L3 Procurement and supply chain apprentice

HELLER MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED

Worcestershire (B98 9EX)

Closes in 11 days (Friday 12 September 2025)

Posted on 1 September 2025

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Summary

We are seeking an individual to take up the role of Procurement and Supply Chain Assistant apprentice. The role is to assist with all aspects of the procurement cycle and support the wider procurement and logistics team.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Dependant on age and any experience

Training course
Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 3.30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 2025

Duration

1 year 6 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

Across employers and the apprenticeship standard, common responsibilities include:

  • Procurement Admin & Requests: Handling purchase orders, requisitions, tender invites
  • Supplier Engagement: Researching and selecting suppliers, monitoring performance, negotiating basics
  • Data & Systems: Maintaining procurement/supply systems, databases, logging spend and orders
  • Spend Analysis & Value Evaluation: Using spend data to identify savings, applying methods like Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
  • Risk & Compliance: Identifying supply risks, ensuring policy and legal compliance
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working with finance, planning, logistics, legal, and other departments

Where you'll work

Acanthus Road
Ravensbank Business Park
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 9EX

Training

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

Training provider

SR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS LTD

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.

Training schedule

  • Level 3 CIPS qualification
  • Training carried out in house with regular assessments from external provider
  • Additional training carried out at providers premises

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade Grade 5 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • interpersonal skills
  • Integrity & reliability
  • Customer focus

About this employer

Heller Machine Tools Limited is one of the UK’s largest horizontal CNC machining centre manufacturer and is a dynamic, modern Company situated in an easily accessible area on the outskirts of Redditch town centre.

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Company benefits

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays Birthday day off Free parking Pension scheme if eligible

After this apprenticeship

  • Progression to Level 5 qualification

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HELLER MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED

Leah-Mai Ricketts

HUK-Personnel@heller.biz

0121 275 3362

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339791.

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Closes in 11 days (Friday 12 September 2025)

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