Summary
Our client has grown over the past 4 decades to become one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of energy efficient and low maintenance windows and doors. They are now looking for an apprentice to provide an effective and efficient administrative support to the Purchasing Department. This is an exciting and varied role.
What you will do at work
Key responsibilities include:
Delivery Notes
- Book goods in
- Raise discrepancies and following up
- Review Invoice quantity discrepancies
- File delivery notes
Overdues
- Running overdue reports
- Expediting overdues
- Raising notifications to business based on supplier overdues
Stock Checks
- Support business with annual stock check
- Update stocks based on routine stock checks
- Ensure routine stock checks completed.
Purchase Orders
- Raise purchase orders for stock items using the stock ordering package
- Raise bespoke orders for customer jobs
Order Confirmations
- Review accuracy of order confirmations
- Align supplier or business based on order confirmations
Part Code Maintenance
- Update part codes with correct lead times, MOQs, prices as required
- Update categorisations and suppliers as required
Corrective Actions
- Investigate reasons for stock inaccuracies and raise IT requests as required (Bill of Material Maintenance)
Personal Specification:
The successful candidate will need at least a grade 4/C+ in Math’s and English GCSEs, IT literate in Word and Excel. Show organisation, good attention to detail and have excellent communication skills. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys a challenge and for someone who wants to be a part of a close-knit, supportive team.
Training
- Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship
- Remote training delivery
- Onefile
- VLE
- 6 hours of dedicated training time every week.
Requirements and skills
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
Qualifications
- GCSE English (4/c) – essential
- GCSE Maths (4/C) – essential
About this employer
Set up in 1979, our client has grown over the past 4 decades to become one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of energy efficient and low maintenance windows & doors. They are now looking for an apprentice to provide an effective and efficient administrative support to the Purchasing department, ensuring that the Production department is fully supported with the required stock.
After this apprenticeship
Possible full time permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship.