Supply Chain Apprenticeship

Summary

PPG Stowmarket produces Refinish paint for the use of car repair. Our paint is also used to spray items such as Wind turbines, farm machinery, Lorries and buses as examples. They are currently looking for a Supply Chain apprentice to join and learn within their team.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, between 8.00am and 4.00pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 11 November
Duration: 1 Year 6 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To create production plans, procure raw materials and packaging, as well as managing inventory in a batch manufacturing environment
Ensure accurate and efficient production plans are created based on data drawn from the ERP system
Fully utilise production capacity in order to meet the weekly deadlines of the company production teams
Place purchase orders for raw materials in line with action messages from the Oracle system
Effectively plan and prioritise workload to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay of product availability and replenishment to other stocking locations
Manage inventory volume and value to ensure maximum stock turn and accurate MRP system

Where you’ll work

P P G Industries UK Ltd, Needham Road

Stowmarket

IP14 2AD

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

Your training course

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Monitor and order products, stock, equipment and services at appropriate times using the appropriate procurement method.

Communicate to procurement's internal stakeholders, suppliers and other stakeholders in order to develop effective relationships and networks

Create, maintain and amend purchase order and contract records.

Interpret, evaluate and compare procurement information such as historical spend and usage using databases and spreadsheets.

Present findings and data in all formats e.g. mathematically, written and oral.

Determine value for money (VFM) and added value through the use of Total Cost of Ownership during the evaluation process, and apply the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria to the evaluation of quotes and tenders to support the recommendation at award. This may include the inclusion of green, low carbon, sustainability, and ethical criteria.

Utilise relevant Procurement computer systems or internal databases.

Select the supplier of the most appropriate products and services for purchases within their remit and place purchase order.

Undertake appraisal of adhoc and low spend suppliers including setting them up on the purchasing system.

Effectively research and analyse demand, spend, trends, potential suppliers and industries utilising qualitative and quantitative methods.

Develop specifications of requirements and requests for quotes/tenders in line with organisational requirements.

Apply considerations of responsible procurement in evaluating potential suppliers, quotes and tenders.

Investigate and resolve purchase order, delivery and invoice queries.

Own low risk value projects such as supply contracts for stationery, personal protective equipment (PPE) or other consumables, and contribute to higher risk activities such as contracts for building services or machinery, and track, log, expedite and review outstanding orders and stock availability where applicable.

Maintain knowledge on all open orders and their status' and provide assistance to all purchasing staff e.g. expediting and feeding information back to the relevant stakeholders.

Able to consider the impact of the decision making process when interacting with the supply chain.

Able to support the contract negotiations and mini competitions with suppliers.

Your training plan

The learner will be studying the Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship standard qualification
Functional skills will be studied if equivalent qualifications are not held

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Analytical skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Organisation skills

Other requirements

Office based. Main aspects of role will be delivered on computer systems, with some phone and face to face interactions.

About this company

PPG Industries, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 company and global supplier of paints, coatings, and specialty materials. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG operates in more than 70 countries around the globe.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity for progression within team and business - either within Supply Chain or other departments

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