Graduate Role in Supply Chain – North West England

Are you ready to take on real responsibility in producing some of the best-loved world foods and condiment brands.  We’re seeking enthusiastic individuals eager to carve their own careers within our world-class Supply Chain team, immersing themselves in cutting-edge process improvement, smart automation, sustainability initiatives, and real leadership development. From day one, you’ll be empowered to make an impact, learn fast, and build a career that’s as flavourful as the products we create.  If you’re hungry for challenge, curious about how food gets from factory to fork, and eager to accelerate your growth, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

About Us

AB World Foods is an international branded food business famous for flavour. Our portfolio includes Patak’s, Blue Dragon, Levi Roots, Al’Fez, TABASCO®, and Capsicana. Owned by Associated British Foods (ABF), we are part of a diversified international food ingredients and retail group with sales of £20bn, 133,000 employees, and operations in 55 countries.

As great as our brands are, our people are what makes us special. We are committed to making AB World Foods a great place to work, grow & develop. For the right candidate this is a fantastic role that allows you to gain real responsibility in complex environments with a diverse group of people and products and make a big difference to our business.

 The Role

Over our 24 month scheme, you’ll gain hands on experience in our Supply Chain, learning what it takes to plan, make, and deliver award-winning, world-famous food products. You’ll rotate across key functions Manufacturing, Supply Planning, Technical and Procurement..

You’ll not only learn the fundamentals of Food Manufacturing and Supply Chain management, but also discover a rich, diverse, and forward-thinking sector which plays an important role in feeding the nation. You need to be willing to take ownership for achieving results through others, think on your feet and not be afraid to ‘roll your sleeves up’. Some key responsibilities you are likely to gain are to:

• Supervise and achieve outcomes through enthusiastic production teams.
• Analyse data and use it to resolve issues in real time.
• Contribute to operational and strategic development projects.
• Ensure products meet exact quality and industry-leading Health and Safety standards.
• Enhance and optimise operational performance.
• Participate in Supply Chain investment projects focusing on technology, safety, and environmental improvements.
• Support sustainability initiatives and improve our carbon footprint.
• Navigate ambiguity with confidence and curiosity.
• Challenge the thinking of others.

What We Offer

While we encourage you to own your own career development, we also make sure you are fully supported along the way. We take great care in understanding your development needs and tailoring your individual career experience to enable you to achieve your aspirations.  As well as learning every day on the job, you will benefit from a thorough onboarding programme, continuous development, ongoing networking opportunities and business support to progress – plus there will be plenty of people to guide and advise you on your path. Just some of the benefits this role comes with:

• Competitive base salary of £28,500
• Sign-on bonus of £1,500
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Private Healthcare

What We’re Looking For

We seek candidates who want to make a difference, are eager to learn, work collaboratively and have an open minded approach. You’ll need a 2:2 degree or above, in a STEM related discipline. Key qualities include:

• Enthusiasm to learn and develop and a willingness to take ownership from day one
• Motivation to support team members and overcome challenges
• Openness to new ideas and diverse thinking
• Resilience to make quick, safe decisions

We expect all our graduates to demonstrate our early in career talent competencies, which are: 

• Drive & Ambition
• Analysis & Judgement
• Humility & Authenticity
• Learning & Growth

Application Process

Our process is designed to get to know you and for you to know us, it involves:

1. Application Form: Tell us about yourself and why you’re a great candidate.
2. Video Interview: Show us why you’d excel on the scheme.
3. Online Ability Tests: Demonstrate your cognitive ability in line with our Early In Career talent competencies.
4. Assessment Centre: Meet your new potential colleagues, see the site and showcase your skills at our interactive assessment centre.

These stages are designed to get to know you, to understand why your passions, experience and capabilities would make you a great applicant! So be yourself and talk about specific examples that demonstrate what makes you shine.

We communicate with you at every stage, so you’re never left wondering about your application status. Successful applicants will start in September 2026.

We aim to build an inclusive work environment for all and will consider all candidates without regard to gender, including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity or trade union membership. If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.

To apply for this role, you must have the right to live and work in the UK with one of the following applying to you:

• British Citizens (but not a British Overseas Citizen, British National (Overseas) or British Protected Person)
• EU/EEA/Swiss Nationals resident in the UK by or before 31 December 2020, holding status via the EU Settlement Scheme
• Non-EEA Nationals with Indefinite Leave to Remain/Settlement in the UK
• Current UK Student Visa or Tier 4 Student Visa

Ready to make a difference?

Apply now and start your journey with AB World Foods!

Application close date: 2nd January 2026.