Business Administration Apprenticeship

Key responsibilities:

•        Regularly review with suppliers’ delivery schedules and expedite materials to ensure timely on-time delivery of materials.

•        To review material requirement planning software and act on exception messages to balance demand and supply by rescheduling line items where necessary.

•        Pro-actively communicate supply or supplier risks to the planning team and work with different stakeholders to develop mitigation plans to supply risks.

•        Champion the supplier management policy, ensuring that reasons for late deliveries are recorded and work with procurement team to ensure delivery performance is managed in line with supplier management policy.

•        Work with cross functional teams to manage material master data to ensure accuracy.

•        Prepare and lead the Purchasing Daily Meeting to review material shortages and late deliveries against expected targets.

•        Process vendors return orders and communicate with logistics team the urgency of these so that they can be returned promptly.

Training:

The practical period is the time dedicated to the development of the knowledge, skills and behaviours for your apprenticeship which includes the following components;

• Level 3 Diploma in Business Administrator (optional)

• Business Administrator – Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours.

• Functional Skills Maths and English Level 2 (exemptions apply).

The apprentice would be assigned a Business Services assessor through the college, who would typically come out to visit in the workplace to assess workplace competence. The knowledge side would be provided via workshop remote sessions, assignments, evidence of workplace competence. Portfolio would be checked via an online Smart Assessor.

Training Outcome:

The route possible could be Junior Buyer and lateral movements are possible.

Employer Description:
SLXR is part of the production inspection division of Mettler-Toledo. At Royston we manufacture engineered to order and standard configured machines for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide. METTLER TOLEDO Safeline x-ray inspection systems offer safety and quality assurance at every stage of the production process for raw, bulk-flow (loose), pumped and packaged products.

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday, 8:30am – 5pm (flexible) 1 hour lunch

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Customer care skills,Administrative skills,Team working,Initiative