Business Administration Apprentice
ASTON MANOR LIMITED
Birmingham (B6 7BH)
Closes in 20 days (Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 April 2025
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Summary
You'll oversee export/import processes, manage materials, support NPD projects, liaise with stakeholders, and ensure smooth operations. Be the go-to for queries, drive efficiency, and keep customers updated. If you're proactive, organised, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we want you!
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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5 Days in the Office between the hours of 8.30am - 4.30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 28 June 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- Raise purchase orders & process
any required paperwork for export/import customers - Closing down outstanding EMCS for export/import customers
- Provide guidance to Eclor with completing concept forms for new projects, setting up pricing files in SAP (prices to be received from product costings) and ensuring they are maintained
- Complete action points from meetings where required, if unable to complete ensure to seek further guidance to provide an update to the meeting host before the deadline
- Be the first point of contact for any queries within the department and pass information on as appropriate in a timely manner in relation to any matters regarding all customers/orders
- Review department emails and action requests within a reasonable timescale
- Escalate any non-completion of tasks to the Senior Demand Planner
- Maintain electronic filing system for all customer documentation
- Support Senior Demand Planner in line with any NPD projects with Export/UK customers
- Update NAMS & customers of any upcoming shortages; if demand planners cannot amend plans beforehand, which could have prevented the shortage. Alongside this send out a daily stock at risk report to the relevant stakeholders
- Ensure all relevant Bank Holiday, Easter and Christmas planning has been confirmed with NAMs & all customers
- Liaise where necessary any stock location issues with warehouse
Keep an updated contact list of customers - Manage any third party contracts and support NPD and procurement
- Full ownership of material management process with support of other team members
Additional Functions:
- Any other duties as requested by your manager
- Cover for holiday across the planning & material teams
Where you’ll work
Deykin Avenue
Birmingham
B6 7BH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SCCU LTD
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
More training information
Training for this qualification will be provided by ourselves at SCCU Group, an Ofsted good training provider. Our tuition is all delivered in the workplace and bespoke to your particular role.
- Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills in maths, English and ICT (if required)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade 4-9)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
Competencies • Entrepreneurial spirit • Ambitious in our achievements • Passionate with a can-do attitude • Responsible attitude and acting with integrity • Authentic and sincere • Working as one team • Commercially/business savvy • Customer focused • Enthusiastic and tenacious • Support and challenge ways of working and each other Other requirements 18+
About this company
Our vision is to be recognised as the most professional cider led beverage company delivering sustainable success for our customers, our suppliers and our business, firmly underpinned by progressive social and environmental responsibility. Our mission is to create the highest quality products and provide excellent customer service through outstanding people and continuous investment in manufacturing capability with social and environmental responsibility at the heart of our actions.
https://www.astonmanor.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
On – Site Parking 25 days holiday Networking Opportunities Perkbox
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Contract Pack Executive - Contract Pack National Account Manager
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SCCU LTD
Megan Stanley
mstanley@sccu.uk.com
07572258980
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317987.
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Closes in 20 days (Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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