Procurement & Supply Apprentice

Help ensure compliance with the Procurement Strategy, Policy, and Procedures, as well as UK Procurement Regulations and other legal requirements. Contribute to achieving cost savings and quality/service improvements through effective tendering and procurement activities. Assist in monitoring and managing contracts for works, goods, and services, and support the integration of social value benefits into the Environmental Social Governance Reporting Framework. Learn and implement best procurement practices and help disseminate these practices within the organisation. Help manage key procurement information, including the Contract Register, Sourcing Plan, and Benefits Register & Spend Analysis. Assist in delivering effective procurement communications and training to colleagues, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. EG. The successful candidate will study the L3 Procurement and Supply Assistant Apprenticeship, which includes the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Level 3 Advanced Certificate. The programme increases the apprentice’s competencies in procurement and raises the profile of procurement individuals. will become competent in all stages of the procurement cycle and able to apply factual, procedural, and theoretical knowledge of procurement and supply. Learners will be able to complete tasks and address problems that are well-defined but may be complex and non-routine. They will understand what relevant information is required and how to interpret and review its effectiveness. Individuals will be able to use their knowledge of procurement regulations/policies to support the wider. procurement team in tasks such as quotation and/or tender response evaluation, supplier database maintenance, purchase order review and conversion, and stakeholder liaison.

Training:

Virtually online via the team's platform 

Training Outcome:

N/A

Employer Description:

Citizen Housing Group Limited (often referred to as Citizen) is a major charitable community benefit society and one of the largest social housing providers in the UK. They own and manage around 30,000 homes across the West Midlands and are headquartered at 4040 Lakeside on the Birmingham Business Park,

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday - 9am-5pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,Organisation skills