proactive problem solving, ownership, commercial judgement and the ability to work across teams such as production, finance, procurement and planning.
Software and systems are not named consistently across the listings, but the descriptions mention data, digital tools and analytics, NetSuite ERP, P2P purchasing processes, integrated business planning, master data, reporting and CAD. The GSK placement says applicants must check the degree requirements for each role, have completed at least two years of an undergraduate degree, and remain enrolled at a UK or Republic of Ireland university throughout the placement.
- Technical themes include data analysis, forecasting, inventory, purchasing systems and accurate financial or project data.
- Useful behaviours include clear communication, organisation, initiative, collaboration and finding solutions when plans change.
- Read each advert for its precise degree, study and experience requirements, because these differ by role.
Which employers and sectors are hiring
Technology and software has the most roles by sector, with 32, followed by business services and HR with 28, manufacturing with 15, consulting and marketing with 7, and wholesale and retail with 6. The named employers span technology, energy and environment, manufacturing, consulting and marketing, business services and HR, and legal and accounting.
Private Equity Insights has the largest employer total with 20 roles. Other employers with the most listed roles are Vertice Technology with 5, BP and Lenovo with 4 each, and TikTok, Amazon, Unilever, Proxima and unybrands with 3 each. London has 55 roles, making it the main location shown, with further roles in places including Hemel Hempstead, Cambridge, Cardiff and Milton Keynes.
- Technology and software: 32 roles, including Vertice Technology, Lenovo, TikTok, Amazon and Proxima.
- Business services and HR: 28 roles, including Private Equity Insights.
- Manufacturing: 15 roles, including Unilever.
- Consulting and marketing: 7 roles, including unybrands.
- Wholesale and retail: 6 roles.
Applying as an international student
Graduate roles are few compared with the overall supply chain and logistics market, so internships, industrial placements and apprenticeships matter. The listings include placement opportunities for students who are still studying, as well as internships. A role asking for a little experience can still be worth considering if your degree projects, part-time work, placement or strong evidence of the required skills match the advert.
An employer holding a sponsor licence is not promising sponsorship for every vacancy. Read the advert carefully and ask the employer whether the specific role can support your immigration position before relying on it. Check the Graduate visa route and the latest Skilled Worker rules on GOV.UK, including the requirements that apply to your circumstances, and keep your application focused on the duties and evidence requested.
- Search for graduate, internship, industrial placement and apprenticeship wording, not only jobs with graduate in the title.
- Explain relevant coursework, projects, systems, data work, supplier activity and any experience managing stock, orders or schedules.
- Check the role’s eligibility and sponsorship position directly with the employer and GOV.UK.
Employers with a sponsor licence hiring for supply chain and logistics
| Employer | Sector | Open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Private Equity Insights | Business services & HR | 20 |
| Vertice Technology | Technology & software | 5 |
| BP | Energy & environment | 4 |
| Lenovo | Technology & software | 4 |
| TikTok | Technology & software | 3 |
| Amazon | Technology & software | 3 |
| Unilever | Manufacturing | 3 |
| Proxima | Technology & software | 3 |
| unybrands | Consulting & marketing | 3 |
| Slaughter and May | Legal & accounting | 2 |
| Burberry | Wholesale & retail | 2 |
| AG Barr | 2 | |
| Norgine | Manufacturing | 2 |
| myenergi | Manufacturing | 2 |
| E L F Beauty UK | Business services & HR | 2 |
Where the roles are
- London: 55 roles
- Hemel Hempstead: 4 roles
- Cambridge: 3 roles
- Cardiff: 3 roles
- Milton Keynes: 2 roles
- Reading: 2 roles
- Hengoed: 2 roles
- Grimsby: 2 roles
Other open supply chain and logistics roles worth a look
Not senior, at employers on the sponsor register; some ask for a few years' experience.
- UK FBT Warehouse General Management Officer - TikTok Shop
This warehouse general management role covers packaging materials and consumables from monitoring and forecasting through procurement, usage tracking, stocktaking and disposal. It suits someone interested in end-to-end warehouse materials management, cost control, compliance and preventing shortages in logistics operations.
Ask about this role - Team Leader Logistics
This logistics team leader role is based in a warehouse and involves leading logistics activity. The description gives limited detail about the daily tasks, so it may suit someone with an interest in warehouse coordination and team responsibility who checks the full advert for experience requirements.
Ask about this role - Assistant Buyer - Fixed Term Contract
This assistant buyer sources and compares prices, arranges deliveries, handles supplier and contract manager relationships, and resolves queries. It suits an organised, proactive person who communicates confidently, takes ownership and enjoys finding solutions while supporting materials, equipment and services purchasing.
Ask about this role - Supply, Trading & Shipping Internships 2027
These internships offer early career experience in supply, trading and shipping. The programme includes an 11-week summer placement, technical learning, training and support from a line manager and buddy, making it suitable for a student seeking practical exposure and broader supply operations experience.
Ask about this role - Procurement Specialist - EMEA
This procurement specialist role supports sourcing and purchasing of goods and services. Duties include obtaining quotes, ordering services, competitive bidding, contract negotiation and purchase-to-pay processes, while following procurement strategies, legal requirements, business policies and procedures. It suits a careful, commercially minded procurement candidate.
Ask about this role - Planning and Procurement Coordinator
This coordinator supports the flow of finished goods production by bringing together production planning, material availability and stakeholder communication. Working across Production, Cutting Room, CAD, Procurement and Planning, the role suits someone organised and detail focused who can maintain schedules and anticipate supply issues.
Ask about this role - Supply Chain Associate
This supply chain associate role supports planning, replenishment, distribution and inventory management. It includes responding to supply queries, maintaining accurate master data, supporting launches and discontinuations, and working with agents, wholesalers, Finance and other teams. It suits a data-minded graduate or early career supply chain professional.
Ask about this role - Procurement & Commercial Assistant
This procurement and commercial assistant provides coordination and administrative support for suppliers, purchasing, payments and commercial activity. Duties include supplier onboarding, purchase orders, invoices, query resolution, accurate financial and project data, reporting and process compliance, making it suitable for an organised entry-level procurement candidate.
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Frequently asked questions
How many supply chain and logistics jobs are open at licensed UK employers?
The listing shows 115 roles at employers with a UK sponsor licence in the past 30 days. There are 47 roles that are not senior, and 8 graduate, internship or apprenticeship opportunities. These figures describe the listings, not a guarantee that any vacancy is suitable for sponsorship.
Can an international graduate apply for these roles?
Yes, you can apply where you meet the advert’s requirements and have the right to work or a viable immigration route. A role asking for some experience may still suit a strong graduate if you can show relevant projects, placements, study or transferable skills. Check the employer’s position on the specific vacancy.
Which UK visa routes should supply chain and logistics graduates check?
Graduates should check whether the Graduate visa route applies to them and review the current Skilled Worker rules. Eligibility depends on your circumstances and the role, so use GOV.UK for the official requirements and do not rely on the employer’s sponsor licence alone.
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