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Business Apprenticeship – Purchasing Assistant

GROOMERS LTD

LOCATION
📍 THATCHAM, RG19 6HN
PAY
💶 £18,000 a year
HOURS
⏰ 38 hours per week hrs/week
DURATION
📅 1 Year 3 Months
APPLY BY
SECTOR
Business and administration

Employer information

Requirements

Apprenticeship Standard: Business administrator (level 3) (Level 3) Desired skills: Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Analytical skills, Team working, Initiative, Multi Task, Can-do Attitude, Reliable, Eager to learn

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About this apprenticeship

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

Support the day-to-day administration of purchasing, including raising purchase orders and ensuring information is accurate and up to date
Communicate with suppliers, placing orders, obtaining confirmations and keeping track of expected deliveries
Maintain accurate product and supplier information, including costs, pricing and new product details across our systems
Support new product set-up and listings, working with different teams to ensure all information is complete and correct
Help resolve day-to-day queries and issues, including delivery discrepancies, pricing queries and missing information, escalating where needed
Work with colleagues across the business to keep purchasing processes running smoothly, while looking for ways to improve and taking ownership of tasks through to completion

Training

The Apprentice would work towards the Business Administrator Standard, this would be through blended learning, live Tutor-led training sessions once a month at our training centre in Newbury alongside a monthly 1-1 training and review meeting.

What you could go on to do

This will be a fixed term contract for the duration of the apprenticeship, the expectation is that for the right candidate there would be the possibility of a permanent role and further personal development.

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