Trade Supplier apprentice
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Company: EDA LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
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Location: Teddington, TW11 8UE
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £16,640.00 per year
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Sector: Sales, marketing and procurement
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Ref: NAS-2000017288
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Application Deadline Date: 01/04/2026
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Start Date: 10/04/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm - (with 1 hour for lunch).
Brief Description
Trade Supplier Apprentice required for a leading electrical wholesaler. The candidate will start in the warehouse and learn all the products of warehouse management, and then move on to the sales counter and sales office. Fantastic career progression opportunity.
Training to be Provided
Completing a Level 2 Trade Supplier Apprenticeship Standard, consisting of:
- Knowledge and competence qualification in Trade Supplier at Level 2
- End-Point Assessment (EPA) - final test and observation
The vocational and academic training aspects are separated and delivered by separate teams. The vocational training and assessment is conducted, more often than not, on site according to the employers wishes.
Notice of dates is agreed well in advance of a site visit. Training and assessment are conducted both on and off-the-job, according to the needs of the course and the learner.
Every effort is made to ensure the best result is achieved by the learner.
Future Prospects
Opportunities that could arise after the apprenticeship are:
- Sales Team Member
- Counter Sales
- Warehouse Supervisor
- Sales Rep
Vacancy Detail
Established by Steve Croudace in the 1990s, Gemini is the Electrical shop in bustling London suburb Teddington, recently voted the best place in England to live.
Regent Electrical purchased Gemini in 2017, and the existing team of Kenny Crook and Billy Payne, along with Nick Herron, have taken the business to the next level, supporting residential refurb and domestic electricians, interior designers and the public. The team is well known locally for its fantastic customer service and product knowledge – happy to help with any enquiry, be it sourcing high-end switches and sockets, or simply a replacement lightbulb.
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.
After full training responsibilities will include:
- Managing stock in and out (to external clients)
- Picking and packing
- Store transfers and stock control
- Completing the paperwork within the office
- Raising quotations
- Trade counter
- Sales calls
- Processing orders
- Administration
- Answering the telephone
- Some heavy lifting will be involved with loading and unloading the vans
Other Information
Please ensure you have looked at the travel time to the location and worked out the form of transport you will be taking. Please be aware that there is studying involved, but only during work time.