Apprentice Trainee Procurement Officer

Summary

Are you looking to kick start your career in procurement? This role is ideal for someone keen to start a career in public procurement and gain valuable industry experience in procurement project management.

Wage

£19,000 a year

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Training course

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm Evening and weekend working may be required on a very occasional basis.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

We’re looking for an Apprentice Procurement Officer, to join our established team, where you’ll gain hands on experience in all activities pre / post procurement including research, development, and market engagement. All whilst studying to achieve the Procurement / CIPS Level 3 qualification.

As an Apprentice Procurement Officer, you’ll support on all activities of procurement, scoring and evaluating submissions, providing feedback and publishing of notices.

You’ll assist in the application of the contract procedure rules and appropriate legislation including the Public Contract 2015 and the Procurement Act 2024.

You’ll also support your manager in cross functional projects, ensuring you help to develop and maintain relationships with internal clients and ensure work is delivered to a high standard. The role means you’ll need to adhere to, and uphold company policy and procedure, by providing advice and guidance to the wider business.

We’re looking for people who want to drive change and make a significant difference by contributing to the aims of our diverse and inclusive organisation.

Where you'll work

Level 2
City Gate West
Tollhouse Hill
Nottingham
NG1 5AT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY LIMITED

Your training course

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Monitor and order products, stock, equipment and services at appropriate times using the appropriate procurement method.
Communicate to procurement's internal stakeholders, suppliers and other stakeholders in order to develop effective relationships and networks
Create, maintain and amend purchase order and contract records.
Interpret, evaluate and compare procurement information such as historical spend and usage using databases and spreadsheets.
Present findings and data in all formats e.g. mathematically, written and oral.
Determine value for money (VFM) and added value through the use of Total Cost of Ownership during the evaluation process, and apply the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria to the evaluation of quotes and tenders to support the recommendation at award. This may include the inclusion of green, low carbon, sustainability, and ethical criteria.
Utilise relevant Procurement computer systems or internal databases.
Select the supplier of the most appropriate products and services for purchases within their remit and place purchase order.
Undertake appraisal of adhoc and low spend suppliers including setting them up on the purchasing system.
Effectively research and analyse demand, spend, trends, potential suppliers and industries utilising qualitative and quantitative methods.
Develop specifications of requirements and requests for quotes/tenders in line with organisational requirements.
Apply considerations of responsible procurement in evaluating potential suppliers, quotes and tenders.
Investigate and resolve purchase order, delivery and invoice queries.
Own low risk value projects such as supply contracts for stationery, personal protective equipment (PPE) or other consumables, and contribute to higher risk activities such as contracts for building services or machinery, and track, log, expedite and review outstanding orders and stock availability where applicable.
Maintain knowledge on all open orders and their status' and provide assistance to all purchasing staff e.g. expediting and feeding information back to the relevant stakeholders.
Able to consider the impact of the decision making process when interacting with the supply chain.
Able to support the contract negotiations and mini competitions with suppliers.
Monitor and order products, stock, equipment and services at appropriate times using the appropriate procurement method.
Communicate to procurement's internal stakeholders, suppliers and other stakeholders in order to develop effective relationships and networks
Create, maintain and amend purchase order and contract records.
Interpret, evaluate and compare procurement information such as historical spend and usage using databases and spreadsheets.
Present findings and data in all formats e.g. mathematically, written and oral.
Determine value for money (VFM) and added value through the use of Total Cost of Ownership during the evaluation process, and apply the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria to the evaluation of quotes and tenders to support the recommendation at award. This may include the inclusion of green, low carbon, sustainability, and ethical criteria.
Utilise relevant Procurement computer systems or internal databases.
Select the supplier of the most appropriate products and services for purchases within their remit and place purchase order.
Undertake appraisal of adhoc and low spend suppliers including setting them up on the purchasing system.
Effectively research and analyse demand, spend, trends, potential suppliers and industries utilising qualitative and quantitative methods.
Develop specifications of requirements and requests for quotes/tenders in line with organisational requirements.
Apply considerations of responsible procurement in evaluating potential suppliers, quotes and tenders.
Investigate and resolve purchase order, delivery and invoice queries.
Own low risk value projects such as supply contracts for stationery, personal protective equipment (PPE) or other consumables, and contribute to higher risk activities such as contracts for building services or machinery, and track, log, expedite and review outstanding orders and stock availability where applicable.
Maintain knowledge on all open orders and their status' and provide assistance to all purchasing staff e.g. expediting and feeding information back to the relevant stakeholders.
Able to consider the impact of the decision making process when interacting with the supply chain.
Able to support the contract negotiations and mini competitions with suppliers.

Your training plan

Please note this role is office based (Nottingham City Centre), with occasional working from home
As part of a wider team there's lots of opportunity to learn from others and really grow your knowledge quickly. We’ll support your formal CIPS Level 3 Procurement qualification, which is delivered remotely, coupled with on job learning
This position offers excellent career progression opportunities
If you're keen to grow a career in procurement and eager to build your career in built environment procurement, we'd love to hear from you

More training information

Where looking for the successful candidate to join us from 1st September 2025, with a view to joining your formal apprenticeship programme from December 2025.

The programme includes:

CIPS Level 3 Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations
It's appropriate for those who work within public, private and not for profit sectors

Learning will cover the following:

Procurement and supply chain environments
Ethical procurement and supply
Contract administration
Team dynamics and change
Socially responsible procurement

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C)
Maths (grade C)

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

About this company

As a not-for-profit organisation, the SCAPE Group comprises of six companies enabling public sector organisations to deliver their essential built environment projects. Our purpose is to create a world everyone deserves, by empowering the public sector to collaborate with the private sector and create a legacy for local communities. Scape provides an inclusive and engaging work environment being recognised in the Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies to work for in 2024 by the Best Companies List. Our values and behaviours sit at the heart of how we approach our work and working relationships. We support, challenge, and continually develop our people to make a significant impact and contribution.

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Company benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional birthday leave, Private medical insurance, Local Government Pension Scheme including generous employer contributions, Life assurance of 3x salary, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

After this apprenticeship

This position offers excellent career progression opportunities, we’ll support your formal CIPS Level 3 Procurement qualification, coupled with on job learning
As part of a wider team. Theres lots of opportunity to learn from others and really grow your knowledge quickly

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