Proposals Engineer Business Administrator Apprentice AERZEN MACHINES LTD

You will work closely with our experienced professionals to gain practical skills and knowledge in areas such as customer relations. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to kickstart their career in business administration. You will produce budget, firm quotations and tender submission working as part of the capital delivery team. Duties will include; Provide technical support to all external sales staff within the defined areas, as well as contractual and after sales staff as required, as part of a team. Potentially make customer and specifier visits throughout the agreed sales area as required (expect 2-3 year) Size and select using approved procedures blowers and compressors to suit customer requirements

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Closing date: 31 Oct 2023

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £13,500.00

  • Working week

    Monday to Thursday 8:45am - 16:45pm, Friday 8:45am - 16:00pm (45 min lunch break).

    Total hours per week: 35.5

  • Expected duration

    18 Months

  • Possible start date

    06 Nov 2023

  • Date posted

    15 Sep 2023

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000198773

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

Aerzen Machines Ltd. are an engineering company based in Loughton, Essex, IG10 3SL and the position that we currently have open would involve the following essential duties:

  • Provide technical support to all external sales staff within the defined areas, as well as contractual and after sales staff as required, as part of a team.
  • Potentially make customer and specifier visits throughout the agreed sales area as required (expect 2-3 year)
  • Size and select using approved procedures blowers and compressors to suit customer requirements.
  • Price selected machines using approved procedures
  • Work as part of the overall sales team to ensure success, ensuring correctly costed and sized proposals are produced to suit customer's specific requirements
  • Work with the company Navision EDP and Salesforce CRM system to size, price, select, quote and record activities as per the company procedures
  • Man exhibitions throughout the UK as agreed with the Capital Delivery Manager (expect 1 per year)
  • Ensure that all new orders are quickly and correctly booked into the company's records and that they are handed over to the contracts department with full and detailed information available regards price, cost, margin, dates, specification, contractual, conditions etc.
  • Receiving enquiries from customers for rotary lobe blower equipment
  • Discussing the customers' requirements via e-mail & telephone to ensure application is understood correctly before quoting
  • Sizing equipment for the application and quoting
  • Speaking to the customer throughout the quotation/ revision/ revalidation process until order placement
  • Upon order placement handing the project over to contracts for processing
  • Tasks will also involve speaking to the German works to ensure product knowledge is kept up to date

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard:

  • Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours
  • Day release to attend college at Havering (RM11 2LL) or Hackney (N1 6HQ)

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

  • Possibility of permanent position upon completion of apprenticeship
  • Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, IT skills, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Administrative skills, Number skills, Team working, Initiative

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 4 and above (A*-C)) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 4 and above (A*-C)) Essential

Things to consider

This role is mainly office based, with hands on experience as required - either in the workshop or visiting customers / attending exhibitions.

About the employer

Since 1864, AERZEN has engineered high performing machines for the industry. We have developed from a single machine factory and into a global player, delivering reliable, high performing and energy efficient blowers and screw compressors all over the world. Along the way, we have spearheaded innovation in our field of complex and demanding applications and developed several new technologies not only responding to market needs, but leading it forward. This is what we have always done and it is what we will continue to do. It is this history and this culture that have made the AERZEN name more than just a name. It has become a seal of quality. When you see the AERZEN name on a machine, you know exactly what you get.

Employer

AERZEN MACHINES LTD

Address

AERZEN HOUSE

LANGSTON ROAD

LOUGHTON

IG10 3SL

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Training

Training provider

NEW CITY COLLEGE

Contact

Phil Lynch

phil.lynch@ncclondon.ac.uk

Apprenticeship standard

Business administrator

Level 3 (A level)

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