Summary
You will join a community of like-minded early career professionals where you will have the opportunity to bond and grow with team-building activities and you’ll be able to solve real business problems. You'll have the chance to learn procurement whilst working for a global innovator.
Wage
£23,016 a year
Training course
Procurement and supply chain practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30-16:30.
36 hours 15 minutes a week
Start date
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
4 years
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Understand Procurement: Learn how procurement fits into our structure, budgets, and key regulations
* Use Market Intelligence: Collect data to inform strategies and develop business cases
* Apply Commercial Models: Deliver value, influence behaviours, and drive continuous improvement
* Collaborate Across Teams: Work with Procurement, Finance, and other functions to create solutions that meet business needs
* Manage Stakeholders: Build relationships, assess market demand, and explore routes
* Benchmark and Source: Evaluate costs, contribute to sourcing plans with Corporate Social Responsibility goals, and notify suppliers of requirements
Where you’ll work
Siemens House
Varey Road, Eaton Bank Trading Estate
Congleton
CW12 1PH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
CIPS CORPORATE SERVICES 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
Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English Language (grade 4 or above)
* Mathematics (grade 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
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills
* Team working