Procurement Apprentice

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS UK LIMITED

Farnborough (GU14 6XW)

Closes in 10 days (Monday 10 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 27 July 2026

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Summary

Join a global procurement team creating value through innovation. You’ll support strategic sourcing and end-to-end purchasing, manage supplier relationships, costs, quality and risk, and help Philips secure the best products and services while developing your commercial, creative and entrepreneurial skills.

Wage

£17,500 a year

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Competitive salary with an uplift after first 12 months.

Training course
Procurement and supply assistant (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 28 September 2026

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

  • 3rd party catalogue management
  • Ensure pricing and products are up to date and in line with our agreed rates
  • Support negotiations with 3rd party suppliers
  • Manage approved supplier list
  • Contract management
  • Ensure compliance to Philips policies
  • Collection of requirements from different teams
  • Guidance and support to internal stakeholders on P2P processes and other procurement policies
  • Tender support
  • Supporting procurement specialists and running your own one-off project
  • Joining team meetings
  • Presenting to teams
  • Project ownership

Where you'll work

Ascent 1 Aerospace Boulevard
Farnborough
GU14 6XW

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

  • Training with training provider will be virtual
  • We believe that we are better together than apart. This is role based from our Farnborough office
  • For our office-based teams which means working there in-person at least 3 days per week

Requirements

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Business Acumen
  • Stakeholder Communication

Other requirements

  • You are highly motivated to maximise this opportunity to kick start a career in supply chain and logistics
  • You have a relevant academic background or related evidence of an interest in Supply Chain
  • You will have strong Excel skills and be familiar with MS Office suite and PowerPoint
  • You have strong written and communication skills Willingness to learn and improve continuously
  • You naturally demonstrate Philips behaviours: customer first, patient safety, quality and integrity always, team up to win, take ownership to deliver fast, and eager to improve and inspire

About this employer

We are a health technology company.  We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.

https://www.philips.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Access to a wide variety of flexible company benefits, including matched pension contributions, 25 days holiday allowance from the beginning, plus bank holidays and the option to purchase additional holiday.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

  • Basic knowledge in Procurement
  • Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SR SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANTS LTD

info@srscc.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044608.

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Closes in 10 days (Monday 10 August 2026 at 11:59pm)