Electrical Wholesale Apprentice

4 weeks ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Edmundson Electrical Ltd Full time

**COMPANY OVERVIEW**

Edmundson Electrical Ltd is the UK and Ireland's largest and leading electrical wholesaler. We play an important role in the electrical industry supply chain. We buy and stock electrical products from the industry’s leading manufacturers and then sell them to electricians and other companies who require electrical equipment. We employ over 4,000 people and have more than 380 branches. We stock more than 120,000 different products and have thousands of customers of all shapes and sizes ranging from self-employed electricians to large national mechanical and electrical contracting firms.

**APPRENTICESHIP PURPOSE**

To gain a complete and thorough understanding of the operations and processes of an Edmundson Electrical Profit Centre including a working knowledge of the warehouse environment, gaining of product knowledge, serving customers on the trade counter, dealing with customers on the telephone and working in sales support functions such as administration, quotation management and telephone sales.

**Possible Qualification**

Supply Chain Warehouse Operative

Warehouse Operative SVQF (Scotland)

Trade Supplier

Business Administration

**Level **2 - 3

**Reporting To**

Profit Centre Manager

**Expected Apprenticeship Duration**

18 months

**QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED**
- Minimum 4 GCSE passes C/4 or above including English and Mathematics

**QUALIFICATIONS DESIRABLE (BUT NOT ESSENTIAL)**
- Full driving license

**DUTIES**:
**Warehouse**
- Picking and packing customer orders
- Receiving and booking in deliveries from suppliers
- Stock checks (including stock taking)
- Loading and unloading of vehicles
- Dealing with customer returns and stock cleanses to suppliers
- Keeping the warehouse clean, tidy and observing all health and safety policies and procedures

**Trade Counter**
- Serving customers
- Stock and merchandise the trade counter with profitable ‘add on’ products
- Keeping the trade counter clean, tidy
- Organise promotions and other customer incentives/events

**Office**
- Serving customers on the telephone
- Processing purchase invoices, debit notes and purchase orders
- Processing customer invoices and credit notes
- General office administration tasks

**DESIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURS**
- Natural curiosity and willingness to learn
- A ‘can do’ attitude
- Working alone unsupervised as well as in a team
- Excellent time keeping
- A good problem solver
- Being proactive
- Ability to take and follow instructions
- Good communication skills

**KEY RELATIONSHIPS INTERNAL**
- Profit Centre Manager
- Line Manager
- Co-workers

**KEY RELATIONSHIPS EXTERNAL**
- Customers
- Suppliers
- Training provider skills coach

**PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT INDICATORS**
- Understanding of the business operations
- Effective performance of the role/function
- Accuracy of work
- Time management and attendance
- Gaining of new skills and knowledge
- Standards of behaviour

**WORKING HOURS**
- To be discussed

**WEEKLY WAGE**
- Dependent on age

**HOLIDAYS**
- 25 days
- Accrues at 1/12 per month in arrears in year 1

**FUTURE PROSPECTS**
- At the end of the apprenticeship skills and knowledge are assessed. If the required standards are met then a formal qualification is awarded and an excellent opportunity to build a long, successful career with Edmundson Electrical awaits.

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £12,688.00-£24,960.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wakefield, WF1 5RG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

Work Location: In person


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