Level 3 Supply Chain and Procurement Assistant Apprentice

Summary

As a Supply Chain and Procurement Apprentice, you will gain hands-on experience in both supply chain operations and procurement processes. This role will offer a well-rounded introduction to procurement, logistics, supplier management, and production planning, providing essential skills for a career in supply chain management.

Annual wage

£13,312 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Hourly rate of £6.40 during 3-month probation period, increasing to £7.00 after successfully passing probation and increasing to national minimum wage after 12 months of start date.

Training course

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

40 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

Supply Chain Responsibilities:

Purchase Order Processing: Raise and process purchase orders for components and finished goods
Processing Goods Receipt Notes: Ensure accurate documentation for incoming shipments
Component System Setup: Assist in the setup and maintenance of component records in the system
System BOM Setup: Enter and maintain Bills of Materials (BOM) in the company’s systems
Data Logging and Maintenance: Compile and maintain various data logs to track orders, inventory, and supplier details
Production Booking: Record all production completed at third-party co-packers into the system
Planning Support: Provide planning support to the production planners, including holiday cover when needed

Procurement Responsibilities:

Procurement Systems: Support the maintenance and updates of procurement systems and databases
Purchase Requisition Processing: Process and approve purchase requisitions from various departments
Supplier Performance Monitoring: Help monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, and cost-effectiveness
Spend data analysis: Support the Procurement manager to analyse tail spend, identify spend categories and use procurement principles to reduce, consolidate and simplify spend categories
Risk Management: Assist in identifying and mitigating risks in the supply chain, including supply shortages or price volatility
Sourcing Process: Carry out category analysis of selected spend areas, including price benchmarking, supplier review and market analysis

Where you’ll work

5th Floor Casa

Lockoford Lane

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S41 7JB

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

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

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

Procurement and Supply Assistant Level 3.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Mathematics (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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working

About this company

We are Global Brands Ltd - the leading independent drinks brand development business that owns, markets and distributes an enviable collection of products across the RTD/RTS, spirits, soft drinks and beer categories. We’ve developed some of the best performing brands in the marketplace such as VK, HOOCH and Franklin & Sons. Our recipe for success involves spotting market trends early, knowing our customers’ business goals and needs, and having expert buying, marketing and sales teams. At Global Brands, we are more than just beverages; we're curators of experiences that enhance moments and forge connections. Our extensive range of brands, known and loved by many, is a testament to our commitment to quality, innovation, and excellence in the drinks sector. Our Head Offices are based within our own award winning 4-star Hotel CASA in Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and we have a newly expanded large Warehousing and Distribution unit in Clay Cross.

https://globalbrands.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Possibility of full-time employment at the end of your apprenticeship. • Employee discounts. • Employee assistance programme • Free on-site parking • Free lunch daily

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

This role will offer a well-rounded introduction to procurement, logistics, supplier management, and production planning, providing essential skills for a career in supply chain management.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLOBAL BRANDS LIMITED

Molly Wilkins

molly.wilkins@globalbrands.co.uk

01246 216042

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281907.

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Closes in 18 days (Thursday 31 October at 11:59pm)

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