Matthew O’Sullivan

Matthew O’Sullivan has been with the Uniserve Group for over 4 years, starting as an apprentice in March 2020 during the pandemic.

In August 2024, he successfully completed the Supply Chain Leadership Degree Apprenticeship with The Supply Chain Academy, in partnership with Leeds Trinity University, where he achieved a 2:1.

Reflecting on his apprenticeship, Matthew praised the Supply Chain Academy, noting the excellent experience and support he received throughout the programme.

He has since been promoted to Product Owner, working in one of Uniserve’s businesses, One World. Their vision is to ‘combine industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to create a uniquely transparent, intelligent digital supply chain system.’

For his final-year project, Matthew implemented a transport management system across all Uniserve businesses. This project saved Uniserve significant costs
by consolidating multiple independent transport systems into one, providing
real-time high-level reporting and better access to critical management information.

Looking ahead, Matthew is focused on growing in his current role and further developing supply chain efficiency. He is also considering progressing on to
the MBA, which he believes will be a ‘learning reinforcer’, giving him a deeper
understanding of what is required to satisfy more senior managerial roles.

“I was always keen to learn and enjoyed being able to go back to my desk and apply what I had learnt almost immediately in the workplace. In terms of completing my assignments, I could go down to the warehouse and talk to experts on the shop floor and ask ‘how does this work’ or ‘can you give me a hand?’ This meant I could contextualise the learning which I think is really important!”

– Matthew O’Sullivan

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