Sales & Purchasing Administrator Apprentice (Level 3 Business Administrator)
FLOTEC INDUSTRIAL LTD
LOUGHBOROUGH (LE11 5GW)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 September 2025
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Summary
This opportunity will involve working closely with the sales and purchasing team, dealing with admin related tasks, as well as customers and suppliers by either telephone or email, assisting with enquiries, loading on sales and quotes and chasing purchase orders. An understanding of Excel would be beneficial to carry out additional tasks.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
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Potential for annual bonus after 12 months of employment. Salary increase after first year and others would be dependent on performance and progress.
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8:30am - 5:30pm & Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Sales & purchase order processing
- Dealing with customers and suppliers
- Reporting using excel
- Chasing outstanding orders
- Stock control
Where you'll work
8 PAVILION WAY
LOUGHBOROUGH
LE11 5GW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
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.
Training schedule
- Within the first 15 months additional training is delivered at Loughborough College, one morning a week for 12 weeks, dates are subject to enrolment date
- Online portfolio to update with learning and development completed onsite
- Diarised visits from dedicated Trainer/Assessor
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
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Flotec Industrial Limited is a trusted and leading hydraulic, pneumatic and pipeline products and equipment supplier to a wide mix of industries. Based in Loughborough, Leicestershire UK, Flotec has been servicing local industrial clients for over 25 years. Flotec Industrial Limited is an official Gates hydraulics distributor and is committed to delivering a best-in-class customer service with fit-for-purpose, robust and high performing industrial products.
http://www.flotecindustrial.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Standard 28 days holiday including bank holidays. Additional length of service holiday entitlement is given after 5 years of employment.
After this apprenticeship
We would like to bring somebody on board that wants to progress their career at Flotec and we will always look to offer opportunities for progression in current roles or other roles within the business that best suit the individual.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE
Loughborough College Apprenticeship Recruitment Team
apprenticeships@loucoll.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340499.
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Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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