Business Administration Apprenticeship (Commercial Team)
PARKER HANNIFIN MANUFACTURING LIMITED
Hants (GU34 2QE)
Closes in 11 days (Friday 12 June 2026)
Posted on 1 June 2026
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Summary
You will be supporting the Commercial team with bidding activities, from the early stages of opportunity screening through to final proposal submission and handover to the execution teams, while taking ownership of successfully completing the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- 5% Annual Incentive Cash Plan
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm - 1 hour for lunch each day
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- 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
This role will include a range of administrative tasks, as well as helping to prepare high-quality, timely, and compliant bid packages.
You will work closely with the Commercial team and other business functions, building your knowledge and experience while developing the skills needed to take ownership of your apprenticeship and day-to-day responsibilities:
- Working towards a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship
- Helping review customer enquiry documents to understand what’s needed, key deadlines, and important commercial or technical details
- Putting together responses to customer requests using the correct templates and processes, making sure everything is completed on time
- Supporting the team with internal reviews, approvals, and signatures to keep things moving smoothly
- Assisting the Commercial team with general admin tasks and helping follow up on actions when needed
- Supporting trade compliance activities across the division to help ensure everything is completed correctly
Where you'll work
3 Omega Park
Alton
Hants
GU34 2QE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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.
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- Failure to provide qualification/exam results may result in your application being rejected.
- Office based
- Ability to travel to and from workplace and college
About this employer
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.
With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.
Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.
Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.
By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in markets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.
As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.
https://www.parker.com/gb/en/about-parker.html (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 25 days paid holiday pro rata + bank holidays
- 1 paid Volunteering Day
After this apprenticeship
- Possibility of permanent position within the Commercial Team following successful completion of apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Faye Derham - HR Generalist
faye.derham@parker.com
+447768445553
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034288.
Apply now
Closes in 11 days (Friday 12 June 2026)
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