Apprentice Buyer
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Company: VOLKERSERVICES LIMITED
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Location: Hertfordshire, EN11 9BX
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £20,000.00 per year
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Sector: Sales, marketing and procurement
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Ref: NAS-2000018086
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Application Deadline Date: 30/04/2026
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Start Date: 04/05/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Brief Description
As an Apprentice Buyer, you’ll work towards a recognised Procurement qualification (CIPS) while gaining hands‑on experience across our procurement functions. You’ll be a part of weekly team meetings, sharing wins, tackling challenges, and helping us hit — and exceed — our annual targets.
Future Prospects
Higher level apprenticeship is an option on successful completion of this programme.
Vacancy Detail
- Liaising with site teams, promoting our preferred supply chain agreements
- Requesting and analysing quotations and historical spend data
- Preparing management reports and information
- Supporting other procurement teams across VWUK through short-term secondments, including more transactional procurement, raising orders etc.
- Visiting sites or suppliers when needed, building collaborative relationships
- Learning how our plant hire desk operates in Birmingham