Learning In Logistics - Menzies Distribution

Building & investing in the future workforce of the logistics industry

The development of the logistics sector in recent decades, from a traditional transport function to a complex element of the supply chain, has seen specialist training take a variety of forms which have become available to staff of all ages across a huge range of roles. Menzies is proud to provide apprenticeship opportunities in all aspects of its business, from IT to warehousing, transport and fleet, HR and operational management.

National Apprenticeship Week: Menzies launches Learning in Logistics campaign

Menzies Distribution is proud to support National Apprenticeship Week with the launch of an important campaign demonstrating the diverse opportunities for all ages and abilities to train and progress in logistics, both within our own company and across the wider industry.

Menzies’ Learning in Logistics campaign is a critical training initiative that stands alongside our mission for continuous improvement, best in class service & commitment to shaping the future of sustainable supply chains.

Our Learning in Logistics campaign aims to highlight the variety of career paths the industry has to offer.

Whether you are a school leaver preparing to take the first steps in your career, or an experienced individual looking for a change in direction or a chance to upskill, the logistics industry has opportunities to offer everyone.

During the course of the year, Menzies will illustrate the huge variety of apprenticeships and qualifications undertaken by staff members, discussing their different journeys to arrive in the world of logistics and providing insight into choices for young people, career development for longer-serving staff, flexibility and the motivations for choosing these routes.

We will be engaging with all our stakeholders to explain our company's own role in enhancing the quality and accessibility of learning in logistics.

During 2022, our Company was widely recognised by industry bodies, major media outlets and standards organisations for all key elements of its work, including service excellence, safety, storage and distribution standards, and as Covid Hero of the Year.

We look forward to further success in 2023 as Menzies continues to strive to set benchmarks in training for younger people and career development in all areas of its workforce.

Awards & Accreditations

Young People in Logistics

Nathan Brown - IT Service Desk Apprentice

Nathan joined Menzies in April 2022, aged 19. He is combining work and study, gaining a wide variety of hands-on experience on the IT Service Desk as he begins a successful career ensuring that technology supports the optimal performance of a leading logistics operator.

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Learning in Logistics

Alsuin Ormiston - Senior IT Service Desk Analyst

Alsuin joined Menzies in 1998, straight from Edinburgh Napier University, where she studied Commerce. Her long career on the IT Service Desk has seen her progress to a number of senior roles. In 2022 Alsuin embarked on a course of online training and virtual workshops towards a level 3 diploma in management, which she has recently completed.

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Learning in Logistics

Lee Anderson - Transport & Asset Manager

Lee joined Menzies in 2016 as Transport & Logistics Manager for the north of England. He is presently Transport & Asset Manager, based in Sheffield but working across the wider group to apply his 25 years of logistics experience to provide excellent standards of customer service, efficiency and performance.

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I came up through the business, joining in 2011. Having learned the trade first, doing this course has been a strong validation that I’ve learned well on the job.

Ross Noble

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Completing Level 8 in Data Analytics