IT & Digital Apprenticeship

Just finished your studies and excited to start your career? Our IT & Digital Apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the fascinating journey of transforming raw ingredients into the products you see on the store shelves. With the guidance of our supportive mentors, you’ll build the skills, confidence and expertise needed to thrive at the world’s largest food and drink manufacturer.

Explore our IT & Digital Apprenticeship

What will you do?

Join our IT & Digital Apprenticeship scheme and kick-start an exciting career here at Nestlé, where technology and digital innovation play a vital role in shaping the future of our business. With technology skills in high demand the career opportunities are vast, there's never been a better time to begin your career in this fast-paced and evolving sector. As the world's largest food and drink manufacturer, Nestlé offers the perfect environment to learn, grow and make a real impact from day one.

You'll gain experience across a variety of technology specialisms, from cyber security and software development to supply chain, finance and business systems, helping you discover the career path that's right for you. Throughout the apprenticeship, you'll work on real business challenges, collaborate with colleagues across different functions and contribute to projects that have a genuine impact on our business.

What makes this IT & Digital apprenticeship exciting?

- Hands-on experience: Work on business-critical systems and projects from day one, gaining practical experience across a range of functions and areas from our factories to commercial functions and much more.

- Diverse exposure: Work with a range of teams to solve real business challenges, building your understanding of how technology supports every part of our business.

- Mentorship opportunities: Learn from experienced professionals who will provide coaching, guidance and support throughout your apprenticeship.

- Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with colleagues across Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Manufacturing and other business areas, gaining insight into how different functions work together.

- Real impact: Contribute to projects and solutions that support thousands of colleagues and some of the world's most loved brands.

- Future career opportunities: Develop valuable skills and experience that can help launch your future career in this space.

What will you learn?

- Business technology expertise: Gain an understanding of how technology drives, supports and enables business performance on a global scale.

- Innovative problem solving: Develop your ability to analyse challenges, identify root causes and implement effective solutions.

- Project management: Build your experience to manage multiple priorities, supporting projects and delivering against business objectives.

- Stakeholder management: Learn how to work and effectively communicate with colleagues across different functions, teams and levels of the business.

- Data and systems knowledge: Gain experience across a variety of technology specialisms, from cyber security and software development to supply chain, finance and business systems, helping you discover the career path that's right for you.

- Communication skills: Build confidence when communicating technical concepts to a variety of audiences and stakeholders.

You'll join a diverse and supportive team where different perspectives are valued, ideas are encouraged and innovation is at the heart of everything we do. It's the perfect environment to learn and grow.

You will be completing face to face learning, one day a week at the Manchester Metropolitan University. To help you understand more about what you will learn on your apprenticeship journey click on the link below to look at the apprenticeship standard:

Digital and technology solutions professional / Skills England

This is the current apprenticeship programme but could be subject to change by Skills England ahead of your 2027 start date.

Our commitment to you…

We will support you every step of the way. Some of our benefits include:

- Flexible working options

- Inclusive culture and employee networks

- Comprehensive benefits package

- Pastoral support

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Potential relocation support (where applicable)

- Pets at work – bring your dog to work*

- Physical fitness facilities*

- Prayer rooms*

- Reward and recognition programmes

*Availability dependent on location.

Eligibility requirements

- You will need to have the right to work in the UK that is not time-limited and does not require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route either at the start of the scheme or on completion.

- You will have lived in the UK for 3 years prior to the start date of this apprenticeship scheme.

- You must be studying towards, or have achieved, a Level 3/ A level qualification in Information Technology, Computing, Computer Science, Digital Technologies, Cyber Security, Software Development, or a closely related subject.

- You will have obtained or be predicted to obtain your:

Maths and English Language GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 9-4 (A*-C if taken before 2017). Original certificates will need to be provided during the recruitment process.
104 UCAS points or more, (or 260 points prior o 2017).

- You will need to be 18 by 1^st September 2027.

The recruitment journey

After you click "apply" you'll be prompted to answer a few questions to determine your eligibility for the scheme. If you qualify, we will invite you to complete an online assessment, which you can practice here.

Please do not upload a CV. Instead, we ask you to upload any relevant qualifications that support your application.

Once you have completed this stage, we will notify you if you are selected to attend an in-person assessment day which will be between January and May 2027. It may take a little bit of time between assessment stages to get back to you; we really appreciate your patience.

Adjustments

We recognise that every candidate has unique needs and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. You will have the opportunity to discuss any specific requirements or adjustments you may need as you navigate through our recruitment process.

We may occasionally close advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Our commitment to Inclusion

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for ourselves, for others, for diversity and for the future. That's why creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive is so important to us.

When we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all, and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.