Purchasing and Logistics Apprentice

As a Purchasing and Logistics Apprentice, your role would be to support the purchasing and logistics function through accurate administration, supplier communication and coordination of deliveries, ensuring materials and products move through the business efficiently, safely and on time. This would allow you to develop technical, commercial and organisational skills while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement, discipline and professionalism.

Your day-to-day duties would include:

Working collaboratively with Purchasing, Stores, Production, Fabrication, Assembly and Paint teams Ensuring materials are available, deliveries are managed effectively and customer shipments are prepared and dispatched accurately Supporting supplier communication, logistics co-ordination and stock management Developing an understanding of the full manufacturing and supply chain process

Training:
You will complete college training remotely in the workplace

Training Outcome:
After the successful completion of this apprenticeship, you could secure a permanent role in a procurement or logistics team

Employer Description:

Acres Engineering Ltd is a specialist turnkey manufacturing SME based in Melbourne, Derbyshire. The company delivers high-value fabricated and engineered solutions to world-leading organisations across sectors including aerospace, automotive, defence and energy.

Operating within a modern, well-equipped engineering facility, Acres provides end-to-end capability from design and manufacture through to assembly and installation. The business focuses on complex, medium to high volume projects where engineering expertise adds significant value.

Acres Engineering employs a skilled and growing team and is known for its hands-on, collaborative working environment, where individuals are encouraged to develop practical skills and contribute to continuous improvement.

The company is recognised for both its engineering excellence and its commitment to people. Acres is a Gold Award holder of the Armed Forces Covenant, actively supporting veterans and reservists, and has also been recognised at a national level through the King’s Award for Enterprise (Promoting Opportunity) for its work in creating pathways into engineering for individuals from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds.

Through its People First approach, Acres Engineering continues to invest in apprenticeships, skills development and community engagement, demonstrating how a small business can deliver meaningful impact alongside technical excellence.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm 30 minute lunch break

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Responsibility,Commercial awareness