Procurement & Supply Apprenticeship

SPS AEROSTRUCTURES LIMITED

Annesley, NG15 0DP

Closes in 12 days (Friday 18 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 1 October 2024

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Summary

Opportunity to learn from an experienced Procurement Manager. Comprehensive understanding/learning of supporting purchasing systems. Understanding of procurement processes,

Annual wage
£12,979.20 to £23,200.32 a year

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Bonus Scheme 22 Days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays Free onsite parking Cycle to Work Scheme Company Pension

Training course
Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Thursday 8.00am to 5.00pm Friday 8.00am to 1.00pm

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 3 February

Duration

1 Year 7 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

  • Learning the purchasing system
  • Creating requisitions through to purchase order and placement
  • Learning the materials / planning process

Where you’ll work

Willow Drive Sherwood Business Park

Annesley

NG15 0DP

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

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

    • CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement & Supply

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 5)
    • Maths (grade 5)

    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
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Patience

    About this company

    PCC Aerostructures UK (SPS) is a strong engineering business with a formidable record in the production of precision-machined fabrications and assemblies for civil aircraft and forms part of Global US company Precision Castparts Corp.

    https://www.pccaero.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Assistant Buyer
    • Buyer
    • Senior Buyer
    • Procurement Manager

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SPS AEROSTRUCTURES LIMITED

    Jas Sanghera

    jas.sanghera@pccairframe.com

    0777 901 9586

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000279969.

    Apply now

    Closes in 12 days (Friday 18 October at 11:59pm)

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