Trade Supplier Apprentice (Peterborough PE1)
EDA LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Peterborough (PE1 5WJ)
Closes in 15 days (Saturday 18 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 2 October 2025
Contents
Summary
A fantastic opportunity to join the team at this electrical wholesalers in Fulham. The candidate will start in the warehouse and move to the trade counter serving customers and the sales office. We are looking for a candidate who wants to progress in the business.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Trade supplier (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm, with 1-hour lunch.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 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
Company Description:
Medlock Electrical Distributors are the largest independent wholesale group in the UK and a leading member of the ANEW buying consortium. Recent rapid growth has seen us increase our number of branches from 23 to 44 in the last 6 years and now have branches in the Republic of Ireland (Dublin and Cork), Scotland (Elgin, Stornoway and Inverness) and the Lake District (Kendal).
Medlock's were formed in 1910 and eight years ago celebrated our centenary. Our 108 years in electrical wholesaling gives us considerable experience and knowledge that enables us to give our customers a wide choice, great value but above all an unbeatable service.
We are looking for a highly motivated apprentice to join our busy branch. After full training, responsibilities will include:
- Managing stock in and out
- Picking and packing customer orders
- Liaising with customers on the trade counter
- Taking payments
- Sales calls to customers/suppliers
- Processing orders on the computer system
- Emailing and Working with our online systems
- Answering customer enquires
- Learning about Electrical Wholesale and products
- Involvement in online side: website content/social media/marketing/online customer service
Where you'll work
14-15 Cobblestone Way
Newark East
Peterborough
PE1 5WJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Training course
Trade supplier (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Knowledge and understanding of the organisation’s: communicating confidently to internal and external customers about the company and how it operates
- Knowledge and understanding of the organisation’s: identifying and communicating with the relevant person if a threat or risk to the business is identified
- specialist trade customer profile of the business: using appropriate techniques and forms of communication to put customers at ease and gain their trust.
- specialist trade customer profile of the business: delivering customer service that exceeds customer expectations
- specialist trade customer profile of the business: identifying customer requirements and referring them onwards in an appropriate manner
- trade counter and telesales services: assisting customers in exploring product ranges and alternative and complementary products and services, based on the fundamental underpinning product knowledge
- trade counter and telesales services: identifying the customers’ requirements, matching them to the trade supplier’s products and services
- trade counter and telesales services: delivering accurate product information, to enable the customer to make a decision on products and services and know how to access the detailed technical specification of a product when required.
- trade counter and telesales services: securing a trade sale using appropriate selling techniques, both face to face and on the telephone, and methods to complete the transaction.
- trade counter and telesales services: applying basic merchandising techniques used within the business.
- trade counter and telesales services: applying the key principles of selling in a trade supplier environment, using a variety of methods, which may include unique selling points, upselling, and link selling to secure and complete sales transactions.
- trade counter and telesales services: communicating with customers using various methods and systems appropriate to the situation
- trade counter and telesales services: applying the key principles of administration and working practices to accurately prepare, store, communicate and process businesses documentation.
- trade counter and telesales services: processing information, to the key standards of data protection, security and intellectual property rights.
- key principles of warehousing and stock control: processing and recording the receipt, storage, assembly and despatch of goods.
- key principles of warehousing and stock control: receiving stock, despatching customer orders and processing returns in line with company processes.
- key principles of warehousing and stock control: loading /unloading of supplier and contractor vehicles
- technologies that are appropriate to the role: using technology appropriately and efficiently in line with business policy, e.g. PoS (point of sale) machines, PCs
- technologies that are appropriate to the role: demonstrating the use of various technologies, e.g. bespoke/in house or off the shelf software packages to others.
- legislative responsibilities relating to the business, products and/or services being sold: complying with legal requirements to minimise risk and build customer confidence.
- legislative responsibilities relating to the business, products and/or services being sold: minimising disruption to the business and maintaining the safety and security of people at all time
- legislative responsibilities relating to the business, products and/or services being sold: taking appropriate action if a breach of H&S regulations is identified.
- personal responsibilities and performance contribute to the success of the team and the business: building two-way trust and contribute to working within a team
- personal responsibilities and performance contribute to the success of the team and the business: collaborating with colleagues to resolve problems.
- personal responsibilities and performance contribute to the success of the team and the business: managing personal performance by completing tasks to agreed standards and timescales and by taking action to resolve problems and communicating issues beyond own level of competence.
- personal responsibilities and performance contribute to the success of the team and the business: demonstrating effective time management through planning and prioritising own workload.
- personal responsibilities and performance contribute to the success of the team and the business: identifying own strengths, weaknesses and development needs.
Training schedule
- As an apprentice, you will complete a Trade Supplier Level 2 qualification with a national training provider
- Your apprenticeship training will focus on your job, is completed at the workplace, and you will be allocated a tutor and a study session in your working week
Components of the Trade Supplier Level 2 Apprenticeship:
- Competence/Knowledge-based qualification
- End Point Assessment - Final Knowledge Test, Observation and Discussion
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4)
- Maths (grade 9-4)
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
- Organisation skills
- Number skills
- Physical fitness
- Timekeeping
- Eager to gain a qualification
Other requirements
Please ensure that you have looked at the location of the apprenticeship and worked out the travel. You will also need to ensure that all GCSE grades are listed.
About this employer
EDA learning and development will employ you on behalf of this employer. We are a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency who support and guide you whilst you are completing your apprenticeship within the Branch Location.
After this apprenticeship
Excellent opportunity for the right person upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EDA LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
Louise Sugars
Louise@edarecruitment.co.uk
07721239906
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344813.
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Closes in 15 days (Saturday 18 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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