Job Description
Title: Trade Supplier Apprenticeship
Location: Coventry CV1 Salary up to £12 per hour
Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday
Company Description:
Lockwell Electrical
We provide all of the standard services of an electrical wholesaler supported by specialist product stocks and technical expertise in the industrial electrical product supply market plus an in-house customer training facility and test instrument calibration service.
What is an Electrical Wholesaler?
Electrical wholesalers sell the products we all use in our homes, businesses, entertainment venues, cafes that give us access to electricity – from lighting our homes through to floodlighting a football match, from recharging a mobile phone to recharging an electric vehicle. The products you will be working with are used in domestic, industrial, and commercial settings, and are installed by contractors and electricians.
Summary of the Apprenticeship Role
As a Trade Supplier Apprentice, you will be working in all aspects of the business from stock control, customer service and sales. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone like you to start your career in the Electrical Wholesale sector.
We are looking for a highly motivated apprentice to join our busy branch. After full training, responsibilities will include:
- Managing stock in and out
- Picking and Packing customer orders
- Liaising with customers on the trade counter
- Store transfers & stock control
- Completing the sales paperwork in the office
- Raising quotations
- Taking payments
- Sales calls to customers/suppliers
- Processing orders on the computer system
- Answering customer enquires
Apprenticeship Training
As an apprentice you will complete a Trade Supplier Level 2 qualification with a national Training Provider. Your apprenticeship Training will focus on your job, is completed at the workplace, and you will be allocated a tutor and a study session in your working week.
Components of the Trade Supplier Level 2 Apprenticeship
· Competence/Knowledge based qualification
· Functional Skills – Maths/ English (if required)
· End Point Assessment – Final Knowledge Test, Observation and Discussion
Skills and Qualities we are looking for
- Confident when speaking to people on the telephone and face to face
- Can work well in a team
- Good communicator
- Excellent Maths and English skills (GCSE Grade A-C/9- 4)
- Hardworking individual who is self-motivated
- A positive approach
- Efficient
- Flexible
- Ambitious and keen to work and learn
- Driving licence is needed for occasional deliveries in the company vehicle
Benefits
· Training and support to gain your nationally recognised and accredited qualification
· Excellent pay rate
· Access to further inhouse training
· Career progression in the company
Once you have successfully completed your apprenticeship, and all being well, there will be a full-time role with the company. From there you could progress to other job roles such as external sales, team leader, assistant manager and even Branch Manager.
How to apply and what we need from you
· A full CV detailing all your experience as well all school grades and any other further education grades
· Questions that are supplied need to be answered in as much detail as possible
· You will need to be contactable via phone and Indeed Message during the first week of your application as we will contact each candidate to check if they are still available.
If you need any further information on this apprenticeship please call Louise 07721239906
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £12,600.00-£24,960.00 per year
Benefits:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application question(s):
- Why did you apply for this apprenticeship?
- How will you travel to Birmingham Rd, Kidderminster DY10 2RN and how long will it take you?
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Coventry CV1