Summary
Join our 2.5-year Higher Level Procurement and Supply Chain Apprenticeship and gain the essential skills, knowledge, and experience for an exciting future career in procurement and supply chain management.
Annual wage
£20,809 a year
Year 1: £20,809 Year 2: £26,358 Year 3: £31,022
Training course
Procurement and supply chain practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Shifts tbc.
35 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
3 years
Positions available
2
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Whether designing, building, operating, managing, or maintaining vital equipment, one thing is certain – procurement and supply chain management lies at the heart of our operations and plays a pivotal role in our business success
From day one we will assign you a mentor who understands your business area and can guide you through your development programme. With support from your line manager and our Early Careers team, you'll get opportunities to work on interesting projects, meet key stakeholders, and deliver outputs that make a real difference
* Rotating through our materials, logistics, category management and contract functions, you'll develop a broad range of skills in:
* Strategic sourcing and procurement
* Supplier relationship management
* Inventory and warehouse management
* Transportation logistics
* Contract development and monitoring
* Financial tracking and reporting
On each placement, you’ll interact with multiple teams and develop an understanding of how the Procurement and Supply Chain function operates at Babcock.
Your days will be varied as you carry out a range of responsibilities from placing purchase orders with suppliers, to managing supplier order books and sending requests for quotations. Everything you do will help the business and our customers deliver essential products and services around the world.
* This is an amazing opportunity to work on real projects to equip the Royal Navy fleet and play an integral role in creating a safe and secure world. With mentoring and on-the-job training, the vast knowledge you’ll build from these experiences will equip you with some of the most in-demand skills right now
Where you’ll work
Devonport Royal Dockyard
Devonport
Plymouth
PL1 4SG
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
APA PROCUREMENT TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Procurement and supply chain practitioner (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Manage relationships with stakeholders.
* Interpret business requirements by assessing the demand for the product or service.
* Undertake market analysis to establish potential routes to market.
* Conduct benchmarking to evaluate costs against industry standards.
* Prepare or contribute to the drafting of a sourcing plan which meets business needs, including corporate social responsibility factors.
* Use the organisation's documentation designed for commercial procurement processes for the supply of goods and services.
* Notify potential suppliers of proposal requirements.
* Use selection and award criteria to source requirements from external suppliers evidencing how supplier bids are evaluated against them.
* Analyse the financial implications of decisions and identify cost-saving opportunities.
* Liaise and negotiate with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of purchased goods and services.
* Support contract award and briefing of suppliers in line with the organisations processes and governance.
* Monitor and manage contract performance to meet time, costs, service, and quality objectives.
* Manage contract performance and advise suppliers on any areas for improvement.
* Maintain contract documentation such as change control, version control.
* Use IT and software to produce spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
* Identify, raise, and facilitate discussions with stakeholders to resolve any issues or risks.
* Analyses sustainability challenges and risks at each stage of the product or contract life cycle.
* Manage information in accordance with policy and processes.
* Continuously review work processes to identify and eliminate inefficiencies and simplify workflow.
* Use available systems and tools to identify relevant data.
* Interpret, analyse, and evaluate data through questioning to drive actionable intelligence and support decision making.
* Use horizon scanning to identify future changes in procurement and contracting.
* Manage relationships with stakeholders.
* Interpret business requirements by assessing the demand for the product or service.
* Undertake market analysis to establish potential routes to market.
* Conduct benchmarking to evaluate costs against industry standards.
* Prepare or contribute to the drafting of a sourcing plan which meets business needs, including corporate social responsibility factors.
* Use the organisation's documentation designed for commercial procurement processes for the supply of goods and services.
* Notify potential suppliers of proposal requirements.
* Use selection and award criteria to source requirements from external suppliers evidencing how supplier bids are evaluated against them.
* Analyse the financial implications of decisions and identify cost-saving opportunities.
* Liaise and negotiate with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure the timely delivery of purchased goods and services.
* Support contract award and briefing of suppliers in line with the organisations processes and governance.
* Monitor and manage contract performance to meet time, costs, service, and quality objectives.
* Manage contract performance and advise suppliers on any areas for improvement.
* Maintain contract documentation such as change control, version control.
* Use IT and software to produce spreadsheets and presentation packages to communicate information.
* Identify, raise, and facilitate discussions with stakeholders to resolve any issues or risks.
* Analyses sustainability challenges and risks at each stage of the product or contract life cycle.
* Manage information in accordance with policy and processes.
* Continuously review work processes to identify and eliminate inefficiencies and simplify workflow.
* Use available systems and tools to identify relevant data.
* Interpret, analyse, and evaluate data through questioning to drive actionable intelligence and support decision making.
* Use horizon scanning to identify future changes in procurement and contracting.
Your training plan
You'll study towards obtaining a Level 4 Diploma in Procurement & Supply from the prestigious Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).
This comprehensive programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in the field of procurement and supply chain management.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* any subject (grade C or above)
* any subject (grade C/4 or above)
* any subject (grade C/4 or above)
* English (grade C/4 or above)
* Maths (grade C/4 or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Organisation skills
* Logical
* Initiative
Other requirements
Many of our early careers roles are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold may impact which roles you are eligible for. You must be able to achieve BPSS (Baseline security) and many of them require you to be eligible for Security Clearance.