Trade Supplier Apprentice

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**Title: Trade Supplier Apprenticeship**

**Location: Heather House, Station road, Guiseley LS20 8BX**

**Hours**:40 hours per week Monday to Friday

Branch hours are 7:30am-5pm so will work within these hours most likely be 8am-5pm

If over 18, may also be asked to take part in Saturday Rota 1 in every 3 or 4 8am-12pm but will be paid overtime

**Company Description**:
**Oldfield Electrical - (Electrical Wholesaler**)

The complete electrical solution
- Oldfield Electrical an independent family-run business based in Skipton, North Yorkshire. With a history dating back over 50 years, we pride ourselves on the well-respected reputation we have built through our dedication to our customers.

**What is an Electrical Wholesaler?**

Electrical wholesalers sell the products we all use in our homes, businesses, entertainment venues, cafes that give us access to electricity - from lighting our homes through to floodlighting a football match, from recharging a mobile phone to recharging an electric vehicle. The products you will be working with are used in domestic, industrial, and commercial settings, and are installed by contractors and electricians.

**Summary of the Apprenticeship Role**

As a Trade Supplier Apprentice, you will be working in all aspects of the business from stock control, customer service and sales. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone like you to start your career in the Electrical Wholesale sector.

We are looking for a highly motivated apprentice to join our busy branch. After full training, responsibilities will include:

- Managing stock in and out
- Picking and Packing customer orders
- Liaising with customers on the trade counter
- Store transfers & stock control
- Completing the sales paperwork in the office
- Raising quotations
- Taking payments
- Sales calls to customers/suppliers
- Processing orders on the computer system
- Answering customer enquires
- Driving Licence an advantage to cover holidays/sickness of drivers within company van

**Apprenticeship Training**

As an apprentice you will complete a Trade Supplier Level 2 qualification with a national Training Provider. Your apprenticeship Training will focus on your job, is completed at the workplace, and you will be allocated a tutor and a study session in your working week.

**Components of the Trade Supplier Level 2 Apprenticeship**
- Competence/Knowledge based qualification
- Functional Skills - Maths/ English (if required)
- End Point Assessment - Final Knowledge Test, Observation and Discussion

**Skills and Qualities we are looking for**
- Confident when speaking to people on the telephone and face to face
- Can work well in a team
- Good communicator
- Excellent Maths and English skills (GCSE Grade A-C/9- 4)
- Hardworking individual who is self-motivated
- A positive approach
- Efficient
- Flexible
- Ambitious and keen to work and learn

**Benefits**
- Training and support to gain your nationally recognised and accredited qualification
- Excellent pay rate
- Access to further inhouse training
- Career progression in the company

Once you have successfully completed your apprenticeship, and all being well, there will be a full-time role with the company. From there you could progress to other job roles such as external sales, team leader, assistant manager and even Branch Manager.
- A full CV detailing all your experience as well all school grades and any other further education grades
- Questions that are supplied need to be answered in as much detail as possible

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

Pay: £13,312.00-£23,795.20 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you drive if not how will you travel to work each day, how long will it take you?
- Why have you applied for this role?
- Please submit your date of birth

Work Location: In person