Sales Apprentice (Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship)

Summary

A four-year Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) within an international Interior Automotive business, providing an excellent opportunity to gain working experience whilst studying towards a qualification. Primarily based in the Coventry office, with visits to manufacturing plants in North Yorkshire and potentially across Europe.

Annual wage

£23,497.50 a year

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Salary reviews in July each year

Training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday. Flexi time. Working hours TBC.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Thursday 1 May

Duration

4 years

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

We are looking for an enthusiastic and determined individual who is looking for an exciting opportunity to learn on hand industry experience within a sales department whilst studying towards a professional qualification and accreditation

Main Function/Purpose of Job:

Supports the UK JLR sales team on the response of customer design changes through quotation documents at a core functional level for the successful financial status of all relevant programmes
Supporting the wider programme development team through the programme lifecycle, including managing changes and supporting business meetings
Manages (with supervision) low to mid-level programme, quoting current lifecycle parts for service and re-quoting parts for end-of-life production
Maintenance of commercial trackers to capture any programme changes to the financials
Supports the plants commercial activities and processing of claims to achieve business metrics

Principle Accountabilities:

As part of the apprenticeship programme, you will be required to study towards a Level 6 Chartered Manager Degree qualification in line with Apprenticeship standards and the education provider
Is directly accountable to the Sales Manager for the related customer (JLR) at a core functional level to support the successful implementation of programmes within the business
Monitor financial development for a low to mid-level account on sales pricing, tooling cost, CAPEX investment and engineering development costs
Provide cross-functional interface for the customer supporting the sales manager and programme team while attending all necessary regular meetings to ensure a sufficient level of programme support is provided and maintained
Ensure correct escalation and reporting of programme financial issues in a timely manner to the relevant management level to achieve successful resolution

Where you’ll work

Treves UK

Business Innovation Centre

Harry Weston Road

Binley, Coventry

CV3 2TX

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

COVENTRY UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

Your training plan

Chartered Manager (degree) Level 6 Apprenticeship Standard:

Over the course of the programme, you will have day release to Coventry University to attend lectures whilst working your remaining week within the sales team to provide support for the customer, Jaguar Land Rover. There will be a structured programme in place for you to gain knowledge of the automotive product the business produces, with support and mentoring to develop your skills for an account management role
This will include taking on responsibilities for the aftermarket sales account and providing support for the wider team on several topics

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Other in:

Any subject (grade A levels or equivalent x 1)
English (grade A to C or 4 to 9)
Maths (grade A to C or 4 to 9)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

- Adaptability in the location of work, including occasional business travel (within UK & Europe) - Ability to work in challenging environments with flexibility to change priorities in response to demands - A full clean driving licence

About this company

Treves UK is a subsidiary of the Treves Group. We operate from our plant in Farnham, North Yorkshire, HG5, with a smaller office in Coventry, CV3. The group manufactures and supplies interior and acoustic components to the automotive industry. We are a Tier 1 supplier to our customers, supplying directly to their assembly line where the cars that you see in the showroom are put together. As a plant we currently employ over 175 staff within the UK and over 4,500 across the Global Group

https://www.treves-group.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Group Pension Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, Routine medical screening, Free flu vaccinations, Complimentary eye tests, Occupational Health Support, Life Assurance/Death in Service, Complimentary physiotherapy

After this apprenticeship

Progression into a Sales Engineer role

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Treves UK Ltd

Bryony Ellis

bryony.ellis@treves-group.com

01423 798841

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288474.

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Closes on Friday 28 February

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