Procurement Apprentice

**Job Name - **Procurement Apprentice

**Reports to - **Procurement Director & Procurement Manager

**Department
- **Procurement

**Location - **Harlow, CM20 2EA

**About New Era Fuels**

We are a well-established fuel and lubricants company that is growing from strength to strength, built on over 100 years of expertise in the fuel and lubricants industry. As a result of new business and further expansion, we are looking to employ a full-time Procurement Administrator to join our successful Procurement team.

There is scope for great career progression at New Era Fuels to move into even more senior roles as your knowledge of the company and their product offering widens.

**Investor in Apprentices accreditation - Gold**
We have proudly achieved the ‘Investor in Apprentices’ GOLD accreditation. Looking to the future, New Era build on its commitment to invest in talent. We encourage employees that are on an apprenticeship with us to progress to the next level
There is scope for great career progression at New Era Fuels to move into even more senior roles as your knowledge of the company and their product offering widens.

**Role Overview**
To assist the procurement team with day-to-day admin tasks. Obtaining quotes, raising purchase orders, monitoring open purchase orders, some use of basic excel sheets.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide administration support within the Procurement team
- Raising purchase orders
- Receipting purchase orders when received
- Monitoring open purchase orders
- Chasing ETA’s for outstanding stock orders
- Monitoring live contracts to ensure we meet deadlines to lift product
- Assist with the procurement of materials and tools for all departments & external contractors
- Manage day to day internal and external queries and issues across supplier network
- Monitor and liaise with supply chain to provide expenditure reports
- Support ordering/issue uniform & PPE including Updating records
- Research & seek out potential new suppliers for haulage and/or oil/fuel supply.
- First point of contact for the sales teams to obtain quotes for them.
- Obtaining quotes on all products & feeding back to management.
- Monitoring live fuel market & feeding back to management.

**What we are looking for**
- **Enthusiastic individual**
- **Willingness to learn**
- **Strong admin skills**
- **Attention to detail**
- **Willingness to help**
- **Team player**

**Person Specification**
- Enthusiastic
- Keen to start a career in a successful company
- Administrative skills
- Attention to detail
- Competent in Microsoft Office / Excel.
- Team player
- Ability to work on own initiative
- 5 GCSE’s grade C or above

**In return we offer**
- 20 days holiday per year plus which increases with each year of service (up to 25 days). Plus 8 days bank holiday.
- Private health insurance after 1 year’s employment
- Death in service benefit after 1 year’s employment
- Christmas / Summer party (ensuring Covid rules permit)
- Discounted corporate gym membership
- Recommend a friend policy (£250 if a friend passes probation)
- Christmas hamper
- Annual flu jab available

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Apprenticeship

Pay: £16,640.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person