Purchasing Apprentice
- Employer
- Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (Uk) Limited
- Location
- Waleswood Road, Sheffield, S26 5PN
- Salary
- £212.16 - £233.61 per week
- Closing date
- 9 May 2019
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- Specialism
- Health & Social Care
- Sector
- Unspecified
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Higher
- Start Date
- August
- Duration
- Permanent
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Main activities/responsibilities :
1. Indirect Purchasing
2. Direct Material Purchasing
3. Skill Development
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
Personal qualities
Strong Interpersonal and communication skills
Desired qualifications
5 GCSEs including maths and English, grades A to C
Future prospects
The successful candidate may progress into a further learning opportunity such as the level 5 CIPS diploma or to a permanent role within the procurement industry.
Things to consider
For more information on the National Living Wage for Apprentices please visit https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
1. Indirect Purchasing
- SAP - Check and release new purchase orders to ensure accuracy for accounts.
- Maintain existing purchase orders,
- Create/maintain price records,
- Create/maintain source of supply records,
- Create new supplier records
- Sourcing - Identify sources for non-standard consumable items & negotiate terms.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs/improve processes in existing indirect material supply
- Reporting - Periodically run reports e.g. overdue orders/spend and extrapolate data
- Project - Cost Reduction Project - Commodity to be defined
- Cross functional/cultural environment, regularly interacting internally/externally
- Dealing with Incorrect Deliveries & Delivery Returns
2. Direct Material Purchasing
- Reporting weekly delivery performance of component suppliers
- Liaise with Quality Department regarding outstanding ISIR from suppliers
- Price file maintenance to ensure efficient invoice processing and minimised transaction costs
- Creation of purchasing views in SAP for new components and strategic supplier changes
- Managing supplier shutdown (collating information, contacting all direct material suppliers)
3. Skill Development
- Negotiation
- Communication & presentation
- SAP
- Data Analysis & critical thinking
- Stakeholder engagement
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
- Interest & understanding in Purchasing & Procurement Topics an advantage
- Some experience of working to deadlines and under pressure
- Awareness of wider Company issues
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload, and produce/process documents accurately. Attention to detail
- Good written and numerical skills
- IT knowledge, including e-mail, Word, Excel (SAP Desirable).
- A flexible approach to work, along with the ability to work as part of a team
Personal qualities
Strong Interpersonal and communication skills
Desired qualifications
5 GCSEs including maths and English, grades A to C
Future prospects
The successful candidate may progress into a further learning opportunity such as the level 5 CIPS diploma or to a permanent role within the procurement industry.
Things to consider
For more information on the National Living Wage for Apprentices please visit https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
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