Business Administrator / Supply Chain Coordinator Apprentice
FORFARMERS UK LIMITED
Newcastle (ST5 7RF)
Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 29 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 July 2025
Contents
Summary
The Supply Chain Co-Ordinator reports directly to the Operations The Supply Chain Co-ordinator is responsible for maintaining the Financial administration for the department in a timely, controlled and structured manner. Also to support with transport admin tasks in line with transport legislation and compliance.
- Wage
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£18,720 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Mon - Fri 9-5
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 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
Duties will include but will not be limited to:
- 2P - Raise purchase orders, and receipt them against work completed
- Reporting OTIF results, managing actions to resolve issues
- Maintaining tier accountability info on a daily basis
- Managing booking of meeting room/pods
- Manage and purchase relevant stationery/office consumables
- Weekly report site PO’s raised and receipted by function
- Complete monthly SMR reports
- Complete KPI portal data entry
- Report KPI trends info, and publish graphs monthly
- Manage and control pool car & car hire for site
- Complete paperwork for expenses
Where you'll work
Speedwell Road
Parkhouse Industrial Estate East
Newcastle
ST5 7RF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
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
This Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship will be delivered in the workplace, meaning no day release to Macclesfield College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C+)
- Maths (grade 4/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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Microsoft Office knowledge
About this company
ForFarmers UK offers complete feed solutions to the (organic) livestock farming industry. With our mission ‘For the Future of Farming’, we are committed to a future-proof farming business and making the agricultural sector more sustainable. Our goal is clear: to contribute to a good return and a robust long-term business model. How? By leading the way with knowledge, advice, support and products on the farm. Close to the farmers, solution-oriented and with an open view of the future. The result: a contribution to affordable and sustainable food, For the Future of Farming. ForFarmers UK is a subsidiary of ForFarmers N.V., a leading player in Europe with sales of approximately 9 million tonnes of animal feed. ForFarmers N.V. is active in the Netherlands (head office), Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom, and exports to various countries within and outside Europe. ForFarmers has around 2,700 employees. ForFarmers N.V. is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
After this apprenticeship
After completion of your apprenticeship, you will potentially have the opportunity to progress onto full time positions within the business if you've proven yourself to be the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE
Maxim Business Training
apprenticeshiprecruitment@macclesfield.ac.uk
01625410022
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331795.
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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 29 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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