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Business Admin Apprentice BPX ELECTRO-MECHANICAL COMPANY LIMITED

BPX are looking for a Business Administrator to supplement our existing team. This apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to learn all about our business with varied responsibilities, working with a great team and in a fast-paced environment.

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Closing date: 10 Jul 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Weekly wage

    £180.38

    Wages explained

    Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).

    Minimum Wage Rates

  • Working week

    Monday Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm, Shifts to be confirmed

    Total hours per week: 37.50

  • Expected duration

    18 months

  • Possible start date

    28 Jul 2022

  • Date posted

    04 Oct 2021

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC001774036

  • Positions

    1 available

Office Administration Apprentice Day to day duties will include:

  • Answering the sales office telephone, transferring calls to the relevant person and taking messages where required
  • Managing the sales office inbox, answering queries and redirecting emails where appropriate. Discussing customer requirements to identify the best options to meet their requirements
  • Producing quotations and following these up Order processing
  • Monitoring customer accounts. E-mail and telephone communication with customers
  • Liaising with suppliers to expedite incoming goods
  • General office administration duties as requested by the Sales Office Manager

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

  • Microsoft office proficient (including Excel and Word)
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to work on own initiative and drive the company towards a common goal of excellence and growth
  • Strong eye for detail and accuracy
  • Team place, able to communicate with colleagues at all levels
  •  Willing to learn new skills and open to training opportunities
  • Smart, personable, confident with a professional manner

Personal qualities

  • Enthusiastic
  • Personable
  • Reliable
  • Willing to learn
  • Take instruction well and confident to ask questions when in doubt
  • Excellent time-keeping
  • Good sense of humour

Desired qualifications

Maths and English A*-C/9-4 or equivalent at GCSE desirable but not essential

Future prospects

  • Enthusiastic 
  • Personable
  • Reliable
  • Willing to learn
  • Take instruction well and confident to ask questions when in doubt
  • Excellent time-keeping 
  • Good sense of humour

About the employer

BPX is a specialist distributor of electrical control and automation products. With thirteen offices throughout the UK and Ireland we supply customers worldwide with electrical components that control and automate electrical processes such as conveyor systems, automated handling systems and a host of other applications. We are a family owned business for over 50 years and we operate as distributors for many of the world’s leading electrical, electronic and pneumatic manufacturers. Our guiding principle is to Help to Choose and Help to Use and we come to work each day determined to ensure that BPX customers have the most technically and commercially efficient solutions for their applications.

Employer

BPX ELECTRO-MECHANICAL COMPANY LIMITED

Address

386 Haydn Road

Nottingham

NG5 1EA

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Training

Training provider

NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE

Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by Nottingham College

Contact

Nottingham College Apprenticeship Team

Business Administrator Standard Level 3 - https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0 Functional Skills level 1 / 2 Please click on the link above for more information regarding End Point Assessment.

Apprenticeship standard

Business administrator

Level 3 (A level)

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