Operational Degree Apprenticeship

Summary

Join our dynamic team as an Operational Degree apprentice and gain hands-on experience, develop valuable skills, and build a solid foundation for your career. You'll work alongside industry experts, tackle real projects, and be part of a supportive and inclusive community. Apply now and start your journey with us today!

Wage

£26,000 a year

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Training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday between 8am to 5pm. May work occasional weekends.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

4 years

Positions available

8

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

The Leadership and Management Degree Apprenticeship is a comprehensive program that combines academic study with practical work experience. The apprenticeship will be completed over four years and will include the following components:

A role rotation over the four-year programme (1 year per department). This will include:

Working within our aftersales department as a service advisor, parts advisor and workshop controller
Working within our sales department as a sales executive, as well as shadowing dealership management and the divisional teams
The final two years will include strategic projects across departments and a specialist placement designed to assist with your dissertation

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

14A Marsh Barton Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8NT
Waterbridge Court, Matford Park Road, Exeter, EX2 8ED
Matford Park Road, Matford Business Park, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8FD
6 Matford Way, Matford, Exeter, EX2 8FN
Alphinbrook Road, Marsh Barton Trading Estate, Exeter, EX2 8RG
Bristol Road, Gloucester, GL2 5YB
Honda Plymouth, 447 Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1BL
Threemilestone Industrial Estate, Threemilestone, Truro, TR4 9LD

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

Your training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence. Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes. Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals. Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required. Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships. Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms. Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate. Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
Able to articulate organisational purpose and values. Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes. Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels. Able to contribute within a team environment. Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback. Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others. Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

Your training plan

As part of your degree apprenticeship programme, there will be 7 blocks of learning on campus per year, and therefore you will be expected to travel to The University of Leeds for a minimum of 3 days for each block (all travel and accommodation will be funded).

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4 - 9)
Maths (grade 4 - 9)

Other in:

any subject (grade C or Above)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Since 2006, Vertu Motors has grown into the 4th largest motor retailer in the UK, with over 190 dealerships nationwide, representing 30+ leading car brands. We're at the forefront of the automotive industry's transformation, embracing electrification, digital innovation, and customer-focused retailing.

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Company benefits

25 days’ holiday, pension scheme, share incentives, and exclusive retail discounts.

After this apprenticeship

Sucessful candidates will be provided with ongoing career development opportunities to progress into a Management Support Role on completion of apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

VERTU MOTORS PLC

Rachel Hendry

talent@vertumotors.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324021.

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Closes on Friday 18 July 2025

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