Job Description

Graduate Trainee

Grange Park, Northampton

The Company

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities – through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services.

As a company, we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.

We are now recruiting Graduate Trainees for our full-time, two year Graduate Programme, starting in September 2025.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an enthusiastic logistics or business graduate to gain valuable skills and develop a career with our well-established, global logistics company.

We’ll provide you with a supportive environment, a range of personalised benefits and tailored development opportunities, enabling you to grow and thrive professionally whilst developing a solid foundation for your future career.

So, if you’re ready to dive into an engaging and diverse two year placement in the world of logistics, then apply now!

The Role

As a part of the Yusen Graduate Programme, you will complete a number of placements in different UK locations, usually starting from Northampton/Milton Keynes area and therefore, you will need to be flexible and be prepared to move locations during the programme.

You will complete various placements (each of them lasting 3-6 months), learning a skillset and allowing you to build comprehensive knowledge of the business.

The placements will typically cover the following:

1. Healthcare

Yusen Logistics work with a number of top pharmaceutical companies, helping them transport their precious, temperature sensitive cargo across Europe and the globe. During this placement, you can expect to: manage relationships with our courier partners, coordinate deliveries of healthcare products around Europe, ensure the transport of medication meets legal and safety regulations

2. Transport

Be part of the team that gets it there, on time and safely! In this placement you can expect to learn about how we run a large transport network, you’ll get hands on by briefing our drivers, managing and reporting on KPIs and planning our fleet

3. International Freight Forwarding

Yusen Logistics provide a world class freight forwarding software over land sea and air. During the graduate scheme you can expect to: understand the basics of cargo management, including import and export procedures, experience customer meetings and understand more about Japanese culture

4. Business solutions

Our business solutions team are always busy building solutions for potential new customers. During your time with our business solutions team, you will learn how to calculate how much storage space a customer needs, how to apply cost models to business tenders and the process of tendering for multi-million-pound contracts

5. Continuous Improvement

The Japanese concept of Kaizen guides everything we do at Yusen, we’re constantly asking: how can we do this better? With our internal CI team, you will: Map end to end processes, support our warehouse and transport operations to apply Kaizen principles and improve business productivity.

You will also be supported with formal and on the job training and will be matched to a high-level Mentor and Buddy.

The Benefits

- Salary of £32,000 per annum

- 25 days' holiday (excluding bank holidays)

- Company pension scheme

- Cycle to Work scheme

- Critical Illness Cover

- On Site Mental Health First Aiders

- Free Eye Test

- Employee Referral Scheme

- Free online Fitness Platform i.e., Pilates & Yoga, Mindfulness/Meditation, 24/7 support, advice, diet and Nutrition

- Employee benefits i.e., up to 25% off gym membership, high street vouchers

- Free access to 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, Life Events Counselling, Care Concierge Service

- Tailored development and career opportunities

About You

To be considered as a Graduate Trainee within our Graduate Programme, you will need:

- At a minimum, a 2:2 logistics or business degree (or equivalent) with an anticipated graduation date of summer 2024

- Great teamwork and communication skills

- A full, valid driving licence

Please note, you will need to be flexible and be prepared to move locations during the programme.

Other organisations may call this role Trainee Logistics Assistant, Graduate Logistics Co-ordinator, Junior Logistics Operative, Logistics Graduate, or Graduate Logistics Assistant.

Yusen Logistics is an equal opportunities employer, who encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible applicants regardless of their personal circumstances. We make our recruiting decisions solely based on the skillset and experience. Diversity allows us to create an inclusive environment, where our employees can strive and grow their potential.

So, if you’re ready to kickstart your logistics career as a Graduate Trainee, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency