Purchasing Administrator Apprentice

Responsibilities:

• Purchasing of hardware, licenses, software and any other customer needs
• Ensuring purchase orders are correct prior to sending to suppliers
• Obtaining order tracking, licensing and other information from 3rd parties
• Managing purchasing queries with suppliers
• Finding alternative solutions to order issues
• Stock control
• Asset management
• CapEx raising
• Internal purchases
• Office management including facilitating office maintenance, managing post and welcoming guests
• Accepting deliveries
• Any administrative responsibilities as required by the team

Person, Skills & Experience:

• Good experience with the Microsoft package; Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and Teams, with emphasis in Outlook, Teams and Excel
• Experience within the IT industry is a bonus, but not required
• Excellent written English and communication skills
• Confidence and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Self-starting with the ability to approach and resolve challenges
• Ability to learn new skills quickly, including adopting new processes and technology
• Able to think on your feet and adapt to different situations
• Able to work in a very fast moving environment
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Good online portal skills or able to learn new systems quickly
• Possess great organisational and time management skills
• Team mentality

Training

• In addition to gaining practical experience in the role, you will also attain an NVQ Level 2 Administration qualification which will help start your career and give you an insight into the businesses processes and procedures
• Our training is all completed remotely via teams with a development coach who will be available for support 24/7 and will arrange weekly/fortnightly meetings with you
• Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard

After the apprenticeship

• A potential full-time role within the business