Sales Apprentice

Main Duties:

Working in an office environment. Developing and implementing strategic sales plans that expand a company's customer base and solidify its presence. Processing of orders and inquiries, ensuring customer satisfaction, and supporting the sales team. Establishing productive and professional relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts. To be flexible and open to change. Occassionally sales budget manage. Proficient in writing and sending emails Adding to scheduler Document control Issuing of jobs

 

Responsibility for Material and Equipment:

Be responsible for complying with all Health & Safety requirements for any equipment that has been issued to assist them in carrying out their workload. Ensure that they attend and are fully trained and authorised to use equipment Responsible for managing and issuing any PPE, that may be required to carry out their job, and maintenance of a log record and ensuring that the staff keep the PPE in good usable/working order. Timely filling in of timesheets, log books, and any data requested by management.

 

Responsibility for safety of others:

Responsible for basic checking of and ensuring safety of any equipment used, computers, printers etc are free from defects.

 

Responsibility for work of others:

Responsible for maintaining general workplace housekeeping levels are up to standard and keeping up to the required Health, Safety and Environmental standards.

 

Skills:

Operation and control Controlling operations of equipment or systems Product inspection Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products Maths - using mathematics to solve problems Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

 

Workplace skills you will learn as part of this apprenticeship within an Engineering firm:

Workplan - Company MRP system Autocad - standard drawing application Radan - Proprietary quoting/nesting software Autodesk Inventor - Proprietary design/drawing software Rad-import - Proprietary quoting/nesitng software BOM Importer - in house materials importer Technical drawing

Training:

There is no day release to college required for this apprenticeship. All training will take place in the workplace.

You will be assigned an assessor who will visit you in the workplace approximately every 8 weeks to support you on your apprenticeship. Upon successful completion of this programme, you will receive a Level 2 Customer Service Practitioner qualification. You may be required to complete English/maths Functional Skills if you do not hold grade 4/C/Level 2 Functional Skills upon enrolment.

Training Outcome:

Progression to a fully employed salesperson.

Employer Description:
We have a great track record in taking on and retaining apprentices. We have also been awarded the 'Gold Standard Excellent Employer' accreditation from Next Gen Makers.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:30.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Problem solving skills,Team working,Outgoing,Knowledge of Microsoft,Accuracy,Able to work individually,Hand-eye coordination,Decision making