Procurement Apprentice

1 week ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Sage Full time
Looking for an apprenticeship that will provide you with an experience like no other?

Do you love negotiating a good deal? Do you care about the environmental impact of supply chains? Would you like to influence global business relationships? A career in procurement could be for you Join Sage as a Procurement Apprentice and gain practical, valuable skills from a global, FTSE 100 company and unleash your potential.

Sage is a constantly evolving Software as a Service organisation.

We partner with some of the world's leading IT, Marketing and Professional Services organisations to deliver extraordinary outcomes for our customers and colleagues.

We also have ambitious sustainability plans to be a Net-Zero organisation by 2040 and influencing our supply chain partners will be a critical part of achieving this.

As a Procurement Apprentice you will undertake a course of study alongside gaining lots of practical experience which will start you on a pathway to a career as a procurement professional.

You will work alongside our high performing Procurement Team, supporting contracting activities and supplier management across the business.

We also encourage all our colleagues to make an impact in their local communities, by giving them five fully paid days per year to volunteer, fundraise or do other charitable work through Sage Foundation.


Key Responsibilities

  • What will you gain exposure to?

This role in Procurement will give the apprentice full visibility of our function to help them develop some fundamental skills, knowledge and experience not just within Procurement but the wider organisation to help them build a successful future.

The apprentice will carry out a range of duties in order to support source to contract management:

  • Be responsible, with support, for low value sourcing activities and negotiations.
  • Learn from highly experienced procurement professionals.
  • Understand the main Procurement interactions with the business and identify any issues and/or opportunities to improve through data or customer feedback.
  • Carry out process support activities to enable the procurement team to work in a high performing manner.
  • Support supplier onboarding activities including new supplier setup and ongoing due diligence.
  • Coordinate contract execution activities for procurement managers/senior managers
  • Maintain up to date information within the procurement tools and processes.
  • Triage incoming requests from internal customers and respond/redirect queries accordingly, demonstrating extraordinary customer service at all times.
  • Build and maintain excellent professional relationships. This includes building relationships with colleagues in our international offices and external supplier contacts.
  • Deal with commercially sensitive correspondence in a confidential manner.
  • Support sustainable supply chain activities including effective data management.
  • Handle ongoing and adhoc administrative tasks and projects as required.
What will you get out of it?

  • Priceless work experience in a FTSE 100 company
  • Gain insight into how commercial deals are executed and managed
  • An excellent career path within our Procurement function
  • Be part of highly talented and dynamic teams

Entry Requirements:

  • You will need five 94 GCSE passes (including Maths and English) to thrive in this role, and to qualify for the apprenticeship you will be enrolled on to.

Key attributes:

  • Enthusiasm to develop as a procurement professional
  • Selfstarting and open to new challenges
  • Curiosity to learn and solve problems
  • Numerically strong with an attention to detail
  • Real desire to delight customers
  • Collaborator that works well in a dynamic environment
  • Organised, proactive and can work to deadlines
  • Able to manage and prioritise a number of tasks at once
To thrive in this role, you will be committed to developing a future career in this area.
Does the above sound of interest to you? If so, all there is left to do is apply Our Application Process looks like this:

Standard - Our Apprentice recruitment process:
This role will commence on 1st October 2024. Good luck

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