Auction Admin Apprentice

Meeting and serving customers on our busy collections & deliveries desk, same days can see over 100 HGV vehicle movements on our site! Booking delivered-in stock onto our bespoke auction software Arranging for collections using Microsoft Outlook in conjunction with our bespoke auction software Day to day phone answering and troubleshooting Carrying out pre-sale checks on all lots which have been photographed and catalogued prior to being “auction ready” Completing export paperwork prior to submitting to our accounts department when foreign collections take place

Training:

Formal training is delivered at HWGTA, located in Hereford (HR4 9SX).

You will receive a training plan that is specific to your qualification, with sessions that are delivered through a combination of face-to-face and remote.

Additional training for functional skills in English and maths will be undertaken if needed.

You will receive monthly visits from your assigned Learning and Development Specialist, who will set you work, monitor your development and wellbeing, and discuss training sessions. They will also prepare you for your End Point Assessment to gain your Business Administrator Level 3 qualification.

There is also a five-day teambuilding residential trip that is held in the spring of each year offered to all apprentices on programme.

Training Outcome:

Great opportunity to develop in a longstanding & traditional local company. Brightwells has a long history of promoting from within, and all of our senior staff have started at the most junior level and progressed though the company. We have always encouraged all staff to develop into the areas which interest them most.

Employer Description:
Brightwells is a long established firm of auctioneers and valuers, who have been in business for 177 years, since 1846. We specialise in auctions of Vehicles, Classic Cars, Wine and Plant and Machinery. We auction £70 Million of goods on behalf of sellers across the UK to buyers worldwide.

Working Hours :
Weekdays 8.00am - 4.30pm, one hour for lunch/breaks.

Skills:
Communication skills,Attention to detail,Computer Literate,Good time management,Calm and collected,Friendly,Willing to help,Work ethic,Hunger to learn