Purchasing Administrator Apprentice
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Company: BCN GROUP LTD
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Location: MANCHESTER, M22 5LW
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000056949
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Application Deadline Date: 16/10/2026
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Start Date: 01/11/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday: 09.00- 17.30 1 hour unpaid lunch.
Brief Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Purchasing Administrator Apprentice.
Reporting to the Head of Purchasing and working within the wider business, the role’s key focus is to provide administrative support to the purchasing team, ensuring customers receive their orders correctly and in a timely manner.
Training to be Provided
- In addition to gaining practical experience in the role, you will also attain an NVQ Level 2 Administration qualification which will help start your career and give you an insight into the businesses processes and procedures
- Our training is all completed remotely via teams with a development coach who will be available for support 24/7 and will arrange weekly/fortnightly meetings with you
- Off-the-job training will follow the time allocations outlined in the Occupational Standard
Future Prospects
- A potential full-time role within the business
Vacancy Detail
Responsibilities:
- Purchasing of hardware, licenses, software and any other customer needs
- Ensuring purchase orders are correct prior to sending to suppliers
- Obtaining order tracking, licensing and other information from 3rd parties
- Managing purchasing queries with suppliers
- Finding alternative solutions to order issues
- Stock control
- Asset management
- CapEx raising
- Internal purchases
- Office management including facilitating office maintenance, managing post and welcoming guests
- Accepting deliveries
- Any administrative responsibilities as required by the team
Person, Skills & Experience:
- Good experience with the Microsoft package; Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint and Teams, with emphasis in Outlook, Teams and Excel
- Experience within the IT industry is a bonus, but not required
- Excellent written English and communication skills
- Confidence and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Self-starting with the ability to approach and resolve challenges
- Ability to learn new skills quickly, including adopting new processes and technology
- Able to think on your feet and adapt to different situations
- Able to work in a very fast moving environment
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Good online portal skills or able to learn new systems quickly
- Possess great organisational and time management skills
- Team mentality