Purchasing Apprentice Level 3

3 weeks ago


Preston, United Kingdom Baxi Heating Full time

**Preston - Course duration 18-22 Months**

**About us**:
Baxi is a heritage heating and hot water solutions provider with big ambitions to change the way we think about and use energy. We’re focussed on driving the conversations and spearheading the change that will enable us to make this happen.

Our established foothold in the heating manufacturing market with a well respected product portfolio, committed and long standing customers across both commercial and residential markets and an amazing army of people puts us in a position to lead the way for change, and make a lasting mark on the industry. Do you have a passion and appetite for evolution? Come and join us

**What will I be doing?**

The role will primarily be supporting a small team of Procurement professionals and the wider Supply Chain function. You will be encouraged to challenge existing processes and generate new ways of approaching problem solving both internally and externally.

**About the role**:
You will be working to a Level 3 CIPS qualification, supporting the UK Direct Material Procurement function whilst directly managing a number of specific supplier relations.

**On a daily basis you’ll be responsible for**:

- Supporting the Category Managers with data management requirements
- Assisting with the preparation of Request for Quotation (RFQ’s)
- Managing a number of suppliers with guidance from your procurement mentor
- Supporting the collation, issuing and analysis of Vendor Rating reports
- Attending a variety of cross functional team meetings as part of your development programme

**About you**
- Have a minimum of 5 GCSE’s at grade 9-4 / A-C including Maths, English and one Science
- Demonstrate working knowledge of MS packages including Word, Excel, Outlook & Powerpoint
- Experience of working within a manufacturing / engineering environment

**What you will gain as a part of this Apprenticeship**
- CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
- Understanding the role of procurement
- Value for money concepts
- Supplier approval processes
- Demand and spend management, analysis and forecasting techniques
- Developing and managing Stakeholder relationships
- Accurate specifications of requirements
- Development and evaluation of requests for quotes and tenders
- The 4 processes of negotiation

**What we offer**

Our package is made up of competitive salary plus a variable incentive. We also offer 25 days holiday in addition to standard UK Bank holidays, income protection, a contributory pension, maternity, paternity sick pay schemes, staff discounts and more.

**Diversity and inclusion**:
We’re a prestige heritage manufacturer that provides heating solutions to customers all over the UK. We’re pioneers of the energy transition, driving forward looking heating solutions. We know having a diverse workforce that reflects our mission and our expansive customer base is not only good for you, it’s great for us

We welcome each and everyone of the differences that make our people intrinsically unique and able to contribute to the growth and success of our organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.

**Recruitment Agency notice**:



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