Technical Sales Apprentice
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Company: XDS Oxford Limited
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Location: OXFORD, OX2 0ES
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £19,500.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000031050
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Application Deadline Date: 29/06/2026
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Start Date: 06/07/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Flexible Hours Scheme - 37 hours per week.
Brief Description
The Technical Sales Apprentice will develop strong commercial and technical understanding, professional communication skills and problem-solving capability. In addition to sales experience, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to gain engineering qualifications, scientific knowledge and experience of scientific instrumentation.
Training to be Provided
Qualifications included:
- Engineering and Manufacturing Support Technician - Apprenticeship Standard
- Company Training Plan
- Level 3 Diploma in Engineering and manufacturing Support technologies (1 day per week for 2 years at college)
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Technical Support
- Level 2 Functional Skills- Maths (if required)
- Level 2 Functional Skills - English (if required)
- End Point Assessment
Future Prospects
- Development in the role could offer world-wide travel opportunities, visiting existing and potential customer sites to identify new sales opportunities and product development.
Vacancy Detail
Working within a highly experienced sales team, the Apprentice will learn the commercial and technical skills required to support sales activities and assist in additional business development opportunities.
They will be required to maintain good relationships and have a good understanding of the product portfolio.
Main responsibilities will be:
- To ensure timely and accurate processing of quotations and orders
- Assisting with tender documentation
- Acting as contact for technical support
Other Information
- XDS Oxford operates a Flexible Hours Scheme, allowing a choice of start and finish times to suit individual requirements. Standard working pattern is 8 hours (plus half hour lunch break) Monday - Thursday, 5 hours on Friday.
- We also offer a Compressed Hours rota, allowing for a 9-day fortnight.
- College will be in Bicester, Oxfordshire.