Procurement Apprentice

Summary

The role is an Operational function with the responsibility of the full procurement process from processing the order to receipting the goods in our warehouse and packaging them up ready for our engineering team to deliver the job’s on time and within budget.

Annual wage: £18,000 a year
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Training course: Commercial procurement and supply (formerly Public sector commercial professional) (level 4)
Hours: Monday – Friday : 08:30 – 17:00 Also offer 9 week fortnight
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 14 October
Duration: 1 Year 10 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

Order Processing: Prepare and process purchase orders and documents. Monitor and track orders to ensure timely delivery and resolve any issues that arise.
Supplier Management: Communicate with suppliers to obtain quotes, negotiate prices, and arrange for product samples. Maintain positive relationships with existing suppliers and source new suppliers as needed.
Engineering Support: Supporting the wider operational team to ensure we deliver the best service to our customers.
Stock Management: Assist in managing inventory levels, conduct regular stock checks and reconcile any discrepancies. Process returns for faulty or unwanted items and ensure the returns are processed within the required timeframes.
Cost Management: Monitor procurement budgets and assist in cost-saving initiatives. Compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best options among potential suppliers.
Warehouse Management: Ensuring the warehouse is clean & tidy and complies with health & safety regulations. Support with the management of recycled goods ensuring items are recycled where possible in line with our sustainability policy.
Reporting: Generate and analyse procurement reports to track performance and identify areas for improvement. Assist in preparing reports for management review.

Where you’ll work

UNIT 1

EXECUTIVE PARK

HATFIELD ROAD

ST ALBANS

AL1 4TA

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

CIPS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED

Your training course

Commercial procurement and supply (formerly Public sector commercial professional) (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Identify approaches to achieve agreements with external and internal organisations and stakeholders including developing the communication skills that can influence positive negotiated outcomes.

Use a range of contract and supplier performance monitoring, management and reporting techniques to ensure that cost, service, quality and sustainability objectives are being achieved and maintained.

To be able to carry out cost management, including the cost base, and variances from budget.

Use appropriate software, spreadsheet, word processing and presentation packages plus specialist programmes and systems associated with the organisation to convey information.

Clearly and concisely raise items for discussion and negotiation in order to resolve an issue that may be with customers, suppliers or colleagues.

Recognise the impact that decision-making has on costs and identify opportunities to save money or deliver services in the most effective or efficient way.

Evaluate costs by comparison with industry standards or high performers (benchmarking).

Confidently display supplier/customer relationship management skills with a range of stakeholders, keeping key stakeholders and customers appropriately informed.

Take responsibility for activities such as change control, managing contractual obligations, risk management and measurement and delivering to the required performance standard.

Use selection and award criteria commonly applied when sourcing requirements from external suppliers and evidence how supplier bids are evaluated against these criteria.

Use the different types of documentation and terminology that frequently form part of the commercial procurement process for the supply of goods and services.

Liaise, negotiate and undertake proactive actions with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of purchased goods and services, taking appropriate actions to address any shortfalls or excess.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade Grade/Level 5 or above)
Maths (grade Grade/Level 5 or above)

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
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

Occasional heavy lifting, nothing major

About this company

At Amthal, we believe that continuous investment and development in our people enables us to deliver excellence for our customers. So when you join our team, we’ll provide you with exceptional working conditions, including career progression opportunities and the flexibility to ensure a good work life balance. We’re proud to be one of the nation’s trusted security and fire protection partners. Our success lies in creating a working environment where every individual is motivated to work together and exceed the expectations of our customers. We value our people and will support you to deliver on all aspects of our business with integrity and dedication.

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

Company benefits

• Wellness & Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) • YuLife – The #1 rated benefits programme • Death in service insurance • Salary sacrifice pension scheme • 25 days’ holiday, plus Bank Holidays • Access to mental health care support

After this apprenticeship

Examples of previous progression:

Finance Apprentice to Managing Director in 9 years
Admin Apprentice to Head of Operations in 8 Years
Admin Apprentice to Senior Operations Support Specialist in 5 Years
Admin Apprentice to Business Development Manager in 7 Years

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CIPS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED

Reece Paprotny

r.paprotny@amthal.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277631.

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Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 2 October)

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