Logistics are essential across many sectors, so you would be advised to begin your job search by considering the sector in which you wish to work. This will help you to reduce your search area, allowing you to become more focused and enabling you to gain commercial awareness for your sector. As well as entering the profession through entry level advertised positions, there are also a number of graduate schemes available.
Internships
Specifically in logistics there are few internships, although you will more in supply chain and procurement. Consider other avenues for gaining work experience in logistics, such as writing a speculative application to a small or mid size organisation to see if you can work for them over the summer, for a couple of weeks or even one day a week during term time. Formal logistics internships can be found at:
Graduate training schemes
There are many graduate training schemes in logistics, including within transport organisations, FMCGs, retailers and publishers to name but a few:
- Airbus
Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer. Find out more about working for Airbus in human resources, logistics, procurement and buying, finance or IT.
- Amazon Operations
Graduate career opportunities at Amazon. Students can apply for schemes in procurement & buying, human resources, supply chain, logisitics and finance.
- Arcadia Group Careers
The Arcadia Group is a is a British multinational retailing company. Find out more about graduate careers in logistics, procurement and finance with the Arcadia Group.
- BP
BP is a large energy company, operating in over 70 countries. Find out more about working at BP in human resrources, logistics, procurement and buying, sales, finance or IT.
- British Airways
Customer focused airline, concentrating on the client's experience from buying a ticket to completing their journey.
- British Sugar
Information for careers in British Sugar. Sugar supplier with graduate schemes which include Engineering, Science, Agriculture, Information technology, Sales and marketing, Purchasing, Product and supply chain and Finance.
- DHL Graduate Recruitment
DHL is a market leader in the logistics industry. Find out more about graduate careers in logistics at DHL.
- GE
General Electric (GE) is a multinational company that works within energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Find out more about careers at GE in human resources, marketing, logistics, finance, IT or management.
- Kraft Foods graduate site
Kraft Foods Group Inc. is a grocery manufacturing and processing company. Find out more about graduate careers in marketing, logistics, sales, finance and supply chain with Kraft Foods.
- L'Oréal Business Class
The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. Find out more about graduate careers in marketing, logistics, finance or supply chain with L'Oréal.
- Marks and Spencer
Marks and Spencer is a multinational retailer and banking service provider. Find out more about graduate careers in human resources, marketing, logistics, procurement and management at Marks and Spencer.
- National Grid Fresh Talent
Information on careers in the National Grid. Supplier of electricity, gas and wireless communications in the UK and USA. National Grid has approximately 27,500 employees across its operations. About 63% work in the US, while the remaining 37% work in the
- Nestle Graduate Careers
Nestle is a world leading nutrition, health and wellness company. Find out more about their graduate schemes in human resources, marketing, logistics, procurement and buying, sales or finance.
- Network Rail graduate schemes
Network Rail owns and operates Britain's rail infrastructure. Find out more about graduate careers in logistics, procurement, finance, IT and management at Network Rail.
- Penguin Graduate Recruitment
Penguin is a leading publishing firm. Find out more about graduate careers in human resources, marketing, logistics, sales or finance at Penguin.
- Procter & Gamble - Careers
Information on careers in Procter and Gamble. P&G is a global consumer products company, with the P&G community comprising of approximately 138000 employees working in almost 80 countries worldwide. They recruit graduates into entry level positions in Mar
P&G is a global consumer products company, with the P&G community comprising of approximately 138000 employees working in almost 80 countries worldwide. They recruit graduates into entry level positions in Marketing and Customer Business Development, tech
- Sainsburys
Find out more about a career in one of the UK's largest supermarket chains. Sectors include human resources, marketing, logistics, procurement and buying, supply chain and management and leadership.
- TFL graduate site
Transport for London (TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system in Greater London in England. Find out more about graduate careers in marketing, logistics, procurement and management at TfL.
For more graduate schemes see Inside Careers, Prospects and employers’ websites. Visit our resource centre to pick up copies of the Times top 100 graduate employers, The Guardian UK 300 and TARGETjobs which list employers with graduate vacancies.
You can also search LSE CareerHub for graduate jobs and find organisations who are coming on to campus to recruit LSE graduates.
Advertised positions
You do not have to be a graduate to enter the logistics market, so there are many positions advertised as and when businesses need the staff. Many graduate entry-level positions will be advertised on an ad-hoc basis too. Visit the following specialist logistics websites for vacancies:
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