Apprentice Purchasing Administrator
STAYTITE LTD
HIGH WYCOMBE (HP12 3RP)
Closes in 30 days (Monday 4 August 2025)
Posted on 4 July 2025
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Summary
Staytite is seeking an apprentice who is dedicated and has a real interest in Business Administration to join their wonderful team. The successful candidate will enrol onto a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship. This is a great opportunity to build a career with a growing company who value their staff and their development.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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8:30am - 4:45pm, Monday to Thursday. 8:30am - 4.00pm, Friday.
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 5 August 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 and issue purchase orders accurately and in a timely
manner - Monitor and chase outstanding orders, ensuring goods
arrive as required - Maintain and update internal systems with delivery
schedules and supplier communications - Organise digital and physical purchasing records in line with
audit requirements - Liaise with internal departments (e.g., Warehouse, Accounts,
Sales) to resolve order queries and maintain service levels - Source new suppliers, obtain quotations, and contribute to
supplier evaluations - Make recommendations for process improvements and
present solutions to management - Use relevant project management tools to scope, plan,
monitor and report on small-scale projects. Lead and support project activities as required - Take responsibility for organising meetings and events,
including preparing agendas, taking minutes, creating action logs,
and handling logistics such as travel and accommodation - Demonstrate the ability to influence and challenge
appropriately in professional situations - Understand and apply social media solutions appropriately
when supporting communications or supplier engagement - Assist with spend analysis and reporting to support business
decisions - Ensure all work complies with company policies and quality
standards
Where you'll work
STAYTITE HOUSE
CORONATION ROAD
CRESSEX BUSINESS PARK
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP12 3RP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
APPRENTICE TEAM LTD
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4 (A-C))
- Maths (grade 9-4 (A-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
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
Staytite is a family-owned business that was established in 1978. Since our inception we have built an unrivalled wealth of knowledge and expertise in industrial fastening applications to offer businesses the solutions they need. Building and maintaining long-term relationships, we value partnerships and are dedicated to continually driving efficiencies to businesses. Trading nationally from High Wycombe and Annesley, with distribution centres in the Jebel Ali Free Zone of Dubai, and the Free-Trade Zone of Shanghai enables us to respond to our customer’s needs wherever they are located. Staytite is part of the Staytite Group of companies.
After this apprenticeship
Possible progression onto further employment within the business and onto higher apprenticeships.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
APPRENTICE TEAM LTD
Dylan Marshall
Dylan.Marshall@apprenticeteam.co.uk
01246278931
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329865.
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Closes in 30 days (Monday 4 August 2025)
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