A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Apprentice to join our Asphalt and Aggregates division, based from our head office in Sevenoaks, Kent. This is a full-time, permanent position where you will work in a supported learning environment developing skills and knowledge for a commercial role. These will include Customer Service, Sales, Complaints, Business Administration and Analytics. The role will also include elements of general business management. As part of your apprenticeship, you will complete a Level 6 Chartered Management Degree.
The duties of the Commercial Apprentice will include:
- Account management of a portfolio of customers that purchase asphalt from FM Conway
- Responding to pricing enquiries for the supply of asphalt for account and non-account customers
- Taking customer orders and ensuring the accuracy of those orders
- Undertake research, data analysis, problem solving and decision-making techniques
to improve the customer service provided by FM Conway
- Managing a budget and controlling expenditure for ad-hoc projects
What skills and experience do you need?
The successful candidate will be ambitious with a strong work ethic and possess good relationship building skills, excellent time management and the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines. For this opportunity, you will need to have achieved a minimum grade of B, C, C in you’re A-Levels or have 112 UCAS points from a National Diploma, Access to HE qualification or Equivalent Level 3 qualifications.
What benefits will you receive?
As our Commercial Apprentice we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders. Based from our Sevenoaks Head Office you will have free access to our on-site gym and subsidised restaurant.
A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Aggregates & Asphalt Division
FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.
Our Aggregate and Asphalt division manufactures a range of high-quality products that can be adapted to suit the specific needs of our customers. We recycle highways arisings at our unique static crushing, washing and grading plants. The Recycled Asphalt Product (RAP) is used in our local asphalt plants to supply construction sites across London and Southern England. You will be joining a thriving team who are committed to our vision and continued investment in our self-delivery model.
So, if you would like to Join our Family as our Commercial Apprentice then please click ‘apply’ today.
Closing Date: 17/02/2025
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities, and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.
At our heart we are a family that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
We look forward to receiving your application