Overview
Supply Chain and Logistics Graduate Programme – Leeds, LS11 5AD
Job Title
Supply Chain and Logistics Graduate Programme
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent Graduate (Fixed Term)
Hours per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary
Category
General / Other – SF
Closing Date
1 January 2026
“Everything about Asda”
We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input.
Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.
We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
“Everything you’ll love”
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You will also get an excellent benefits package including:
- Discretionary company bonus
- Company pension up to 7% matched
- 15% colleague discount in store and online
- Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
- Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
- Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves
Plus much more!
“Find your role”
Our Supply Chain & Logistics teams are the powerhouse behind getting products to our shelves and into our customers’ hands. This 18-month graduate programme offers a unique opportunity to experience the full end to end supply chain journey from forecasting and planning to logistics execution while gaining a CILT-accredited qualification to support your professional development.
You’ll spend 12 months rotating across our Supply Chain teams, working closely with Buying, Modular Planning, and Replenishment to ensure product availability, cost efficiency, and innovation. Then, you’ll move into a (2x 6-month placement with Asda Logistics Services (ALS), where you’ll gain hands-on experience in the operational side of our logistics network from warehouse operations to transport planning.
This is more than a graduate role it’s a launchpad into a career where you’ll influence how millions of customers shop every day.
Examples of things you could be responsible for:
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Forecasting and demand planning to ensure accurate stock levels across categories
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Managing supplier relationships and inventory to meet critical timelines
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Supporting new store openings and seasonal events with tailored supply strategies
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Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical projects
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Driving cost-saving initiatives and process improvements across the supply chain
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Analysing data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for growth
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Supporting logistics operations in ALS, including warehouse and transport planning
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Contributing to sustainability and efficiency goals across the end-to-end supply chain
“Let’s find out about you.”
You might be a recent graduate in Business, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related discipline, or you may have gained experience in a retail, logistics, or planning environment. Either way, you’re excited by the challenge of working in a fast-paced, data-driven environment where no two days are the same.
You’ll be:
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Highly analytical and commercially aware, with a passion for solving problems
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Comfortable working with large datasets and drawing insights to support decisions
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A confident communicator who can build strong relationships across teams
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Organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities
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A team player with a proactive mindset and a drive to make things better
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Eager to learn and grow in a dynamic, ever-changing environment
“Find your everything at Asda”
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are passionate about creating opportunities for everyone to thrive.
If you are successful at each stage, you will progress to the next. This will include:
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A short, blended personality and numerical assessment
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Three, quick video interview questions
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A half-day assessment centre, where you will meet the team and find out more about the programme.
If you are successful, we will ask you to come and join ASDA in September 2026.
Applications may close before the deadline so please register your interest as soon as possible.
We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.
All candidates must have the continuous right to work in the UK and any offer of employment is conditional upon this requirement. Asda do not provide sponsorship for our graduate and apprenticeship programmes.
