Business Administration Apprenticeship

Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join METTLER TOLEDO, an international company that values innovation and diversity. You will be developed into a Material Controller to ensure timely delivery of materials to support our production and spare part delivery schedules.

Annual wage: £17,000 a year
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Training course: Business administrator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am – 5pm (flexible) 1 hour lunch
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 7 January
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

Key responsibilities:

• Regularly review with suppliers’ delivery schedules and expedite materials to ensure timely on-time delivery of materials.

• To review material requirement planning software and act on exception messages to balance demand and supply by rescheduling line items where necessary.

• Pro-actively communicate supply or supplier risks to the planning team and work with different stakeholders to develop mitigation plans to supply risks.

• Champion the supplier management policy, ensuring that reasons for late deliveries are recorded and work with procurement team to ensure delivery performance is managed in line with supplier management policy.

• Work with cross functional teams to manage material master data to ensure accuracy.

• Prepare and lead the Purchasing Daily Meeting to review material shortages and late deliveries against expected targets.

• Process vendors return orders and communicate with logistics team the urgency of these so that they can be returned promptly.

Where you’ll work

Unit 1 Greenfield

Royston

Hertfordshire

SG8 5HN

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

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

Your training course

Business administrator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.

Your training plan

The practical period is the time dedicated to the development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours for your apprenticeship which includes the following components;

• Level 3 Diploma in Business Administrator (optional)

• Business Administrator – Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours.

• Functional Skills Maths and English Level 2 (exemptions apply).

The apprentice would be assigned a Business Services assessor through the college, who would typically come out to visit in the workplace to assess workplace competence. The knowledge side would be provided via workshop remote sessions, assignments, evidence of workplace competence. Portfolio would be checked via an online Smart Assessor.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 or C)
Maths (grade 4 or C)

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
Customer care skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

SLXR is part of the production inspection division of Mettler-Toledo. At Royston we manufacture engineered to order and standard configured machines for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide. METTLER TOLEDO Safeline x-ray inspection systems offer safety and quality assurance at every stage of the production process for raw, bulk-flow (loose), pumped and packaged products.

https://www.mt.com/gb/en/home/products/Product-Inspection_1/safeline-x-ray-inspection.html?cmp=als_s (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The route possible could be Junior Buyer and lateral movements are possible.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

Camilla

01223 418778

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000287060.

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