Procurement Apprenticeship - 2025 Hove – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Join our Procurement Apprenticeship Scheme and discover your potential! This programme is designed to help you grow your skills, gain valuable work experience, and complete a fully funded professional qualification. Plus, you’ll earn a competitive salary and enjoy fantastic employee benefits along the way!

Wage

£22,050 a year

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We offer progressive salaries based on milestone achievement, years in service and perfomance.

Training course

Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 35-hours per week (flexible start and end times) as well as hybrid working is available. Exact working hours TBC

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

1 year 8 months

Positions available

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

Sourcing Process: Carry out analysis of selected spend areas, including price benchmarking, supplier reviews and market analysis. Involvement in planning negotiations and engaging with suppliers to purchase goods and services
Procurement Systems: Support the maintenance and updates of procurement systems and databases that underpin our work and provide critical information about our spending across the organisation
Purchase Requisition Processing: Process and approve purchase requisitions from various departments
Supplier Performance Monitoring: Help monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, and cost-effectiveness
Spend Data Analysis: Support the Procurement Manager to analyse tail spend, identify spend categories, and use procurement principles to reduce, consolidate, and simplify spend categories
Risk Management: Assist in identifying and mitigating risks in the supply chain, including supply shortages or price volatility

Where you'll work

City Park
The Droveway
Hove
BN3 7PY

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

Join our Procurement Apprenticeship Scheme and discover your potential! This programme is designed to help you grow your skills, gain valuable work experience, and complete a fully funded professional qualification. Plus, you’ll earn a competitive salary and enjoy fantastic employee benefits along the way! This is a 3-year programme where you will first complete an apprenticeship in Level 3 Business Administration before progressing into the Level 3 Procurement and Supply apprenticeship.

With continuous support and core skills training, you’ll contribute to team success and be guided by a dedicated line manager. As part of an apprentice cohort, you’ll connect with peers and colleagues through networking and social events.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths (grade 4 or pass equivalent)
Maths (grade 4 or pass equivalent)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Maths or business related (grade C or above (or equivalent))

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Initiative

Other requirements

Please note we cannot accept those with degrees for this position.

About this company

Established in 1836, we are a leading financial services group and major global investor, safeguarding people's financial futures around the world.

Company benefits

Joining L&G you will be entitled to opt in to a number of employee benefits which include discounted gym memberships, private health and dental care, pensions and other selectable benefits.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you may continue your employment within Legal and General, using your skills and knowledge to further develop you career with further learning programmes to support you.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LEGAL & GENERAL RESOURCES LIMITED

Andrew Challis

andrew.challis@landg.com

02031243782

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325281.

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Closes in 26 days (Friday 11 July 2025)

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