The Opportunity
Our client is currently seeking a Customer Service/Business Administration Apprentice in their very busy and extremely successful Salford, Manchester location.
As an employee you will gain valuable knowledge of their customer service responsibilities, buying policies, marketing strategies, sales forecasting, distribution processes and administration procedures. Along with an in-depth profit and loss acumen. Ensuring you advance your commercial understanding through the completion of your apprenticeship.
Our client will support and help to develop the apprentice, supplying them with a diverse set of skills, experience and product knowledge to enable them to become successful in their chosen role. Being capable of developing and allowing them to unlock their full potential.
They will provide a high-end apprentice salary and lucrative company bonus in the form of a profit share scheme, where you will have the opportunity for your income to be influenced and increased by your drive and ability; an incredibly exciting opportunity in a company whose performance is continually improving.
You will spend your time learning and understanding the business from the running of their warehouse to the sales office upstairs, spending the majority of your time in their busy internal customer service department. This will give you an excellent start to your professional career by getting your foot in the door.
If you're entrepreneurial and the type of person who can make things happen, you can think on your feet, always aim high and are goal-driven with a hunger to meet a challenge in a demanding but rewarding environment then look no further to completing your Administration apprenticeship and becoming a well-rounded integral part of the team.
If you feel you have the personality, drive and tenacity for this opportunity then please APPLY NOW!
About our client:
"Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to." - Richard Branson
Our client is a well-established National Super Distributor founded in 1924, serving the Electrical Industry, Business to Business, with an outstanding reputation for good service and excellent customer relations. This reputation is protected vigorously through the professionalism of their dedicated and well-trained staff where they offer a local service with national support and buying power.
The role:
Possible start date: 01.07.2024
Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 5:30pm
Total working hours: 40
What you will do in your working day:
- Bill paying
- Customer returns
- Invoice queries
- Inventory management
- Health and Safety
- Goods received
- Internet optimisation
- Price file management
- Filing
- Some customer service
The training you will receive:
- Level 3 Business Administration qualification.
- All training is undertaken online, through a combination of self-paced eLearning and live online classes.
- Functional skills in English and Mathematics, if required.
Prospects:
Full-time role on successful completion of this apprenticeship.
Things to consider:
If you are over the age of 19 and complete a 1-year apprenticeship then this will increase to fall in line with employers' rate for your age, otherwise you will stay on the apprentice rate.
Qualifications required:
GCSE or equivalent English (Grade A* - C 9/4) - Essential
GCSE or equivalent Mathematics (Grade A* - C 9/4) - Essential
Personal Skills required:
- Communication skills
- IT skills, Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
The apprenticeship:
Qualification: Business Administration Level 3
Duration: 15 months